Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: The former Allied Irish Bank building in Newcastle city centre will be converted in to serviced apartments, a bar and restaurant.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: The residential hospitality management company Reside has officially launched Papago Hotel, a newly renovated 70-unit boutique property operating under the Trademark Collection by Wyndham, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: New data collected by serviced apartment agent SilverDoor reveals that the latest trends in corporate travel include a rise in group bookings and higher demand for emerging markets across EMEA and APAC.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Starwood Strategic Partners (SSP), an investment platform managed by Starwood Capital Group, has finalised an investment in VANA Partners, a real estate investment firm specialising in extended-stay hotels.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Portugal: Hybrid hotel chain The Social Hub has opened its first venue in Porto, Portugal, advancing the hospitality group’s European expansion.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to Hans Meyer, co-founder and MD of Zoku, about his vision for evolving the Zoku product and what’s next for the brand. Filmed at The EEA Sustainability Symposium 2025 held at The Westin London City.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Germany: Apaleo, an API-first open property management platform, has unveiled Agent Hub – which it claims is “the first-ever AI agent marketplace for the hospitality sector”.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Colin Laidlaw, VAT partner at Galloways Accounting, provides an updated overview of what the Upper Tribunal decision on the Sonder case means for the VAT treatment of serviced accommodation.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: In a second public consultation, plans have been updated for the first serviced apartment project Radisson will operate in the UK, located in Glasgow.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Morocco: Global owner-operator The Ascott Limited has expanded across North Africa, signing four Citadines aparthotels alongside one Ascott and one Unlimited Collection property.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Third-party operator Lodging Dynamics has promoted two members of its team to VP finance and director of business development.