Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the interesting contrasts between the serviced apartment and hotel sectors is how many of the big serviced apartment players are keen to own

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHaving dusted off the desert sand of Dubai from our shoes following the successful launch of Serviced Apartment Summit MEA, preparations turn westwards, to the

Reading Time: < 1 minuteExcitement is building here at Serviced Apartment News as we prepare to announce details and open entries for the first Serviced Apartment Awards. The awards

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe GCC region – and particularly Dubai – is experiencing a huge surge of hotel and apartment development, and there is some nervousness over whether

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe  enduring and growing appeal of the serviced apartment and branded residence concept in the Middle East is amply demonstrated by the announcement that Hilton’s

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAirbnb has been the billion dollar elephant in the apartment for a couple of years now, with industry reaction to it ranging from indifference to

Reading Time: < 1 minuteStaycity has pulled off something of a coup by appointing Patrick Dempsey as a non-executive director. Dempsey was the man who transformed the Premier Inn

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfrica has among the lowest penetration levels of branded properties in the hospitality sector anywhere in the world. It has long been spoken of as

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOur sister publication Boutique Hotel News ran an interesting opinion piece a while back, by Chris Penn, who was then the GM of Flemings, a

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMany of the leading hotel companies have their own serviced apartment or extended stay brands, Marriott’s Executive Apartment and IHG’s Staybridge Suites for example. In