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Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hotel and apart-hotel operator Kasa has entered into a strategic combination with premium residential hospitality operator Mint House, expanding its footprint in the US flexible accommodation market and adding nearly 1,000 units to its managed portfolio.

Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: The 2024 Urban Living Festival offered a comprehensive overview of the current trends and challenges shaping the hospitality and real estate sectors, with several

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: A new joint venture between tech-powered hospitality operator Bob W and Osborne+Co Investment Management [OCIM], the in-house investment management arm of build-to-suit developer Osborne+Co, has

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Global corporate lodging platform AltoVita has extended its accommodation network from one million units to seven million units.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Stonebridge Companies has appointed Tom Brinkman to oversee operations as Stonebridge continues its strategic growth.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Liverpool could become the first UK city to establish a dedicated Accommodation BID for serviced apartments and hotels.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: 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 minutesRussia / 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.