Reading Time: < 1 minute Finland: Tech-driven hospitality provider Bob W has secured €21 million in series A funding, led by IDC Ventures, Elevator Ventures, Verve Ventures and Flashpoint.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Vietnam: M Village, a coliving start-up, has received funding of US$1.7 million led by Singaporean venture fund Simple Tech Investment.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: New research from Savills shows that European serviced apartment supply is forecast to expand by 21.2 per cent over the next three years.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Host Hotels & Resorts has acquired a 49 per cent interest in Noble Investment Group for US$35 million.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Legal & General Retirement Institutional (LGRI) has announced plans to invest £2.5 billion of retirement funds into BTR schemes over the next five years.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Germany: NUMA Group, a hospitality operator and technology developer, has raised $45 million growth capital in a new funding round led by DN Capital.
Reading Time: < 1 minute The collaboration of two of the biggest global investment firms – Blackstone and Starwood Capital – has given the already healthy extended stay sector a further shot in the arm.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Andrew Harrington from AHV Associates rounds up the hospitality transaction market and highlights the huge potential of the burgeoning green finance sector.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: M&G Real Estate has acquired two developments managed by Birchgrove Holdings, in the first phase of a £200 million
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ireland: Fortress Investment Group LLC has acquired a majority stake in Dublin-based serviced apartment and hotel company through an off-market
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Everhome Suites, an extended stay brand under Choice Hotels, has opened in North Carolina and Wyoming with construction underway at a property in Tennessee.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Serviced Apartment News reflects on the most notable stories and interviews of 2024.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: GMS Estates has received planning permission from Camden Council to convert the Holborn office Kingsway House into a 58-unit aparthotel, operated by Beyond.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Planning permission has been submitted to the Lake District National Park to convert the Grey Walls Hotel in Windermere into a 17-unit aparthotel.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Romania: French property group Catinvest is expanding in Oltenia with the opening of Aparthotel Craiova.
Reading Time: 2 minutes London: Organised by corporate accommodation provider AltoVita and hosted at Ham Yard Hotel, The Altos 2024 took place last week and explored the current and future corporate accommodation landscape.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Japan: The Ascott Limited has partnered with real estate company Tokyo Tatemono to launch SEN/KA TOKYO by The Crest Collection in the capital city.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Development and investment company Lamington Group has appointed two new members to its board of directors.
Reading Time: 6 minutes SAN editor Eloise Hanson outlines four key trends expected to shape the extended stay sector in 2025 and beyond.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Entries for the 10th edition of the global Serviced Apartment Awards 2025 have opened, with a deadline of 21 March 2025 at 23:59 pm GMT.