Reading Time: 3 minutesI was fortunate to attend the second annual Serviced Apartment Summit Americas recently in New York. A veritable who’s who of the industry, the conference brought people

Reading Time: 9 minutesBridgeStreet Global Hospitality With more than 50,000 apartments in over 60 countries, BridgeStreet Global Hospitality – comprised of six unique brands – is the leading

Reading Time: 3 minutesLucy Schiel, owner of The Craven House collection in Surrey and south-west London, looks back at the challenges she faced when launching the business. I

Reading Time: 3 minutes• Can you give us a brief career history and tell us how you came to work in the serviced apartment sector? “I have a

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe sharing economy slides downhill in developed countries Despite the sharing economy’s contribution to worldwide GDP and some bold forecasts up to 2025 from PWC, the

Reading Time: 6 minutesFarhad Azizi, Azizi Developments The new Dubai neighbourhood of Al Furjan, which is being masterplanned by Nakheel, is seeing the influx of a serious number

Reading Time: 2 minutes• Can you give us a career history, and how did you come to know about the serviced apartment/extended stay sector? “I have extensive experience

Reading Time: 5 minutes1. Step up from insularity Brown quoted a major travel buyer who said the sector is “very good at talking to each other, but not

Reading Time: 5 minutesLooking for a way to celebrate the superstars in your team? Or maybe you’re branching out into a new area and want to demonstrate your

Reading Time: 3 minutes• With the general trend in hospitality being for an asset light strategy, why has Cycas decided to acquire two of the Staybridge Suites properties