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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Plans submitted to convert Edinburgh Lloyds office into aparthotel
Plans submitted to convert Edinburgh Lloyds office into aparthotel

Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: A planning application has been submitted to transform a vacant office building in Edinburgh Park into a new 113-room aparthotel, as demand for traditional commercial space in the area continues to decline. 

WEBINAR | Revenue strategies for serviced apartments in a hybrid hospitality world | 26 June 14:00 – 15:00 BST

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hosted by SAN editor Eloise Hanson. In partnership with PriceLabs. Time: 14:00 – 15:00 BST Online | Free to attend Serviced apartments and aparthotels are …

Adina Goertz
Goertz joins Adina Aparthotels as regional general manager

Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Ray Goertz has been appointed as regional general manager of aparthotel brand Adina, ahead of the brand’s UK launch. 

The Sebel West Perth Aire Apartments transacts for $19 million
The Sebel West Perth Aire Apartments transacts for $19 million

Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Serviced apartment property The Sebel West Perth Aire Apartments, located in Perth, has been sold to Capital Bay Investment Pty Limited for $18.88 million.

Locke launches pop-up shoppable suite with Anthropologie
Locke launches pop-up shoppable suite with Anthropologie

Reading Time: 2 minutes Portugal: For the summer holiday season, aparthotel brand Locke and retailer Anthropologie have collaborated to create a pop-up “shoppable” suite at Locke de Santa Joana in Lisbon, Portugal. 

Frasers opens two Modena properties in China

Reading Time: < 1 minute China: Serviced apartment and hotel residence provider Frasers Hospitality has opened two Modena properties in Shenzhen and Shanghai.

Sojourn acquires Salt Coast Hosts and expands to Outer Banks
Sojourn acquires Salt Coast Hosts and expands to Outer Banks

Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Sojourn LLC, the woman-owned flexible rental company, has acquired Salt Coast Hosts, a family-owned vacation rental company in Outer Banks, North Carolina.

limehome signs hotel conversions in Italy, Spain and Germany
limehome signs hotel conversions in Italy, Spain and Germany

Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: Tech-enabled serviced apartment operator limehome has signed four hotel conversion projects in Italy, Spain and Germany, which will add around 200 units over the next year.

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San Diego office tower to become dual-branded Hyatt hotel

Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Developer J Street is set to convert the 25-storey Tower 180 office building in Downtown San Diego into a dual-branded Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotel.

Marriott opens first StudioRes property in Fort Myers, Florida
Marriott opens first StudioRes property in Fort Myers, Florida

Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Marriott International, along with development partners Concord Hospitality and Whitman Peterson, have opened the first StudioRes extended stay hotel in Fort Myers, Florida.