Reading Time: < 1 minute AUSTRALIA: Maribyrnong council, in Melbourne, has approved plans for a 90-key aparthotel  in the up and coming neighbourhood of Footscray.
Reading Time: < 1 minute AUSTRALIA: Karidis Corporation has started on the final stages of the Avista Glenelg lifestyle village, which includes 56 serviced apartments.
Reading Time: < 1 minute AUSTRALIA: Planning has been granted for a 16-storey tower with serviced apartments in central Adelaide.
Reading Time: 2 minutes AUSTRALIA: The Ascott Limited has acquired its first lyf coliving property in Sydney, Australia and has opened lyf in Melbourne.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutes AUSTRALIA: IHG Hotels & Resorts has opened its first Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Australia, on the Sunshine Coast.
Reading Time: < 1 minute AUSTRALIA: Hong Kong-based Langham Hotel Group, is opening a beachfront hotel with serviced apartments on the Gold Coast in June.
Reading Time: < 1 minute AUSTRALIA: Best Western Hotel Group (BWH) has partnered with ARBT Property Group to bring the Executive Residency by Best Western brand to Australasia.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SINGAPORE: TFE Hotels has announced the opening of two hotels in Singapore under its Adina and Vibe brands.
Reading Time: < 1 minute AUSTRALIA: The Veriu Group has announced Michael Herman as director of development
Reading Time: < 1 minute AUSTRALIA: Sixty serviced apartments to be included in Victoria hotelÂ
Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany: Aparthotel operator Adagio has opened its 12th property in Germany, located in Stuttgart, as part of the brand’s strategy to expand within the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Corporate accommodation platform AltoVita has unveiled its guest experience app AltoStay, set to launch in Q4 2025.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Digital hospitality platform NUMA has expanded in the UK with a launch this summer in Brighton, its first in the coastal city.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Trade bodies the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP), the Professional Association of Self-Caterers UK (PASC UK), and the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC) will work together to address shared legislative and regulatory challenges.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: The Government of Western Australia has purchased the former Fraser Suites Perth for $105 million to be repurposed into affordable social housing.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Francis Davidson, co-founder and former CEO of Sonder, has stepped down from the company this week with chairperson of the board Janice Sears holding an interim CEO title.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Hospitality technology provider RMS has appointed Chetan Arjun as its chief financial officer to support the company’s next phase of global expansion.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Denmark: Tech-powered aparthotel operator Bob W has signed a long-term lease for a 7,500 square metre property in Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District, one of the company’s largest deals to date.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Flexible hospitality operator Mint House has opened its first aparthotel in Washington DC, housed in a former office.
Reading Time: < 1 minute India: Developer Saya Group has partnered with Carnation Hotels Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Lemon Tree Hotels, to manage 336 fully-serviced suites at its mixed-use project Saya SouthX in Greater Noida West, Uttar Pradesh.