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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: 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: 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 minutesServiced Apartment News reflects on 12 stories that shaped the travel and extended stay sectors in 2025.
Reading Time: 4 minutes[Sponsored content] Dharma’s centralised operations platform helps to unify workflows so serviced apartment operators can scale extended stay demand.

Reading Time: 5 minutesFlex-living brand City Pop sets its sights on London and Paris as it scales to 3,000 units, with CEO Pawel Gawor focused on disciplined expansion and long-term profitability.

Reading Time: 5 minutesEla Mezhiborsky, co-founder and president of guest screening platform Autohost, reveals how AI advancements are driving a shift in the nature and scale of hospitality fraud.

Reading Time: 2 minutesServiced Apartment News held its latest Feed Your Mind thought leadership breakfast discussion in partnership with Urban Rest, hosted at Urban Rest Battersea, a Greystar owned property.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Around 300 professionals from across the living, hospitality and flex workspace sectors attended the 2025 Urban Living Festival in London this week.

Reading Time: 4 minutes[Sponsored content] AI-powered receptionist system for hospitality businesses DreamDesk has rolled out its product across Lamington Group’s room2 hometels.