Reading Time: 3 minutes Portugal: International Hospitality Media hosted its annual European event Recharge in Porto this year, held at Vertical Dom Henrique.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Austria: Tech-powered hospitality provider Bob W has exchanged contracts to launch a 67-unit serviced apartment building in Vienna, marking its first opening in Austria.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN editor Eloise Hanson comments on Adagio’s plan to increase its proportion of franchised properties to 35 per cent by 2030.
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Netherlands: The July, which rebranded from City ID in November 2023, has acquired the Holiday Inn Amsterdam South and will convert the site into its seventh aparthotel.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Northern Ireland: The Northern Ireland Investment Fund (NIIF) has provided a £28 million loan to JMK to fund the development of a dual-branded Aloft and Residence Inn by Marriott in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: A group of 73 private owners has put Sydney’s Potts Point Central Apartment Hotel with price expectations of around $35 million.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Portugal: Amsterdam based hotel group City ID will transform the palace Baronesa, located in Largo Conde-Barao in Lisbon, into an 88-room aparthotel.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Malaysia: The all-suite Birkin International Hotel has officially opened in Melaka along Klebang beach.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Flexible living operator Urban Rest has promoted Simon Farr to general manager for Australia.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Extended stay hotel brand LivAway Suites has expanded in Arizona, breaking ground on its fourth site in Tucson.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Furniture and fit-out company David Phillips Furniture Limited has filed a notice of intent (NOI) to appoint administrators.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutes EMEA: Investor-operator Frasers Hospitality has appointed Darryl Walker as commercial director EMEA, a newly created position in the team.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Worldwide: Serviced apartment agent Synergy Global Housing has introduced the CarbonSMART tool to provide emissions reporting for its managed properties and supplier network.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Italy: Milan‑based proptech company Spacest.com has acquired the domain name, logo, and brand of TheHomeLike.com, formerly owned by German proptech Homelike, as part of its accelerated expansion across Europe.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Family-owned business Sweeney Group has opened its second aparthotel in Aviemore.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: Skye Suites Sydney, a five-star serviced-apartment property in Sydney’s CBD, has been sold to Furama Hotels International in what has been reported as the city’s largest hotel sale so far this year.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ireland: Developer Dalespell Limited has received consent to increase the number of rooms and additional retail space for its aparthotel project on O’Connell Street in Limerick.