Reading Time: 2 minutes US / Greece: Short-term furnished apartment rental startup Blueground has raised $180 million in Series C funding, including $140 million in equity funding, from investors headed up by WestCap Group managing partner Laurence Tosi, giving the company a reported valuation of $750 million.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Real estate services firm JLL has announced the launch of JLL Short Stays, a booking platform offering business and leisure travellers professionally managed and fully flexible short-term rental accommodation in the UK, in a bid to compete with the major online travel agencies [OTAs] in the segment.
Reading Time: < 1 minute France: Citadines Eurometropole Strasbourg has opened its doors in the Alsatian capital of Strasbourg.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Reside Worldwide has appointed Jessica Sharpe as director of sales for the EMEA region.
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: The winners of the sixth annual Serviced Apartment Awards celebrated in London last night, at a gala dinner presentation at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Sandpiper Hospitality has been selected to manage four properties currently under development in Texas that will join the Wyndham Hotels & Resorts portfolio.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Coliving operator The Collective has appointed FTI Consulting as its administrators after failing to achieve a sale of the business.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: US coliving operator has signed five London properties across a mix of coliving and BTR use classes.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Hilton and Mars Petcare, the world’s largest pet care company, are teaming up “to set a new standard for pet-friendly travel”.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Charles Hope has added a new location in south-west London to its portfolio.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Hyatt’s upper-midscale extended stay brand Hyatt Studios is expected to debut in 2025 with a property in Mobile, Alabama.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Family-run Cornish hotel Carbis Bay Estate has expanded its collection of luxury serviced accommodation with the launch Treloyhan Residences.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Bristol City Council has granted planning permission for a mixed-use aparthotel, hotel and BTR scheme in Temple Quarter.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: The latest research from Savills examines the performance, pipeline, transactions and more of serviced apartments across Europe.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Hotel property owner Pandox has completed the acquisition of three extended stay hotels comprising 503 rooms in central London for £230 million.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Results from the 2024 Annual Travel Survey Report by Cheval Collection reveals that 72 per cent of travellers are planning at least three leisure trips over the next year.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ireland: Plans have been lodged with Kerry County Council to convert the former Caball’s toyshop and Kerry Bookshop in Tralee into a 24-bed aparthotel.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Operator Charles Hope Apartments has launched its latest offering in Hove, Brighton.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Plans for a 251-bed room2 hometel in Manchester Piccadilly has been recommended by officers to receive a green light from Manchester City Council next week.
Reading Time: 18 minutes Worldwide: Drawing from the coverage provided by four sector-leading B2B websites, the editorial team at International Hospitality Media [IHM] have once again compiled a list of 25 influential leaders spanning the travel, hospitality and real estate landscape who they believe have a big 12 months ahead of them.