Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Howard Ruby, founder of serviced apartment company Oakwood and widely regarded as the father of corporate housing, has died aged 90.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SINGAPORE: Ascott has opened its Citadines Connect City Centre Singapore, the first of the sub-brand in the country.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Singapore: Ascott, the largest operator of serviced apartments globally, will add around 15,000 units to its global inventory with the acquisition of Oakwood Worldwide from Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Singapore: The Ascott Limited (Ascott) has established a development venture totalling US$150 million in committed equity to develop student accommodation assets in the USA.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Singapore: Ascott secured 15,100 units across 72 properties globally in 2021, marking the fifth consecutive year the company has achieved record growth.
Reading Time: 2 minutes EMEA: Rajdeep Gahir, former head of expansion at WeWork, has joined flexible accommodation provider Urban Rest as head of portfolio growth for EMEA.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saudi Arabia: Boutique hospitality brand Earth Hotels will open its first two properties in Saudi Arabia from 2026, totalling 375 hotel rooms and serviced apartments.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Egypt: Somabay, an exclusive Red Sea resort in Egypt, has launched the sale of its residential project, Arc of Soma: The Lagoon Edition.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Europe: Wilde Aparthotels will open three properties this year, located in Cambridge, Lisbon and Vienna.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Operator LÃbere Hospitality Group (LHG) has signed an agreement to manage its first property outside of southern Europe, located in London.
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Netherlands: Serviced apartment provider Corporate Housing Factory has promoted four key team members at director level.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Flexible-lease apartment network Landing has secured $180 million in debt financing to scale its multifamily platform.
Reading Time: < 1 minute France: Operator Edgar Suites has expanded in Paris with the transformation of an office into an aparthotel, located in 15th arrondissement of the city.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to some of the winners of the 10th annual Serviced Apartment Awards ceremony.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to Alastair Mullens, managing director – residential of Canary Wharf Group (CWG), about the rationale behind diversifying into aparthotels alongside CWG’s BTR arm, and future plans for transforming Canary Wharf into a mixed-use district. Filmed at Vertus Edit.