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IHM’s 2025 ones to watch in travel, hospitality and real estate

Reading Time: 18 minutes Worldwide: Drawing from the coverage provided by four sector-leading B2B websites, the editorial team at International Hospitality Media [IHM] have once again compiled a list of 25 influential leaders spanning the travel, hospitality and real estate landscape who they believe have a big 12 months ahead of them.

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Serviced apartment booking boom with GDS

Reading Time: 4 minutes [SPONSORED CONTENT] PREM Hospitality turned to HotelREZ to provide connectivity to the GDS agency network, and found the representation company provided even more benefits to their growing serviced accommodation business.

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Should VAT be charged on serviced apartment rents?

Reading Time: 5 minutes Recent VAT tribunal decisions have led to uncertainty as to how serviced apartment operators should treat their income. Crowe’s Adam Cutler provides background to the issue and what operators should do to protect their position while litigation is ongoing.

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Marriott TownePlace Suites breaks ground in De Pere
Marriott TownePlace Suites breaks ground in De Pere

Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Construction has begun at Marriott TownePlace Suites extended stay hotel in downtown De Pere, Wisconsin, after the building sat vacant for six years.

Highside secures $500 million financing to grow Everhome Suites
Highside secures $500 million financing to grow Everhome Suites

Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Denver-based real estate company Highside has secured $500 million financing from affiliates of Apollo to support the expansion of Everhome Suites.

Element by Westin Wilmington opens in North Carolina
Element by Westin Wilmington opens in North Carolina

Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Developed by Vision Hospitality Group and CBL & Associates, the 139-key Element by Westin Wilmington has opened in Mayfair Town Centre.

IKEA to supply staging and furniture for Urban Living Festival
IKEA to supply staging and furniture for Urban Living Festival

Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: Urban Living Festival (ULF), London’s cutting edge networking and educational event for the living, hospitality and flex workspace sectors, is delighted to be working with global home furnishings brand IKEA.

Urban Rest to open Melbourne CBD flagship in 2026
Urban Rest to open Melbourne CBD flagship in 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Flexible living operator Urban Rest has signed a hotel management agreement to run a 150-key property at 23-33 Lonsdale Street in Melbourne CBD, marking its largest project to date.

Occupancy climbs in European serviced apartments
Occupancy climbs in European serviced apartments

Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: Serviced apartments across the continent saw occupancy rise 3.8 per cent in 2024, boosting RevPAR and prompting a shift toward longer stays.

SilverDoor Synergy
SilverDoor and Synergy to merge operations under single group

Reading Time: 2 minutes UK/US: Habicus Group, owner of SilverDoor, and The Ascott Limited, parent company of Synergy Global Housing, will merge SilverDoor and Synergy’s operations to unite the brands under a single group.

Ascott adapts extended stay brands for resorts
Ascott adapts extended stay brands for resorts

Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: The Ascott Limited, the wholly owned lodging business unit of CapitaLand Investment, now has around 50 resort properties in operation and under development globally.

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Smartments opens new property in Hamburg Hamm

Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany: Serviced apartment operator smartments has opened a 160-unit property in the Hamburg district of Hamm, marking the debut of its new lobby concept. The …

Cascade secures $110 million refinancing for Tampa aparthotel

Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Real estate investment group Cascade Investment has secured a $110 million interest‑only, five‑year fixed‑rate loan from PGIM Real Estate for the refinancing of Asher Residences in Tampa.