Fighting Talk

Reading Time: < 1 minute Official statements regarding financial matters from big hospitality companies, particularly US organisations, are usually dense and dry affairs, packed with

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A major arrival

Reading Time: < 1 minute Louvre Hotel Group’s launch of an aparthotel brand marks the arrival not only of a new player in the extended

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Coming of age

Reading Time: 1 minute When we launched Serviced Apartment News back in 2013, it’s fair to say the extended stay sector was firmly placed

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Confined to Quarters

Reading Time: 2 minutes • Following the demise of BridgeStreet, one of the biggest names in the serviced apartment sector, late last year, now

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No time for complacency

Reading Time: < 1 minute Awareness of serviced apartments and aparthotels has come on so far over the last 10 years from all quarters –

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A vital age

Reading Time: 2 minutes I find it astonishing that the planners at Elmbridge council in Surrey have turned down an application for a senior

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Urban Rest Australia
Urban Rest appoints general manager for Australia

Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Flexible living operator Urban Rest has promoted Simon Farr to general manager for Australia.

LivAway Suites breaks ground on fourth site in Tucson
LivAway Suites breaks ground on fourth site in Tucson

Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Extended stay hotel brand LivAway Suites has expanded in Arizona, breaking ground on its fourth site in Tucson.

David Phillips Furniture Limited files NOI to appoint administrators
David Phillips Furniture Limited files NOI to appoint administrators

Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: Furniture and fit-out company David Phillips Furniture Limited has filed a notice of intent (NOI) to appoint administrators. 

Frasers appoints commercial director EMEA
Frasers appoints commercial director EMEA

Reading Time: 2 minutes EMEA: Investor-operator Frasers Hospitality has appointed Darryl Walker as commercial director EMEA, a newly created position in the team.

Synergy launches CarbonSMART emissions calculator
Synergy launches CarbonSMART emissions calculator

Reading Time: < 1 minute Worldwide: Serviced apartment agent Synergy Global Housing has introduced the CarbonSMART tool to provide emissions reporting for its managed properties and supplier network.

Spacest.com acquires Homelike domain and brand
Spacest.com acquires Homelike domain and brand

Reading Time: < 1 minute Italy: Milan‑based proptech company Spacest.com has acquired the domain name, logo, and brand of TheHomeLike.com, formerly owned by German proptech Homelike, as part of its accelerated expansion across Europe. 

Sweeney Group opens second aparthotel in Aviemore
Sweeney Group opens second aparthotel in Aviemore

Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Family-owned business Sweeney Group has opened its second aparthotel in Aviemore.

Skye Suites Sydney sells for $68 million
Skye Suites Sydney sells for $68 million

Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: Skye Suites Sydney, a five-star serviced-apartment property in Sydney’s CBD, has been sold to Furama Hotels International in what has been reported as the city’s largest hotel sale so far this year.

Limerick aparthotel
Updated plans approved for Limerick aparthotel

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ireland: Developer Dalespell Limited has received consent to increase the number of rooms and additional retail space for its aparthotel project on O’Connell Street in Limerick.

Punta Calera Aparthotel opens in Los Alcázares, Murcia
Punta Calera Aparthotel opens in Los Alcázares, Murcia

Reading Time: < 1 minute Spain: The four-star Punta Calera Aparthotel has opened in the coastal town of Los Alcázares.