Hyatt opens 93 serviced apartments in Iraq
Felicity Cousins
16 May 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes IRAQ: Hyatt Hotels Corporation has opened its Hyatt Regency Erbil Residences in Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan capital.
Cheval The Edinburgh Grand joins Virtuoso’s portfolio
Felicity Cousins
12 May 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Cheval The Edinburgh Grand, the luxury all-apartment residence, has joined Virtuoso’s portfolio.
Hyatt plans 264 serviced apartments in Miami in mixed use riverfront development
Felicity Cousins
11 May 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Hyatt Hotels and Miami-based developer Gencom, have revealed plans to create a huge mixed use development near the Miami River.
Minor Hotels hints at Saudi expansion amid openings in Egypt, Doha and Dubai Â
Felicity Cousins
11 May 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dubai: Minor Hotels is further expanding its MEA portfolio with the addition of serviced apartments and aparthotels in Egypt, Doha and Dubai, and hints at more properties in Saudi Arabia.
Synergy launches first property in Germany
Felicity Cousins
10 May 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes GERMANY: Synergy has announced the launch of its first managed serviced apartment in Germany.
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.
Urban Creation opens student accommodation as serviced apartments
Felicity Cousins
10 May 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Bristol-based property developer Urban Creation is opening up its student accommodation as serviced apartments again following a successful trial run last year.
UK: SilverDoor shares serviced apartment trends at key ITM webinar
Felicity Cousins
9 May 2022
Reading Time: 4 minutes Pauline Houston, VP of global business development at SilverDoor, shared key trends at the Institute of Travel Management webinar The Rise of Serviced Apartments in Travel Programmes.
Oberoi Hotels and Resorts to bring serviced apartments to India’s capital
Felicity Cousins
9 May 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute INDIA: Delhi-based BI Group has partnered with Oberoi Hotels and Resorts to bring 19 serviced apartments to the city
TFE Hotels announces two Australia-inspired hotels for Singapore
Felicity Cousins
5 May 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute SINGAPORE: TFE Hotels has announced the opening of two hotels in Singapore under its Adina and Vibe brands.
Recharge 2025: Porto’s potential for the future of coliving
Reading Time: 3 minutes Portugal: International Hospitality Media hosted its annual European event Recharge in Porto this year, held at Vertical Dom Henrique.
GuestReady introduces first UK serviced accommodation offering
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Property management company GuestReady has introduced ‘The Fitzroy by GuestReady’, a luxury boutique serviced accommodation in the centre of London.
Radisson signs serviced apartments in Manila CBD
Reading Time: < 1 minute Philippines: Radisson Hotel Group has signed an upscale serviced apartment property with developer Cactus Realty Corporation, located in Salcedo Makati, Manila.
TravelPerk raises $200 million and acquires Yokoy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Business travel platform TravelPerk has raised $200 million in Series E funding, valuing the company at $2.7 billion.
OpenAI unveils AI agent Operator to book travel
Reading Time: 3 minutes US: OpenAI has unveiled one of its first AI agents called Operator, a system that can use its own browser to make travel reservations, fill out forms, order groceries and even create memes.
Ascott signs 16 Oakwood properties in 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: The Ascott Limited, the lodging business unit wholly owned by CapitaLand Investment, signed 16 Oakwood properties in 2024, representing a 30 per cent increase over the previous year.
Green Key awarded to 37 aparthotels managed by Adagio
Reading Time: < 1 minute Europe: 37 aparthotels directly managed by Adagio have been awarded Green Key certification.
Thomann appointed CEO of edyn
Reading Time: < 1 minute Europe: Alastair Thomann has been appointed CEO of serviced apartment and aparthotel group edyn, effective immediately, replacing Daniel Carre-Bishop, interim CEO who will now continue in his role as CFO.
2024 signings sees limehome grow to 9,000 units
Reading Time: < 1 minute Europe: Serviced apartment operator lime home signed 3,000 apartments in 2024, taking the group’s total contracted units to 9,000.
Maslow Capital provides £64 million to fund Vivere Residences
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Real estate finance provider Maslow Capital has provided a £64.2 million facility to developer Forshaw Land & Property Group for its Vivere Residence project in Manchester.Â