Locke to open 13th property in Berlin
Isha Borkar
23 March 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany: Locke to open its 13th property at east side gallery, in Berlin in June 2023.
IHM’s topsy-turvy Z-A: What to expect in hospitality and real estate in 2023
George Sell
30 January 2023
Reading Time: 15 minutes After a topsy-turvy 2022, here are the major hospitality and real estate trends we expect to see in the year ahead, some more unexpected than others. IHM’s editorial team (George Sell – editor-in-chief at IHM, Paul Stevens – editor of ShortTermRentalz, and Eloise Hanson – editor of Boutique Hotel News) – reports.
edyn research shows “generational change in traveller behaviour”
Felicity Cousins
5 December 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Research commissioned by edyn has shown future travellers want more trips, longer stays, and greater expenditure.
edyn expands to France with Locke aparthotel
Felicity Cousins
4 October 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes FRANCE: edyn has announced its first foray into France with aparthotel Locke to open in Paris in 2024.
edyn acquires NH hotel in London for further Locke expansion
Felicity Cousins
1 September 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: edyn has announced the acquisition of an NH hotel in West London, which will become a Locke aparthotel.
Edyn announces strong recovery in core mid and long-stay business
Felicity Cousins
10 May 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes EUROPE: edyn, the extended stay hospitality group, has announced positive results with like-for-like RevPAR now significantly ahead of pre-pandemic 2019 levels.
Edyn’s Locke brand to open Munich aparthotel this summer
Felicity Cousins
5 May 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes GERMANY: Aparthotel brand Locke has announced the opening of its Munich aparthotel this July.
edyn secures additional £105 million debt facility
George Sell
9 March 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: edyn has secured an additional £105 million in debt funding from Blackstone Mortgage Trust and KSL Capital Partners’ European Capital Solutions platform (KSL ECS).
edyn acquires Zurich hotel for Locke conversion
George Sell
8 February 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute Switzerland: edyn has acquired the Hotel Ascot in Zurich, which it will convert to its Locke lifestyle aparthotel brand.
edyn opens fifth London Locke
George Sell
24 November 2021
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Aparthotel brand Locke has opened Buckle Street Studios by Locke in Aldgate – its 11th property, and fifth location
Fraser Suites Perth to be converted into affordable housing
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: The Government of Western Australia has purchased the former Fraser Suites Perth for $105 million to be repurposed into affordable social housing.Â
Sonder CEO Davidson steps down as Marriott deal completes
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Francis Davidson, co-founder and former CEO of Sonder, has stepped down from the company this week with chairperson of the board Janice Sears holding an interim CEO title.
RMS appoints chief financial officer
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Hospitality technology provider RMS has appointed Chetan Arjun as its chief financial officer to support the company’s next phase of global expansion.
Bob W signs lease for 169-unit Copenhagen flagship
Reading Time: 2 minutes Denmark: Tech-powered aparthotel operator Bob W has signed a long-term lease for a 7,500 square metre property in Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District, one of the company’s largest deals to date.
Mint House opens first property in US capital
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Flexible hospitality operator Mint House has opened its first aparthotel in Washington DC, housed in a former office.
Lemon Tree signs all-suite hotel at Saya SouthX
Reading Time: < 1 minute India: Developer Saya Group has partnered with Carnation Hotels Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Lemon Tree Hotels, to manage 336 fully-serviced suites at its mixed-use project Saya SouthX in Greater Noida West, Uttar Pradesh.
Charles Hope Brentford introduces Uber Kiosk
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Serviced apartment property Charles Hope Brentford has launched an Uber Kiosk in its lobby to provide guests with information on local and national transport.
Zoghlin takes CEO role at Duetto
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Revenue management software company Duetto has named board member Alex Zoghlin as its CEO, succeeding David Woolenberg who has decided to step down.
DTZ Investors buys Staycity Edinburgh for £12 million
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Real estate investment firm and asset manager DTZ Investors has acquired the Staycity Aparthotels Edinburgh property for £12 million.
Up close and personal: Siew Kim Beh, CapitaLand and Ascott
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.