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: < 1 minute SAN reporter Claudia Schergna chats with Siew Kim Beh, chief financial and sustainability officer of CapitaLand Investment and managing director for Japan and Korea at The Ascott Limited, about how the lines between hotels, extended stays and aparthotels are blurring, accessibility, sustainability commitments and more.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Middle East: Airlines are suspending services to the Middle East as rising conflict continues to disrupt key air corridors in the region.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kenya: CityBlue Hotels has opened its luxury beachfront property Kilua Residences in Mombasa, which caters to both short and long-term stays.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Scottish property-letting company Eren Properties Scotland Limited has submitted plans to demolish a vacant warehouse at 254 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, and build an 11-unit aparthotel with a total of 28 bedrooms.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Real estate firm Noble Investment Group has appointed two directors of asset management across its extended stay and upscale select-service platforms.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ukraine: TULIP Hotels & Residences, part of Louvre Hotels Group, has opened its first aparthotel in Ukraine located in Lviv.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Serviced apartment agent SilverDoor has reported an increase in demand from corporate travel and relocation clients for carbon emission data, following the launch of its Carbon Calculator in November 2023.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Property management system RMS has launched an upgraded version of its booking engine, introducing features aimed at simplifying the reservation process for both guests and accommodation providers.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Hyatt will launch its first House-branded extended stay hotel in Australia with a location in South Melbourne, set to open for arrivals on 1 July 2025.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: A collection of serviced apartments called Station Suites is set to open in central Middlesbrough this June under operation of RBH Hospitality Management.