Reading Time: 5 minutesBecca Krug, client services director at Davies Tanner, shares a six-step strategy for managing crisis and protecting hotel reputation.
Reading Time: 4 minutes[Sponsored content] The energy strategies behind Advantage Utilities’ Consultancy of the Year win.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIndependent hotels can boost direct bookings by responding faster to guest enquiries. Opally founder Gustav Søgård shares how.
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Reading Time: 7 minutesIHM’s Connor Foote examines how the US–Israel conflict with Iran is disrupting the Middle East, impacting the hospitality industry, and redirecting global capital flows.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Branded x Residential stage was hosted for the first time at this year’s International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) EMEA in Berlin.Â
Reading Time: 4 minutesTim Major, CEO of Operto, shares his opinion on affiliate brand bidding and its impact on hotel search visibility and direct revenue.
Reading Time: 4 minutesBecca Krug, client services director at Davies Tanner, assesses the strategic role AI should and shouldn’t play in a hotel’s marketing and PR activity.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the Hotel Investment + Development Event (HIDE), organised by Hotel Analyst, a discussion focussed on how branded residences combine developer returns with hotel performance.
Reading Time: 3 minutesJim Muir, commercial director at BWH Hotels GB, says that it is time for hoteliers to treat discounting as a strategic tool rather than a reactive fix.
Reading Time: 23 minutesIHM’s editorial team – George Sell, editor-in-chief; Eloise Hanson, editor – hospitality; and Priya Khaira, editor, short-term rentals – offer their insights on the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping travel, hospitality, and real estate in 2026.
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