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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.
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.
Reading Time: 4 minutesAndrew Farrow, group director of marketing at UK hotel operator RBH Hospitality Management, explores why strategic positioning and branding are critical for independent hotels and how they can guide investment, culture and guest experience to drive performance for owners in today’s market.
Reading Time: 12 minutesUK: Backlogs in asylum processing and chronic housing shortages have pushed hotels to the centre of the UK’s asylum accommodation system. With a 2029 deadline in place, the hospitality industry questions how realistic this transition is.
Reading Time: 8 minutesBoutique Hotel News revisits 12 stories that defined the travel, hotel and branded residential sectors in 2025.
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