Handy phones parent Tink Labs wound down

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hong Kong: Tink Labs, which makes and supplies Handy smartphones to serviced apartments and hotel operators, has terminated its services in several markets following the cessation of operations.

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SMARTments partners with ReviewPro

Reading Time: 2 minutes Germany: GBI’s SMARTments brand has partnered with ReviewPro with the aim of improving the guest experience and securing repeat business from corporate clients.

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Frasers Hospitality
Frasers Hospitality plans to add 20 properties over next four years

Reading Time: < 1 minute APAC: Frasers Hospitality, a strategic business unit of Frasers Property, outlines plans to add 20 properties to its portfolio over the next four years.

NUMA Native Places
NUMA Group acquires Native Places

Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Hospitality platform NUMA Group has acquired the lifestyle aparthotel brand Native Places from Native Holdings for an undisclosed price.

Cheval Phoenix House
Cheval reopens Phoenix House following sustainable renovation

Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Cheval Phoenix House in Chelsea, London, has reopened after 15 months of renovation, debuting sustainable design features which will form the basis of a new aesthetic for Cheval Collection.

Ascott Europe
Ascott expands to 8,000 units across Europe with series of signings

Reading Time: 2 minutes UK/France: The Ascott Limited, the lodging business unit wholly owned by CapitaLand Investment, has signed six properties across Europe, including the debut of The Unlimited Collection.

Bob W Vienna
Bob W to launch 67-unit aparthotel in Vienna 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Austria: Tech-powered hospitality provider Bob W has exchanged contracts to launch a 67-unit serviced apartment building in Vienna, marking its first opening in Austria.

Dundee serviced apartments
Dundee serviced apartments change hands

Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Greenstar Serviced Apartments in Dundee have been sold to a private buyer for an undislcosed sum.

Labour
UK hospitality industry reacts to Labour General Election win

Reading Time: 4 minutes UK: The Labour Party has secured a landslide victory and majority in the UK General Election, winning more than 326 of the 650 seats needed …

Staycity Battersea
Staycity acquires Battersea site for Wilde Aparthotels brand

Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Aparthotel operator Staycity Group has acquired a site near Nine Elms Station in London, close to the restored Battersea Power Station. 

YOSAA
YOSAA temporary housing platform launches

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Netherlands/Switzerland: Agent ServicedAparments.nl and temporary housing company At Home Switzerland have entered into a joint venture to launch YOSAA – Your Serviced Apartment Agency.

YOTELPAD
YOTELPAD opens first property outside the US

Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Hotel chain YOTEL has launched its first aparthotel in Europe with the opening of YOTELPAD London Stratford today.