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First Sofitel Serviced Residences to open in Seoul
Reading Time: 2 minutes South Korea: Accor has announced the launch of its first Sofitel Hotel & Serviced Residences, in Songpa, Seoul.
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Serviced apartments outperform hotels in Nairobi market
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kenya: A report by realtor Vaal Real Estate says serviced apartments in Nairobi saw a three-year average occupancy of 72 per cent compared to a 52 per cent average for hotels.
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Accor opens Dubai aparthotel
Reading Time: 2 minutes UAE: AccorHotels has opened an aparthotel in Downtown Dubai under its Mövenpick brand.
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Accor appoints Tisdall to extended stay SVP role
Reading Time: < 1 minute France: AccorHotels has appointed Jeff Tisdall as senior vice president development residential and extended stay.
Supplier News
Airangel appoints Taylor as chairman
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Wifi provider Airangel has appointed Roger Taylor as chairman.
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Oakwood creates EMEA business development role
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Oakwood Worldwide has appointed Andrew Reitmaier to the newly created role of director of business development for EMEA.
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Branded residence market flourishing in south-east Asia
Reading Time: 2 minutes Thailand: The latest report from C9 Hotelworks says activity has reached a “feeding frenzy”.
Features
Perfect 10: Marc Hediger, CEO, Lanson Place
Reading Time: 7 minutes • Could you tell us about Lanson Place, and your background and role? “Lanson Place Hospitality Management Limited is the hospitality arm and wholly owned subsidiary of Wing Tai Properties Limited, a publicly listed company in Hong Kong. The Lanson Place brand was established in 1995 and has since grown
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Bespoke Hotels teams up with IFA Hotel Investments to enter MEA serviced apartment market
Reading Time: 2 minutes UAE: IFA Hotel Investments has announced an MEA alliance with Bespoke Hotels International.
Features
Dubai condo apartments do roaring business
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dubai’s condo apartments do roaring business The city of Dubai can lay claim to many records: the world’s tallest tower, largest mall, why, even its five tallest hotels (the tallest being the JW Marriott Marquis at 355 metres, in case you were wondering). Thanks to its reputation as a perfectly