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TravelWise looks at the rise of Saudi homegrown hospitality & Dar Tantora

August 21, 2025 • Phil Blizzard • Season 25 • Episode 6

Welcome to Travelwise with Phil Blizzard! Our journey in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues as we explore a heritage hotel which has been recognised by TIME magazine as one of the Top Hotels in the World and is in the Conde Nast Traveller 2025 Hot List. Welcome to the Dar Tantora The House Hotel in Al Ula.

In this podcast Phil Blizzard discovers more about this hospitality group, their philosophy, the location of hotels they manage and what is in their development pipeline and talks to where we talk to Antony Doucet the Chief Experience Officer at Kerten Hospitality.

Anthony talks about the significant rise of Saudi homegrown hospitality, takes us on a guided tour of Dar Tantora and concludes with a personalised guest experience.

For more information visit https://dartantora.co/