Reading Time: < 1 minuteAPAC: Flexible living operator Urban Rest has appointed Jip Van Driest as head of real estate for APAC.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Flexible living operator Urban Rest has appointed Richard Jones as the company’s UK and Ireland general manager.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: 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.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew Zealand: Flexible living operator Urban Rest has signed a management agreement for the 70 Tory Apartment Hotel in downtown Wellington.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Flexible living operator Urban Rest has promoted Simon Farr to general manager for Australia.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEMEA: Rajdeep Gahir, former head of expansion at WeWork, has joined flexible accommodation provider Urban Rest as head of portfolio growth for EMEA.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSAN speaks exclusively to David Whelan, CEO of Urban Rest, about the motivating reasons for launching its mid-stay BTR offer Urban+ and what challenges it seeks to address.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Serviced apartment provider Urban Rest has launched Urban+, a new model designed to help BTR operators manage the lease-up phase of developments.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia / New Zealand: Urban Rest, a provider of flexible alternative accommodations serving the corporate market, has announced its acquisition of New Zealand counterpart The Urban Butler, effective from
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSAN editor Eloise Hanson speaks to David Whelan, founder and CEO of Urban Rest, about the group’s rapid expansion, diversification, and the future of flexible living.
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