Transatlantic trend

Reading Time: < 1 minute • Back in April I wrote a feature about the increasing number of US apartment operators entering the UK and

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What’s in a name?

Reading Time: < 1 minute • There are some interesting new entrants to the UK capital’s serviced apartment market, companies which nicely illustrate how the

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Airbnb’s supersubs

Reading Time: < 1 minute • Airbnb’s partnership with Century 21 is a clever way for the sharing economy giant to access a huge new source of

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Around the world

Reading Time: < 1 minute • The results of the seventh GSAIR report in to the global serviced apartment industry provide fascinating, and for the most part,

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Find your voice

Reading Time: < 1 minute • Amazon’s launch of Alexa for Hospitality is a game changer for the use of voice activation technology in hospitality – it

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Room for all?

Reading Time: 2 minutes • The latest Colliers research in to the growth of Airbnb provides some illuminating insights in to its evolution, which almost seems

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In the right place

Reading Time: < 1 minute • Congratulations to My Place Hotels on reaching its 40th property opening. For a brand which opened its first extended stay

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Fair City

Reading Time: < 1 minute • From time to time, the circumstances are just right for a particular city to find itself at the epicentre

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Live and direct

Reading Time: < 1 minute • Q&A’s decision to offer cash back to direct bookers as part of its membership of The Guestbook reward program for independent

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Home from hometel

Reading Time: < 1 minute • Just as those outside the industry are starting to get their heads around the various definitions of the hospitality

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Cross Hotels signs dual-branded hotel and suites in Batam
Cross Hotels signs dual-branded hotel and suites in Batam

Reading Time: 2 minutes Indonesia: Management company Cross Hotels & Resorts has signed a dual-branded lifestyle hotel deal in the mixed-use development The Mix in Batam.

Ascott talent
Ascott advances talent development to support 12,000 jobs

Reading Time: 2 minutes Singapore: The Ascott Limited (Ascott), the lodging business unit of CapitaLand Investment, is expanding its talent development initiatives to support the opening of more than 300 new properties by 2028.

Serviced Apartment Awards
Serviced Apartment Award winners crowned at 10th annual ceremony

Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: The winners of the 2025 Serviced Apartment Awards celebrated last night at the tenth milestone ceremony, held at Sheraton Grand London Park Lane.

Adagio unveils five year growth plan FIRST
Adagio unveils five year growth plan FIRST

Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: Aparthotel brand Adagio has revealed its FIRST strategic plan and development objectives for 2030.

Bob W
Bob W appoints two real estate execs

Reading Time: 2 minutes Finland: Tech-powered hospitality operator Bob W has appointed Badis Boudjakdji as real estate director for Iberia and Renato Sciannimanico as real estate director for Southern Europe.

Radisson Zimbabwe
WestProp breaks ground an Radisson apartments in Zimbabwe

Reading Time: < 1 minute Zimbabwe: Developer WestProp Holdings Limited has broken ground on the first Radisson-branded serviced apartments in the country.

Bank of England cuts interest rates by quarter point
Bank of England cuts interest rates by quarter point

Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: The Bank of England has cut the cost of borrowing, reducing the base interest rate from 4.5 per cent to 4.25 per cent, a decision that stems from concerns about global economic uncertainties, particularly US trade tariffs.

Your Apartment expands in London with Camden site
Your Apartment expands in London with Camden site

Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Serviced apartment brand Your Apartment has opened its latest London property, located in Camden.

Sydney aparthotel sold for coliving conversion in $31.5 million deal
Sydney aparthotel sold for coliving conversion in $31.5 million deal

Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: BGO Strategic Capital Partners and Hotel Capital Partners have acquired the Sydney Potts Point Central Apartment Hotel for AUS$31.5 million.

Caliber signs 15 Hyatt Studios deal across the US
Caliber signs 15 Hyatt Studios development deal across the US

Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Real estate investor, developer, and manager Caliber Hospitality Development has signed an agreement with Hyatt to develop 15 Hyatt Studios hotels across five states.