Reading Time: 5 minutes ASAP CEO James Foice kicked off the 2018 convention with a round up of recent activity, which included the launch of a new supplier directory featuring member properties in 17 countries and a rebrand of the ISAAP accreditation scheme. Foice said that since making quality accreditation of ASAP membership, the

Reading Time: 5 minutes 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

Reading Time: 5 minutes 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

Reading Time: 12 minutes GH: I’ve got a very special guest with me today, a gentleman that I’ve been getting to know for the last year, that’s Piers Brown, the CEO of International Hospitality Media; they’re based over in London, they publish Boutique Hotel News and Serviced Apartment News and I’ve got to know him through

Reading Time: 4 minutes Blockchain technology is essentially about cutting out the middleman, so it could have a huge impact on distribution and loyalty programs. Axel von Goldbeck of DWF explains. Blockchain is … well, hard to say what it actually is. For a growing community of enthusiasts it saves the world from useless

Reading Time: 5 minutes • What is your background? “Prior to starting Lavanda, I was head of marketing at Shutl (acquired by eBay in 2013) and the company’s first employee. Shutl is a pioneering on-demand delivery platform for multichannel retailers. My earlier career spanned various B2B software product marketing roles at Canon and Vignette

Reading Time: 3 minutes Paul Smith of Touchstone Education predicts that 2018 will see large numbers of UK buy-to-let landlords changing their business model and moving their properties in to the serviced accommodation space. 2018 will see increasing numbers of buy-to-let (BTL) landlords desperate for a solution to the so-called “anti-landlord” tax measures introduced

Reading Time: 4 minutes • What’s your background? “Rami Shamaa is a co-founder and managing director. He has 15 years of experience in M&A, business development and strategic management, with GE, Abraaj Capital, EFG- Hermes, Booz Allen Hamilton and an affiliate of Morgan Stanley. He was most recently a business development and M&A director

Reading Time: 6 minutes • What is your background and what gave you the vision to start Suite Hub? “I grew up in Maidenhead, just west of London. When I was about 20, I helped my Dad start a small serviced apartment business (as an operator) after he retired from a long career at