Mindsets are changing, consumer behaviors are developing, and the extended-stay sector is adjusting. At SAS Recharge, the sector’s most boundary-pushing conference, delegates came together to discuss the latest trends, developments and innovations. The conference agenda facilitated a ‘think-tank session’ to trigger the collective force of the delegates’ creative minds and
Michael de Jongh, Avvio’s chief commercial officer, talks to SAN about Avvio’s Serviced Apartment Award for its Allora booking engine and the best use of technology. How did it feel to win the Serviced Apartment Award for Allora and the best use of technology? “It was an incredible feeling. It
The advent of cloud software has revolutionised the functionality of property management and revenue management systems, and there is now a huge choice available. SAN looks at some of the best on offer. acomos is described as a simple and intuitive PMS System that offers full accounting and housekeeping control, and
Ireland: Ian Sloan has been appointed as Avvio’s vice president of client strategy.
UK: The SAN team has added the final touches to the first Serviced Apartment Summit Europe Recharge event.
• OTA-only serviced apartments Could OTAs start their own serviced apartments? Could OTA-only serviced apartments spring up with outsourced lead generation and reservations to OTA, allowing a leaner operation and dynamic value pricing? More on-premise tools would be required from OTAs, but there are already signs with OTAs recently purchasing
Serviced Apartment News publisher International Hospitality Media has announced the launch of its latest initiative in the serviced apartment and extended stay sector.
Caroline Whitson, group head of marketing at SilverDoor Apartments, comments on how to strike the right balance between technology and human insight when managing travel programmes.
