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.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: Aparthotel brand Adagio has revealed its FIRST strategic plan and development objectives for 2030.
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.
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.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: The sixth edition of Branded Residences: An Overview, an independent report by Graham Associates, provides the latest data and analysis on the global branded residences sector.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: A sustainability roundtable hosted by global serviced apartment agent SilverDoor found that fragmented carbon data and cost pressures are preventing businesses from meeting their travel sustainability targets.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Data from global business travel specialist Corporate Travel Management (CTM) shows that Millennials and Gen Z employees want to travel more for work and see business travel as a key driver of professional growth and job satisfaction.
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Howard Ruby, founder of serviced apartment company Oakwood and widely regarded as the father of corporate housing, has died aged 90.
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Serviced accommodation agent Synergy Global Housing has officially opened its central US operations and sales office in Houston, Texas.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: The Ascott Limited, the lodging arm of CapitaLand Investment, has reached 17,400 Ascott-branded units, both operational and in the pipeline, with 11 signings over the past 16 months across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Malaysia: The all-suite Birkin International Hotel has officially opened in Melaka along Klebang beach.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Flexible living operator Urban Rest has promoted Simon Farr to general manager for Australia.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Extended stay hotel brand LivAway Suites has expanded in Arizona, breaking ground on its fourth site in Tucson.
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: Furniture and fit-out company David Phillips Furniture Limited has filed a notice of intent (NOI) to appoint administrators.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutes EMEA: Investor-operator Frasers Hospitality has appointed Darryl Walker as commercial director EMEA, a newly created position in the team.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Worldwide: Serviced apartment agent Synergy Global Housing has introduced the CarbonSMART tool to provide emissions reporting for its managed properties and supplier network.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Italy: Milan‑based proptech company Spacest.com has acquired the domain name, logo, and brand of TheHomeLike.com, formerly owned by German proptech Homelike, as part of its accelerated expansion across Europe.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Family-owned business Sweeney Group has opened its second aparthotel in Aviemore.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: Skye Suites Sydney, a five-star serviced-apartment property in Sydney’s CBD, has been sold to Furama Hotels International in what has been reported as the city’s largest hotel sale so far this year.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ireland: Developer Dalespell Limited has received consent to increase the number of rooms and additional retail space for its aparthotel project on O’Connell Street in Limerick.