Sonder expands business travel segment
Paul Stevens
22 March 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Next-generation hospitality company Sonder is expanding its business travel segment to include group bookings.Â
Reside relaunches concept 3Sixty marketplace
Paul Stevens
18 August 2022
Reading Time: 3 minutes US: Reside has revealed its new concept 3Sixty marketplace, with significant additions to its functionality and a complete brand refresh.
Scottish extended stay brand plans for more aparthotels with specialist team
Felicity Cousins
30 May 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Property developers Stephen and Martin Sweeney of Sweeney Rooms & Apartments have teamed up with  specialists as they seek further expansion in the extended stay market.
Specialist TMC for music and entertainment industries launches
George Sell
3 November 2021
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Equinox Travel, a TMC specialising in travel services for the music and entertainment business, has launched, based in London.
Marriott opens largest Executive Apartments in Southeast Asia
Reading Time: < 1 minute Malaysia: Upscale extended stay brand Marriott Executive Apartments has opened its largest property in Southeast Asia, located in Kuala Lumpur.
Worksop pub could become aparthotel
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: A pub located in Worksop, a market town in Nottinghamshire, could be converted into an aparthotel following a planning application to Bassetlaw District Council.
Marriott TownePlace Suites breaks ground in De Pere
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Construction has begun at Marriott TownePlace Suites extended stay hotel in downtown De Pere, Wisconsin, after the building sat vacant for six years.
Highside secures $500 million financing to grow Everhome Suites
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Denver-based real estate company Highside has secured $500 million financing from affiliates of Apollo to support the expansion of Everhome Suites.
Element by Westin Wilmington opens in North Carolina
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Developed by Vision Hospitality Group and CBL & Associates, the 139-key Element by Westin Wilmington has opened in Mayfair Town Centre.
IKEA to supply staging and furniture for Urban Living Festival
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: Urban Living Festival (ULF), London’s cutting edge networking and educational event for the living, hospitality and flex workspace sectors, is delighted to be working with global home furnishings brand IKEA.
Urban Rest to open Melbourne CBD flagship in 2026
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Flexible living operator Urban Rest has signed a hotel management agreement to run a 150-key property at 23-33 Lonsdale Street in Melbourne CBD, marking its largest project to date.
Occupancy climbs in European serviced apartments
Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: Serviced apartments across the continent saw occupancy rise 3.8 per cent in 2024, boosting RevPAR and prompting a shift toward longer stays.
SilverDoor and Synergy to merge operations under single group
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK/US: Habicus Group, owner of SilverDoor, and The Ascott Limited, parent company of Synergy Global Housing, will merge SilverDoor and Synergy’s operations to unite the brands under a single group.
Ascott adapts extended stay brands for resorts
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: The Ascott Limited, the wholly owned lodging business unit of CapitaLand Investment, now has around 50 resort properties in operation and under development globally.