Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: Apartment rental platform for business Homelike has reported a significant boost in medium and long-term bookings over the last two weeks.
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Expedia Group has named Peter Kern and Eric Hart as its new CEO and CFO.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: British bedmaker Hypnos has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development for its commitment to sustainable and ethical manufacturing.
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Hospitality company D. Alexander has decided to eliminate all short-term rentals and reinvent its business to mid-term rentals in order to provide people with “safe, clean escapes to heal, rejuvenate, be productive and continue to keep living mindfully”.
Reading Time: 2 minutes The company has bases in Montreal, New York and Lisbon, and is now starting its operations in the UK as
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Cheval Collection has adopted Criton’s latest technology, allowing guests to retrieve booking confirmation in app and check-in on arrival.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Switzerland: HoCoSo CONNECT has been launched by the consultancy firm to invite like-minded professionals to join the ongoing discussion around the Covid-19 crisis.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ireland: Global Hospitality tech business Avvio has been named on Ireland’s Great Place to Work list.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Global TMC Corporate Travel Management (CTM) has appointed CAP Worldwide Serviced Apartments as its 2020 extended stay and alternative accommodation partner.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ireland: Hospitality management company PREM Group has launched PS Life, a new initiative for its serviced apartments.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Choice Hotels’ extended stay brand Everhome Suites has expanded to three locations in Texas, Kansas and Kentucky.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Plans have been submitted to Coventry City Council to convert a vacant Co-op corner store in St Michael’s into a 24-bed aparthotel.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Short-term rental apartment management company Sonder has entered into a long-term licensing agreement with Marriott, in addition to securing $146 million in liquidity.
Reading Time: < 1 minute South Africa: Luxury property Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa will open its aparthotel Steyn City Hotel by Saxon in Johannesburg this October.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Thailand: Management company Cross Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement with Yutthaporn Development for two hotels in Srinakarin, Bangkok.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Malaysia: Developer Paragon Globe Berhad has signed development rights for its first serviced apartment project in Johor Bahru, in the Tropicana Danga Bay master plan.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Plans have been approved by Westmorland and Furness Council for Leo Sawrij Limited to convert four former student housing buildings at Newton Rigg College into a hotel and serviced apartments.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: TS R1, set up by developer Town Square Group, has applied to Newcastle City Council for permission to convert the upper floors of the TJ Hughes store into serviced apartments.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Zakee Ahmed, CEO of flexible living platform Livinc, part of The Parklane Group, talks to IHM’s editor-in-chief George Sell about creating a seamless customer journey for relocation residents; why coliving is the next big thing for the company and the wider real estate sector; why he is optimistic about the development landscape, and much more.
Sonder’s ticket to recovery
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN editor Eloise Hanson comments on Sonder’s strategic agreement with Marriott. Read more on Serviced Apartment News.