Reading Time: < 1 minute UAE: Knight Frank has published research in to the Dubai holiday home market and how the sharing economy in the emirate is shaping the hospitality real estate sector.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UAE: IFA Hotel Investments has announced an MEA alliance with Bespoke Hotels International.
Reading Time: 2 minutes 2015 was a pretty amazing year, both for us at Serviced Apartment News, and for the sector in general. On a personal level, my highlights from 2015 have been the second successful move to a bigger London venue for Serviced Apartment Summit Europe, and the launch in October of our
Reading Time: < 1 minute The enduring and growing appeal of the serviced apartment and branded residence concept in the Middle East is amply demonstrated by the announcement that Hilton’s first Curio branded property in the region is to feature 280 serviced apartments as well as 450 hotel rooms. Curio is one of the increasing
Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbnb has been the billion dollar elephant in the apartment for a couple of years now, with industry reaction to it ranging from indifference to outright hostility. So it’s refreshing to see BridgeStreet having the foresight to actually embrace Airbnb as a business partner, rather than swimming against the tide.
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
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Cheval Residences is preparing to showcase UAE investor opportunities at next week’s Serviced Apartment Summit MEA.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Staycity has pulled off something of a coup by appointing Patrick Dempsey as a non-executive director. Dempsey was the man who transformed the Premier Inn brand while he was managing director of Whitbread Hotels & Resorts. On his watch, Premier Inn expanded from 24,000 to 60,000 rooms in eight years.
Reading Time: 4 minutes With the inaugural Serviced Apartment Summit MEA taking place later next month, we were delighted to attend Deloitte’s 2015 Middle East Travel, Hospitality and Leisure Seminar for an update on the sector, hosted at the Meydan Hotel, Dubai. After a brief welcome and introduction by Robin Williamson, Managing Director, Real
Reading Time: 2 minutes International Hospitality Media is delighted to announce that Cheval Residences is a Platinum Sponsor for Serviced Apartment Summit MEA and Serviced Apartment Summit Americas.