Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Urban Living Festival (ULF), London’s cutting edge networking and educational event for the living, hospitality and flex workspace sectors, is delighted to be working with global home furnishings brand IKEA.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Serviced apartments across the continent saw occupancy rise 3.8 per cent in 2024, boosting RevPAR and prompting a shift toward longer stays.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK/US: Habicus Group, owner of SilverDoor, and The Ascott Limited, parent company of Synergy Global Housing, will merge SilverDoor and Synergy’s operations to unite the brands under a single group.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: The Ascott Limited, the wholly owned lodging business unit of CapitaLand Investment, now has around 50 resort properties in operation and under development globally.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hotel franchisor Choice Hotels International has unveiled two new marketing campaigns “Stay in Your Rhythm” and “The WoodSpring Way” to promote its four extended‑stay
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA) has expanded its membership with the addition of seven new companies in July 2025.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Serviced apartment operator Charles Hope has opened a new property in Battersea, London.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Plans to convert part of the Pentire gateway scheme in Newquay, Cornwall, into an aparthotel has been withdrawn after being opposed by Newquay Town Council’s planning committee.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Lifestyle aparthotel brand The July has opened its first UK property, a 114-key site, in London Victoria.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSouth Africa: The South African brand BlackBrick Aparthotels has joined forces with HotelREZ to help drive strategic growth in the corporate and leisure market.
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