Celebrating 10 years of shaping leisure hospitality
2025 marked a decade since the first R&R Forum. What began as an intimate gathering has grown into the global home of leisure hospitality investment, bringing 500+ senior leaders together to shape the future of resorts, residences, and destinations.
This year’s edition was our most dynamic yet – with interactive sessions, curated networking, and a spotlight on the opportunities redefining leisure hospitality. On Tuesday, November 11, we celebrated with the R&R 10-Year Anniversary Party – Sponsored by Enterprise Greece: an evening of celebration and connection.
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Watch R&R 2025 Unwrapped
Lean in to get an overview of the conference and this year's theme: Powering Return on Experience, as our event and editorial team share some of their key moments from the 10th edition of the Resort and Residential Hospitality Forum.
If you want to watch more, check out R&R Digital where you can watch the full programme of main stage sessions and keynotes delivered by industry-leading speakers to the theme:‘Powering Return on Experience'.
Catch up on what you missed or recap your favourite moments again!
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2025 Theme: Powering return on experience
As travel habits evolve, experience-led demand is reshaping hospitality investment. Travellers are no longer just booking holidays; they are seeking immersive, meaningful stays. Investors, meanwhile, are pursuing assets that offer long-term value and measurable returns.
Success lies in creating lifestyle-led destinations that blend living, leisure, and innovation - whether family resorts, luxury hotels, mixed-use developments, branded residences, or new hybrid models. Powering return on experience means rethinking how hospitality delivers both guest satisfaction and investor performance by identifying emerging markets, forging smart partnerships, and unlocking value.
R&R 2025 is where vision comes to life.
R&R 2025 Conference Topics
This year's sessions explored the following topics under the main theme: Powering Return on Experience
Macro-economic and geopolitical outlook: understanding the landscape to support investment strategies
Branded Residences and living experiences: Growth, strategy & operations
Key and emerging leisure destinations
Managing operational performance in leisure hospitality and mixed-use properties
Development trends, innovation & future-facing projects
Featured Speakers
Discover why you won't want to miss this event.
Hear from leaders in the industry as they share the value of attending this unique conference including KSL Capital, Vertell Asset Management, AXA Partners, Persepolis Investments, Hotel Investment Partners, Radisson Hotel Group, Hyatt, Evergreen Capital, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.
Our testimonials
"R&R is a quality event which I will definitely be attending again. The conference gives you a superb balance of networking and highly informative sessions. The attendance is of the highest calibre and you come away with really useful contacts."
Daniel Johansson
Director of Development and Acquisitions
Cheval Collection
"An incredible location with the right people at the conference. You don’t miss out on anybody, the top class in the market. The venue is amazing so it’s a great, great experience."
Miguel Casas Albandor
Managing Director
Stoneweg Hospitality
"I think it’s a great event to network, to learn and to understand what’s happening in the industry, especially when there is a lot of investment happening within the sector."
Dillip Rajakarier
CEO
Minor Hotels
Experience R&R in pictures
Didn't make it to Athens this year? Explore the 2025 image gallery to get a taste of what R&R is all about!
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