Reading Time: 4 minutes UK: The 2024 Urban Living Festival offered a comprehensive overview of the current trends and challenges shaping the hospitality and
Reading Time: 20 minutes Worldwide: IHM’s editorial team [George Sell, editor-in-chief; Paul Stevens, editor – short-term rentals; and Eloise Hanson [editor – hospitality] provide a
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that the 75 per cent discount on business rates [up to £110,000] for businesses in the hospitality, leisure and retail sectors has been extended by another 12 months as part of his Autumn Statement.
Reading Time: 16 minutes Worldwide: Drawing from the coverage provided by four sector-leading b2b websites, the editorial team at International Hospitality Media [IHM] highlight 25 influential leaders across travel, hospitality and real estate who they believe have a big 12 months ahead of them.
Reading Time: 3 minutes WORLDWIDE: Here are some common acronyms and phrases used when writing about sustainability in hospitality.
Reading Time: 15 minutes After a topsy-turvy 2022, here are the major hospitality and real estate trends we expect to see in the year ahead, some more unexpected than others. IHM’s editorial team (George Sell – editor-in-chief at IHM, Paul Stevens – editor of ShortTermRentalz, and Eloise Hanson – editor of Boutique Hotel News) – reports.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Hospitality leaders share their thoughts on how Liz Truss, the newly-appointed prime minister, can support the industry.
Reading Time: 11 minutes Russia / Ukraine: Eloise Hanson, editor of Boutique Hotel News, and Paul Stevens, editor of ShortTermRentalz, analyse the aftershocks of the war in Ukraine and what it means for the travel and hospitality industries.
Reading Time: 12 minutes The editorial team at International Hospitality Media (George Sell, Paul Stevens and Eloise Hanson) have compiled an A-Z list of what to watch out for in the travel and hospitality industries this year.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Andrew Harrington from AHV Associates rounds up the hospitality transaction market and highlights the huge potential of the burgeoning green finance sector.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Serviced apartment property The Sebel West Perth Aire Apartments, located in Perth, has been sold to Capital Bay Investment Pty Limited for $18.88 million.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Portugal: For the summer holiday season, aparthotel brand Locke and retailer Anthropologie have collaborated to create a pop-up “shoppable” suite at Locke de Santa Joana in Lisbon, Portugal.
Reading Time: < 1 minute China: Serviced apartment and hotel residence provider Frasers Hospitality has opened two Modena properties in Shenzhen and Shanghai.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Sojourn LLC, the woman-owned flexible rental company, has acquired Salt Coast Hosts, a family-owned vacation rental company in Outer Banks, North Carolina.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: Tech-enabled serviced apartment operator limehome has signed four hotel conversion projects in Italy, Spain and Germany, which will add around 200 units over the next year.
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Developer J Street is set to convert the 25-storey Tower 180 office building in Downtown San Diego into a dual-branded Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotel.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Marriott International, along with development partners Concord Hospitality and Whitman Peterson, have opened the first StudioRes extended stay hotel in Fort Myers, Florida.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Spain and Portugal: Aparthotel operator Edgar Suites has appointed Casilda Mulliez as director of real estate development for Spain and Portugal, as the company looks to accelerate growth across the Iberian Peninsula.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Serviced accommodation provider Supercity Aparthotels is set to open three properties in Edinburgh, Leeds and York between May and July 2025, expanding its UK portfolio to nine locations.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Alternative asset manager Noble Investment Group has acquired 16 WoodSpring Suites through two portfolio transactions.