LIKE MAGIC appoints senior product owner
Eloise Hanson
7 June 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany: Operations and guest experience platform LIKE MAGIC has appointed Adrian Schmidt as senior product owner.
Build by mysa launches for buyers to create tailored programmes
Eloise Hanson
5 June 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Accommodation technology company mysa has launched Build, a platform for buyers and TMCs to create individual serviced accommodation programmes.Â
Yovivo launches extended stay booking platform
Eloise Hanson
28 May 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Netherlands: Booking platform Yovivo has launched a feature to allow any hotel property offer extended stays of more than one month.
3Sixty expands senior team with two hires
Eloise Hanson
24 May 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Corporate accommodation and relocation platform 3Sixty has appointed Dan Duryea as chief financial officer and Shannon Hickey as VP of global services.
Global Stays to launch with one million serviced apartments
Eloise Hanson
20 May 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Corporate travel consortium Hickory Global Partners has launched a joint venture with travel agent group The Advantage Travel Partnership to create an accommodation network, Global Stays.
Guesty secures $130 million in Series F funding and targets IPO
Paul Stevens
11 April 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes Israel / US: Property management software platform Guesty has raised $130 million in a Series F funding round.Â
Delivery service luggagecloud targets serviced apartments
Eloise Hanson
8 April 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute Worldwide: Door-to-door luggage shipping company luggagecloud is expanding its reach into the serviced apartment sector.
Landing buys Barsala in $30 million transaction
Paul Stevens
2 April 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Flexible apartment living membership company Landing has acquired tech-enabled flexible housing operator Barsala in a $30 million transaction.
Mews raises $110 million reaching unicorn status
Eloise Hanson
4 March 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Netherlands: Amsterdam-based hospitality cloud Mews has become a unicorn, valued at $1.2 billion following its latest funding round of $110 million from existing and new investors.
Marriott Executive Apartments, Dubai Creek partners with IRIS
Eloise Hanson
22 February 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UAE: Five-star property Marriott Executive Apartments, Dubai Creek has partnered with mobile F&B ordering platform IRIS to support in-room dining.
Punta Calera Aparthotel opens in Los Alcázares, Murcia
Reading Time: < 1 minute Spain: The four-star Punta Calera Aparthotel has opened in the coastal town of Los Alcázares.
Adagio expands in Germany with 12th property in country
Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany: Aparthotel operator Adagio has opened its 12th property in Germany, located in Stuttgart, as part of the brand’s strategy to expand within the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).
AltoVita unveils guest experience app AltoStay
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Corporate accommodation platform AltoVita has unveiled its guest experience app AltoStay, set to launch in Q4 2025.
NUMA expands to UK coast with first site in Brighton
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Digital hospitality platform NUMA has expanded in the UK with a launch this summer in Brighton, its first in the coastal city.Â
ASAP, PASC and ASSC strike alliance
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Trade bodies the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP), the Professional Association of Self-Caterers UK (PASC UK), and the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC) will work together to address shared legislative and regulatory challenges.
Fraser Suites Perth to be converted into affordable housing
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: The Government of Western Australia has purchased the former Fraser Suites Perth for $105 million to be repurposed into affordable social housing.Â
Sonder CEO Davidson steps down as Marriott deal completes
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Francis Davidson, co-founder and former CEO of Sonder, has stepped down from the company this week with chairperson of the board Janice Sears holding an interim CEO title.
RMS appoints chief financial officer
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Hospitality technology provider RMS has appointed Chetan Arjun as its chief financial officer to support the company’s next phase of global expansion.
Bob W signs lease for 169-unit Copenhagen flagship
Reading Time: 2 minutes Denmark: Tech-powered aparthotel operator Bob W has signed a long-term lease for a 7,500 square metre property in Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District, one of the company’s largest deals to date.
Mint House opens first property in US capital
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Flexible hospitality operator Mint House has opened its first aparthotel in Washington DC, housed in a former office.