Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Hospitality brand YOTEL has appointed Paul Harnedy as chief operating officer, alongside two senior leadership promotions.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The co-founder of Sonder, Francis Davidson, has built an AI travel agent called Odessia using the engineering platform LangChain.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Aparthotel operator Kasa has opened a 47-unit property in Boston, located in the city’s Fenway district.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Tech-enabled operator Bob W will open a 136-unit aparthotel in Stuttgart’s Bad Cannstatt district next year.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Conglomerate AMTD has acquired the Dao by Dorsett North London aparthotel for £23 million, with plans to acquire the Hornsey Town Hall for £25 million.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBHN speaks to Christophe Peymirat, head of Uber for Business, about why connecting transport with overnight stays makes “a tonne of sense” in helping to provide a unified view of the customer, and the role that mobility plays in enhancing the guest experience and loyalty. Filmed at Mews Unfold at the Muziekbouw, Amsterdam.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Lifestyle aparthotel brand Native by Numa will expand its portfolio in London with a property opening in Fulham this summer.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Data from The BTN Group shows that 85 per cent of corporate travel professionals oppose Donald Trump’s proposal for travellers entering the US to disclose five years of social media history.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Upper-midscale extended-stay brand My Place Hotels of America has signed a multi-property franchise agreement with Lloyd Companies to develop 10 properties over the next five years in the Midwest.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK/Germany: Frasers Hospitality, a business unit of Frasers Property, has made a series of senior leadership appointments across its UK and German portfolio.
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