Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Property developer Rightacres has revealed £25 million plans to transform an empty office scheme in Cardiff Bay into serviced and build to rent (BTR) apartments.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Business Travel Show Europe data shows 93 per cent of corporates have sustainable travel programmes but 77 per cent have not set carbon budgets with half blaming inadequate online booking tool functionality.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta revealed that the company is planning to launch a new extended stay brand within the next two months.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Europe: The serviced apartment provider limehome now has locations under contract in more than 100 European cities.
Reading Time: < 1 minute The voting is now open for the people categories of the 2023 Serviced Apartment Awards. The Industry Inspiration and Rising Star categories will be decided by you, the Serviced Apartment News readers.
Reading Time: < 1 minute USA: LivAway Suites has expanded its extended stay lodging in West Jordan, Utah at 7372 South Campus View Drive.
Reading Time: < 1 minute USA: Singapore-based select-service trust ARA US Hospitality Trust has acquired the Home2 Suites by Hilton in Colorado Springs from Chartwell Hospitality for £29 million.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Offices in Glasgow city centre are set to be demolished and replaced with 248 serviced apartments, led by developer Artisan Real Estate.
Reading Time: < 1 minute China: Oaks Hotels and Resorts has opened Oaks Chengdu, located in the Sichuan Province adjacent to sister property, Tivoli Chengdu.
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Americas: Hyatt Hotels Corporation has launched an extended-stay brand Hyatt Studios, marking its first upper-midscale brand in the region.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany: Technology-based serviced apartment provider and operator limehome has signed 60 units in Hamburg, due to open in 2026.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: The 2023 winners of the Altos London, which recognises and celebrates “innovative hospitality operators” in the EMEA corporate accommodation industry, have been unveiled.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Flexible apartment membership company Landing has introduced Autopilot, a new platform offering listing and guest management services for multifamily property owners.
Reading Time: 6 minutes Serviced Apartment News revisits 10 stories that defined 2023 for the global serviced apartment, extended-stay hotel, aparthotel and corporate housing sectors.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Worldwide: Travel retail technology company Travelport has secured $570 million in equity financing from existing holders and lenders.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Thailand: Frasers Hospitality, the business unit of Frasers Property Group, has signed a management agreement with One Bangkok, the city’s lifestyle district, for 261 serviced apartments.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ireland: Local businessman Michael Ryan has submitted plans to Waterford City & County Council to demolish Bridge House in Dungarvan and construct an 85-room hotel and aparthotel.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN editor – hospitality Eloise Hanson talks to Larry Korman, president of AKA Hotels+Hotel Residences, about how the serviced apartment industry has evolved, the future urban landscape, and the regulatory pressures facing short-term rentals. They also discuss trips to Japan, Atlantic City in the 60s, and plenty more.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Germany: Flexible housing provider Habyt has three openings scheduled in Q4 this year, located in Berlin and Frankfurt.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Singapore: National development minister Desmond Lee has revealed that the country will pilot a new class of serviced apartments with a three-month minimum stay to meet rental demand.