Reading Time: 3 minutes Ben Harper, CEO Watergate Bay Hotel, Beach Retreats Holidays and Another Place Hotels, puts choice in the hands of the guest at the group’s newest brand, SeaSpace.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Hotel and aparthotel group TFE Hotels has transitioned to a new global member program following an update of its offerings and platform features.
Reading Time: 4 minutes [SPONSORED CONTENT] PREM Hospitality turned to HotelREZ to provide connectivity to the GDS agency network, and found the representation company provided even more benefits to their growing serviced accommodation business.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Corporate travel consortium Hickory Global Partners has launched a joint venture with travel agent group The Advantage Travel Partnership to create an accommodation network, Global Stays.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Development and management company Brandt Hospitality Group has opened its first extended stay hotel in New York, the Home2 Suites by Hilton Poughkeepsie.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Tech-enabled hospitality and multifamily operator Placemakr has opened its 81-unit Navy Yard aparthotel in Washington DC.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saudi Arabia: Baheej Tourism Development Company, a joint venture between ASFAR, the Saudi tourism investment company owned by PIF, and the Tamimi-AWN Alliance, has signed an agreement with operator Kerten Hospitality for its premium Cloud7 brand in Yanbu.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Management company Switch Hospitality has completed the redevelopment of its aparthotel Birmingham with the addition of an on-site store.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Eden Grove Developments Limited, the freeholder of The Coal Exchange Hotel in Cardiff, has appointed KEW Planning to redevelop the site and explore the addition of serviced apartments.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Choice Hotels’ midscale extended stay brand Everhome Suites has debuted in Nampa, Idaho, marking the third opening for the brand.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: Digital hospitality platform NUMA Group has shared a growth report for 2024 highlighting its expansion in Europe, strategic acquisitions, and new partnerships.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Global Hospitality Investment Group (GHIG) has provided a mezzanine loan to support the refinancing of Wilde by Staycity London Liverpool Street.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Blackpool Council has approved plans to convert the former Jobcentre on Queen Street into a 22-unit aparthotel, despite 66 objections from residents and businesses.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Marriott is set to expand in Pennsylvania with the ground breaking of an extended-stay hotel under its TownePlace Suites flag in North Cornwall Township this spring.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Serviced apartment agent Synergy Global Housing has unveiled its technology platform SAPPHIRE, designed to help corporate clients source and manage extended-stay accommodation.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to Dino Karic, co-founder and CEO of FLOK, about the group’s expansion plans in Southeast Europe and the role of tech in optimising operations and ROI. Filmed at the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) 2025 at the InterContinental Berlin.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: ​West77 Partners has submitted plans to construct a LivAway Suites extended-stay hotel in Mesa, Arizona.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Operator Veriu Group in partnership with developer Riverlee has commenced construction on the Punthill Epping aparthotel to the north of Melbourne, set to open in mid-2026.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Hotel franchisor Choice Hotels International has opened three new properties in Alabama, Arizona and California under its Everhome Suites brand.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Property developer and operator The Nurtur Group is set to launch City Studios Preston, its first serviced apartment property in the north of England, later this month.