Reading Time: 2 minutes BTR and PBSA developer, Watkin Jones, has announced that contracts have been exchanged for the sale of Hove Gardens, a build-to-rent scheme in Hove.
Reading Time: 2 minutes India: SoftBank-backed hospitality chain OYO is rumoured to be edging towards an initial public offering [IPO] after hiring JP Morgan, Kotak Mahindra Capital and Citi for an initial $1.2 billion share sale.
Reading Time: 1 minute UK: Watkin Jones Group has submitted planning application to develop a coliving scheme at Portcullis House on India Street in Glasgow.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Study Inn Group will convert Reynard House in Leicester into a 267-bed purpose-built student accommodation centre.
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Chatham Lodging Trust (CLT), a lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) in the extended stay space, has appointed Ethel Isaacs Williams and David J. Grissen to the company’s board of trustees.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Worldwide: Expedia Group Media Solutions, the global travel advertising platform connecting marketers with travellers across the Expedia Group brand, has released its Q2 2021 Travel Recovery Trend Report.
Reading Time: 3 minutes US: Next-generation hospitality company Sonder has announced the strongest quarterly revenue in its history in financial results for the three months ending at 30 June 2021.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Corporate Keys, one of Australia’s biggest provider of corporate furnished housing, has acquired the Southbank Apartments brand.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UAE: Staybridge Suites Dubai Internet City has opened on Sheikh Zayed Road.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UAE: Serviced apartment rates in Dubai have risen sharply, driven by overseas visitors, expats and UAE residents ahead of Expo 2020.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Portugal: Hybrid hotel chain The Social Hub has opened its first venue in Porto, Portugal, advancing the hospitality group’s European expansion.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to Hans Meyer, co-founder and MD of Zoku, about his vision for evolving the Zoku product and what’s next for the brand. Filmed at The EEA Sustainability Symposium 2025 held at The Westin London City.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Germany: Apaleo, an API-first open property management platform, has unveiled Agent Hub – which it claims is “the first-ever AI agent marketplace for the hospitality sector”.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Colin Laidlaw, VAT partner at Galloways Accounting, provides an updated overview of what the Upper Tribunal decision on the Sonder case means for the VAT treatment of serviced accommodation.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: In a second public consultation, plans have been updated for the first serviced apartment project Radisson will operate in the UK, located in Glasgow.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Morocco: Global owner-operator The Ascott Limited has expanded across North Africa, signing four Citadines aparthotels alongside one Ascott and one Unlimited Collection property.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Third-party operator Lodging Dynamics has promoted two members of its team to VP finance and director of business development.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Switzerland: Five-star serviced apartment provider Swiss Hotel Apartments has launched a set of properties in Engelberg and Lugano.
Reading Time: 2 minutes France: German property management company limehome has entered the French market, due to open 25 apartments in Paris Suresnes and 19 in the historic old town of Versailles within the next 12 months.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Cloud-based property management system RMS is supporting the tenth landmark Serviced Apartment Awards as gold sponsor.