Active lobbies and hotel ‘brand blur’ on the agenda at IHIF
The annual International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) is just around the corner, where some of the industry’s leading lights will discuss the key issues that are facing the hotel market in 2014 and...
View ArticlePeer-to-Peer Makes its Debut at IHIF: Travel market trends
The International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) kicked off in Berlin on 3 March, with Mintel in attendance keeping an eye on the latest global hotel trends. This year sees the burgeoning peer-to-peer...
View ArticleInternational Hotel Trends: CEO panel at IHIF
Macy Marvel was at the IHIF conference this month to report back on latest trends in the hotel sector. The CEO panel is always an eagerly awaited event at IHIF. This year’s panel held on Tuesday 4...
View ArticleAirbnb to go head-to-head with hoteliers at IHIF
Last year, Airbnb refused to attend the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF), the foremost international hotel industry conference, held annually during the first week of March in Berlin. This...
View ArticleMeasuring Emotional Reactions Could be an Effective Tool for Hospitality
With the proliferation of brands and the drive towards mass customisation, it is perhaps time to consider anew approach to gauging customers’ needs and wants in the hospitality industry. When an...
View ArticleIHIF: How will hotels look in 20 years?
The 20th anniversary of IHIF (International Hotel Investment Forum), held in Berlin on 6-8 March, was an occasion to look forward into the future to see what the next 20 years might have in store for...
View ArticleAirbnb partners with the National Park Foundation
4 in 5 Americans say they are at least somewhat enthusiastic about the outdoors National park attendance has grown 3.21% over the first six months of 2017 compared to the same time frame in 2016,...
View ArticleTech takes centre stage at the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF)
As in other sectors of the economy, technology has permeated all aspects of the hotel trade and has become a crucial determinant of competitiveness in the industry. Indeed, technology is driving change...
View ArticleIHIF 2018 – It’s the customer, not the technology!
Applications of technology to the hotel industry – including artificial intelligence (AI), voice commands and chat bots – are being widely discussed and debated. In an exclusive interview with Mintel...
View ArticleKey highlights s from this year’s (IHIF)
The mood at this year’s International Hotel Investment Conference (IHIF), held in Berlin in March, can be described as one of ‘cautious optimism’. Although the economy seems to be firing on all...
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Airbnb Provides Accommodation for Refugees
As governments worldwide debate how to evacuate, vet, and settle thousands of refugees and asylum seekers, Airbnb is demonstrating how brands and businesses can take the lead to help those trying to...
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3 key trends from this year’s International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF)
Three key trends have emerged from the latest edition of the IHIF, which was finally held in Berlin on 1-3 September 2021, after having been postponed four times following March 2020, when the event...
View ArticleKey Takeaways from the International Hotel Investment Forum
The International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) is an annual hotel industry event held in Berlin, Germany. This three-day event includes live conferences from 180 industry-leading speakers, over 400...
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