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Small but perfectly formed

Reading Time: 2 minutes In the last couple of days there have been two breaking stories to get the ball rolling for the new year. SACO has bought a site in central Dublin – which incidentally is a red hot hospitality transaction market right now – for its Locke brand. SACO will redevelop the former nightclub

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Event review: Hotel Alternatives conference 2016

Reading Time: 4 minutes Billed as a conference for “investors, operators and advisers with an interest in the new accommodation types that rival hotels”, the event featured representatives from sectors including hostels, short-term rentals, and hybrid hotels. It was notable that the serviced apartment sector took up a greater proportion of the programme this