
Reading Time: 17 minutesThe IHM editorial team – George Sell, Eloise Hanson, Priya Khaira and Claudia Shergna – spotlight 26 influential leaders across travel, hospitality and real estate who are set to make a major impact in the year ahead.

Reading Time: 3 minutesDominik Graetz of DigitalNewX looks at the potential for the human-centric application of AI to real estate and urban development to create better buildings and user-friendy neighbourhoods.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK:The UK later living and care home investment market hit a 10-year high in H1 2025 with £1.5 billion of deals transacting, according to new data from Savills.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Retirement village developers and operators Elysian Residences and Audley Group have merged to create the UK’s largest retirement village provider, with a combined sales value exceeding £3 billion.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Urban Living Festival (ULF), London’s cutting edge networking and educational event for the living, hospitality and flex workspace sectors, is delighted to be working with global home furnishings brand IKEA.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: New York State has released its Master Plan for Aging (MPA), a 10-year framework designed to better support older adults.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Global financial services organisation Macquarie Asset Management has launched a new investment platform, Health Wave Partners, to address the rising demand in the senior housing sector.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The government has announced a new package of reforms to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) aimed at speeding up delays in the delivery of tall residential buildings.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Census data has revealed that between 2013 and 2023, the number of renters aged 65 and over increased by 2.4 million, nearly 30 per cent more than a decade ago.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Prime minister Keir Starmer has announced the launch of Extract, a a new AI tool designed to speed up the processing of planning applications.
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