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Joining forces

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe short-term rental sector is still very young – how many of us had heard of Airbnb six or seven years ago? But its growth

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Horses for courses

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAscott’s incredible growth shows no signs of slowing, and it’s interesting to see the company adopting a flexible approach to different business models in the

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Start up to stay awhile

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe corporate travel market just got a little less…well, corporate, with the launch of Stayawhile. The brand, founded by Janine Yorio, formerly head of acquisitions

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A growing niche

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI have written before about my surprise that there aren’t more players entering the economy end of the US extended stay market. It may not

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A Liver and kicking

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLiverpool has seen a surge of sector activity over the last year which has seen it become one of the UK’s serviced apartment and aparthotel

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Brand extension

Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter a recent flurry of activity in the aparthotel space, this month sees the news dominated by the extended stay hotel sector, with significant developments

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Flexible friends

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs the aparthotel model becomes increasingly popular, more and more serviced apartment providers are cutting the length of their minimum stay. In the last couple

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Something in the air

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe were at the 20th International Hotel Conference (IHIF) in Berlin last week, and there was a very palpable sense in the air that we

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The heart of the industry

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOakwood, although retaining its Los Angeles HQ, now joins Ascott and Frasers as a major player based in Singapore. Mapletree has been an investor in

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