Reading Time: 16 minutesWorldwide: 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: 2 minutesMark Lewis, CEO, HotelREZ, describes how consortia have evolved to offer independent hotels a voice in a growing field of soft brands.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesEmma Poulton Parley, Scotland regional manager for ALTIDO, part of DoveVivo Group, considers why pop-up hotels are thriving and how the hospitality landscape is evolving in city centre destinations.
Reading Time: 4 minutesUS / Worldwide: During a summer so far defined by natural disasters [e.g. wildfires in Greece, floods in Italy, droughts in Southern Europe], flight delays and cancellations, and pilot shortages, Elad Schaffer of travel insurtech Faye, discusses the dos and don’ts when offering travel insurances for hospitality providers.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesAndrew Metcalfe, chief technology officer at Guestline, highlights some technology trends which hoteliers should consider when reviewing and building their tech stack.
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Operators, developers, investors and service providers from across the hospitality and real estate industries connected at the Urban Living Festival in Canary Wharf, London, to learn more about how we stay, live and work is shaping the future of the built environment.
Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: IHM’s Urban Living Festival [ULF] returns for its third edition on 5-6 July 2023 as CEOs, ‘best of breed’ speakers and attendees, sponsors and solution providers come together to collectively share best practice, network, map the industry’s future and do business from right across the travel, hospitality and real estate landscape.
Reading Time: 4 minutesEwald Damen, creative director and managing partner at interior design firm Virgile + Partners, shares his thoughts on the impact of technology and AI on the future role of the creative director.
Reading Time: 6 minutesIHM multimedia reporter Isha Borkar speaks to award-winning chefs, restaurant general managers and F&B concept developers, about what it takes to be a successful destination dining venue.
Reading Time: 3 minutesKerrin MacPhie, chief executive of the Meetings Industry Association (mia), emphasises the need for greater attention and focus on welfare in sustainable business meetings and events.
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Soft brand strategies