Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Radisson Hotel Group has signed its first UK serviced apartments in Glasgow, with a target opening of 2027.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Representation company HotelREZ has welcomed the return of Sharon Rubin in a new role as VP product development, as well as appointed two senior bizdev team members.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Recent VAT tribunal decisions have led to uncertainty as to how serviced apartment operators should treat their income. Crowe’s Adam Cutler provides background to the issue and what operators should do to protect their position while litigation is ongoing.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: The Ascott Limited has achieved a record year of property openings and fee earnings (S$331 million), and has kickstarted 2024 with the launch of ‘Ascott Unlimited’ to support future growth.
Reading Time: 2 minutes EU: Aparthotel brand Adagio has outlined its 2024 openings including the launch of its coliving concept in the UK.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Denmark: Digital hospitality platform NUMA Group has announced its expansion into Denmark through a partnership with global real estate investment manager Invesco
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Serviced apartment agent SilverDoor has released its first market quarterly update report for 2024 which highlights the impact of geopolitical change on global ADRs.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Luxury serviced apartment provider Urban Chic has strengthened its presence in London with the launch of two buildings in Covent Garden.
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Online travel agency Expedia Group is to cut around 1,500 jobs, accounting for nine per cent of the company’s overall headcount,
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Serviced apartment and student housing provider Urban Creation has acquired 62 Park Street, an office in Bristol, which the company will operate as an office and apartments.
Reading Time: 2 minutes EU: The Capital Markets Committee of the Energy & Environment Alliance (EEA) has published the first in a series of reports, which explores the value of ESG to hospitality investors.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: The residential hospitality management company Reside has officially launched Papago Hotel, a newly renovated 70-unit boutique property operating under the Trademark Collection by Wyndham, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: New data collected by serviced apartment agent SilverDoor reveals that the latest trends in corporate travel include a rise in group bookings and higher demand for emerging markets across EMEA and APAC.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Starwood Strategic Partners (SSP), an investment platform managed by Starwood Capital Group, has finalised an investment in VANA Partners, a real estate investment firm specialising in extended-stay hotels.
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.