Reading Time: 4 minutes UK: The 2024 Urban Living Festival offered a comprehensive overview of the current trends and challenges shaping the hospitality and
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK:Â A new joint venture between tech-powered hospitality operator Bob W and Osborne+Co Investment Management [OCIM], the in-house investment management arm
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: Global corporate lodging platform AltoVita has extended its accommodation network from one million units to seven million units.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Stonebridge Companies has appointed Tom Brinkman to oversee operations as Stonebridge continues its strategic growth.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Liverpool could become the first UK city to establish a dedicated Accommodation BID for serviced apartments and hotels.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: LaSalle Investment Management, a global real estate investment manager, is launching a €500m pan-European urban hotel aggregation strategy via a strategic partnership with NUMA Group, a European digital hotel operator and technology developer.
Reading Time: 11 minutes Russia / Ukraine: Eloise Hanson, editor of Boutique Hotel News, and Paul Stevens, editor of ShortTermRentalz, analyse the aftershocks of the war in Ukraine and what it means for the travel and hospitality industries.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN reporter Claudia Schergna chats with Siew Kim Beh, chief financial and sustainability officer of CapitaLand Investment and managing director for Japan and Korea at The Ascott Limited, about how the lines between hotels, extended stays and aparthotels are blurring, accessibility, sustainability commitments and more.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Middle East: Airlines are suspending services to the Middle East as rising conflict continues to disrupt key air corridors in the region.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kenya: CityBlue Hotels has opened its luxury beachfront property Kilua Residences in Mombasa, which caters to both short and long-term stays.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Scottish property-letting company Eren Properties Scotland Limited has submitted plans to demolish a vacant warehouse at 254 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, and build an 11-unit aparthotel with a total of 28 bedrooms.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Real estate firm Noble Investment Group has appointed two directors of asset management across its extended stay and upscale select-service platforms.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ukraine: TULIP Hotels & Residences, part of Louvre Hotels Group, has opened its first aparthotel in Ukraine located in Lviv.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Serviced apartment agent SilverDoor has reported an increase in demand from corporate travel and relocation clients for carbon emission data, following the launch of its Carbon Calculator in November 2023.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Property management system RMS has launched an upgraded version of its booking engine, introducing features aimed at simplifying the reservation process for both guests and accommodation providers.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Hyatt will launch its first House-branded extended stay hotel in Australia with a location in South Melbourne, set to open for arrivals on 1 July 2025.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: A collection of serviced apartments called Station Suites is set to open in central Middlesbrough this June under operation of RBH Hospitality Management.