
Reading Time: 5 minutesBHN speaks to Jungyun Kim, chief strategy officer at hospitality technology platform Yanolja Cloud, to learn more about how AI innovation and investment will support the digital transformation of hotels, and what’s in store for Yanolja’s expansion in the west.

Reading Time: 14 minutesWorldwide: The IHM editorial team select 22 inspirational female leaders in hospitality and real estate to mark International Women’s Day 2023 [8 March].

Reading Time: 4 minutesPiers Brown, CEO at IHM (publisher of Boutique Hotel News), reflects on what hospitality providers can learn from BrewDog.

Reading Time: 5 minutesTurkey/Syria: The editorial team at IHM (publisher of Boutique Hotel News) highlight the charitable relief efforts of companies across the travel and hospitality landscape in response to the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

Reading Time: 2 minutesPortugal: IHM held its fifth annual RECHARGE event in Lisbon, hosted at coworking venue Heden Santa Apolónia.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesJulian Houchin, director of Eden Arc, an alternative accommodation provider, explains why experiential travel is prompting hoteliers to create memorable stays.
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Reading Time: 15 minutesAfter a topsy-turvy 2022, here are some hospitality and real estate trends for the year ahead, some more unexpected than others. IHM’s editorial team – George Sell, Paul Stevens and Eloise Hanson – reports.
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Reading Time: 4 minutes[SPONSORED CONTENT] Cvent highlights some key findings from its latest Travel Manager Report and how venues can best capture demand in 2023.

Reading Time: 3 minutesIndustry leaders share their thoughts on the travel, hospitality and economic landscape in 2023. BHN reports.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesTea Colaianni, founder of WiHTL, highlights how diversity, equality and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives can support the ‘S’ in ESG strategies.