3 Duncan Fraser-Smith,
Director of design - food and beverage MEA at InterContinental Hotels Group
With a whopping 91 hotels in the existing IHG portfolio, and 37 more in the pipeline, Fraser-Smith is responsible for over 300 different F&B outlets across the MEA region. But with a solid background in the industry, he’s gained sufficient experience to manage the hotel group’s outlets and take them to new heights.
Prior to joining IHG, he spent three years in Doha as general manager – hospitality for Qatar Sports City, developing operations for the new venture as part of the successful 2022 World Cup bid.
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Over his 20 years in the hospitality industry, Duncan Fraser-Smith has worked in Asia, Australia and the Middle East, developing successful standalone and hotel-based outlets.
His focus now is developing the F&B masterplans for IHG’s recently announced Hotel Indigo, in the King Abdulla Financial District of Riyadh; as well as working closely with operations team for the soon-to-open Crowne Plaza Doha.
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