Reading Time: 3 minutesThe group was made up of around 20 people, including investors, hoteliers, lawyers, consultants, operators, brokers, recruitment companies and media. Most were from the UK

Reading Time: 4 minutes• Rotana was among the first serviced apartment/aparthotel operators in the Gulf region. When did the company enter the market and how many such properties

Reading Time: 5 minutes• How has trading been in 2016 been to date across the AKA portfolio? What have been the biggest challenges in maintaining occupancy and ADR?

Reading Time: 8 minutesAs well as booking directly with the operator, serviced apartment users have a proliferation of OTAs and other online platforms at their fingertips. Add to

Reading Time: 3 minutes• Can you give us a brief career history? How did you get into the serviced apartment sector? “While living in New York, 15 years

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen I first moved to London at 18 years of age, from the small Cornish village where I grew up, I remember being amazed to

Reading Time: 6 minutes• Can you give us a brief career history and tell us about your new company? “I’ve worked within the corporate relocation and real estate

Reading Time: 4 minutes• What does Inside Airbnb do, and what gave you the idea to create the project? “Inside Airbnb is an activist project that collects data

Reading Time: 3 minutes• What made you decide to launch the serviced accommodation category? “We’ve been looking at doing this for some years. We obviously want to increase

Reading Time: 4 minutes• Can you give us a brief career history, and tell us how you came to be in the serviced apartment sector? “My preliminary introduction