Messages with meaning

Reading Time: 2 minutes • Getting the tone of your brand messaging right during tumultuous times is not an easy thing to do, but

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Out in the open

Reading Time: < 1 minute Awareness of mental health issues, and the sheer number of people they affect, has risen tremendously over the last few

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The bubble has burst

Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s sad to have to report on the ultimate demise of Stay Alfred, even though the news was not unexpected.

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Solid State

Reading Time: 2 minutes As the financial impact of the pandemic on the hospitality and travel sectors becomes more apparent, there has been talk

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A leftfield launch

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes a brand launch comes at you from leftfield, and a concept that you would never have considered comes to

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Follow the money

Reading Time: < 1 minute In extraordinary times, it’s always fascinating to see where the smart money goes. Until Covid-19 struck, Extended Stay America stock

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Hoping for a V

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s not often that a press release from an industry body contains the word “dire” but the GBTA has been

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Do the best you can

Reading Time: 2 minutes Amid the mayhem that that the coronavirus outbreak is wreaking on hospitality, and all the distress it is causing around

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Regal Hotels
Regal Hotels launches long stay programme for healthcare workers

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hong Kong: Operator Regal Hotels has introduced an extended stay programme for Hospital Authority (HA) staff across seven of its properties. 

Staycity
Staycity secures £77 million from OakNorth to triple portfolio

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ireland: Dublin-based aparthotel operator Staycity Group has secured a £77 million loan from digital bank OakNorth to triple its portfolio over the next five years. 

Cheval Dubai
Cheval Maison – Expo City Dubai set for March opening

Reading Time: 2 minutes UAE: Serviced apartment group Cheval Collection will open its second property in Dubai next month in March. 

Placemakr Santa Clara
Placemakr to open pop-up hotel in Santa Clara multifamily building

Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Flexible-use hospitality and multifamily operator Placemakr has partnered with developer SummerHill Apartment Communities to offer 109 units in Silicon Valley.

NUMA Morawietz
NUMA appoints Morawietz as director of corporate development

Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany: Digital hospitality platform NUMA Group has appointed Philipp Morawietz as the company’s director of corporate development.

Mint House Locale
Mint House acquires Locale to expand residential hospitality offer

Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Flexible living operator Mint House has acquired residential hospitality company Locale.

Staycity Northern Ireland
Staycity signs debut aparthotel in Northern Ireland

Reading Time: 2 minutes Northern Ireland: Aparthotel operator Staycity will expand into Northern Ireland having signed a lease agreement with owner Lotus Property to operate a £20 million project in Belfast City Centre.

Radisson Madinah
Radisson signs two hotels and serviced apartments in Madinah

Reading Time: < 1 minute Saudi Arabia: Hospitality group Radisson has partnered with master developer Knowledge Economic City (KEC) for two Park Inn by Radisson hotels and serviced apartments in Madinah. 

Bob W Dortmund
Bob W signs aparthotel conversion in Dortmund

Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany: Tech-powered hospitality operator Bob W will launch a 52-unit aparthotel in a former post office building in Dortmund.

RMS CEO
RMS appoints CEO to drive global expansion

Reading Time: < 1 minute Worldwide: Hospitality property management platform RMS has named Adam Seskis as its CEO.