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
SilverDoor and Synergy to merge operations under single group
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK/US: Habicus Group, owner of SilverDoor, and The Ascott Limited, parent company of Synergy Global Housing, will merge SilverDoor and Synergy’s operations to unite the brands under a single group.
Ascott adapts extended stay brands for resorts
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: The Ascott Limited, the wholly owned lodging business unit of CapitaLand Investment, now has around 50 resort properties in operation and under development globally.
Smartments opens new property in Hamburg Hamm
Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany: Serviced apartment operator smartments has opened a 160-unit property in the Hamburg district of Hamm, marking the debut of its new lobby concept. The …
Cascade secures $110 million refinancing for Tampa aparthotel
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Real estate investment group Cascade Investment has secured a $110 million interest‑only, five‑year fixed‑rate loan from PGIM Real Estate for the refinancing of Asher Residences in Tampa.
Choice Hotels launches dual marketing campaigns
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Hotel franchisor Choice Hotels International has unveiled two new marketing campaigns “Stay in Your Rhythm” and “The WoodSpring Way” to promote its four extended‑stay …
CHPA welcomes seven new member companies in July 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: The Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA) has expanded its membership with the addition of seven new companies in July 2025.
Charles Hope opens serviced apartments in Battersea, London
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Serviced apartment operator Charles Hope has opened a new property in Battersea, London.
Quest Breakfast Creek franchise sold in major Queensland transaction
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: The franchise and leasehold interest in serviced apartment hotel Quest Breakfast Creek has been sold in a major transaction brokered by specialist property brokerage …
Plans dropped for Newquay aparthotel conversion
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Plans to convert part of the Pentire gateway scheme in Newquay, Cornwall, into an aparthotel has been withdrawn after being opposed by Newquay Town Council’s planning committee.
CTM appoints Welsch as global head of growth marketing
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wordwide: Corporate travle management (CTM) has appointed a new global head of growth marketing, Rebecca Welsch, who will be tasked with deepening customer engagement and expanding CTM’s presence across global markets.