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.
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: < 1 minute UK: Tech-enabled operator limehome has appointed Will Kingston as the company’s director of expansion for the United Kingdom.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Northern Ireland: Developer Z Property Group has appointed Sonder to operate a nine-storey serviced apartment building on Dublin Road in Belfast.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN editor Eloise Hanson comments on Sonder’s strategic agreement with Marriott. Read more on Serviced Apartment News.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Short-term rental apartment management company Sonder has entered into a long-term licensing agreement with Marriott, in addition to securing $146 million in liquidity.
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Short-term rental apartment management company Sonder has announced significant reduction in its portfolio and a $10 million financing to “improve the
Reading Time: 5 minutes Recent VAT tribunal decisions have led to uncertainty as to how serviced apartment operators should treat their income. Crowe’s Adam Cutler provides background to the issue and what operators should do to protect their position while litigation is ongoing.
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Hospitality company Sonder is set to make 106 corporate employees redundant, accounting for 17 per cent of the company’s overall workforce by the end of March.
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Next-generation hospitality company Sonder is expanding its business travel segment to include group bookings.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Extended stay hotel brand LivAway Suites has expanded in Arizona, breaking ground on its fourth site in Tucson.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Furniture and fit-out company David Phillips Furniture Limited has filed a notice of intent (NOI) to appoint administrators.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutes EMEA: Investor-operator Frasers Hospitality has appointed Darryl Walker as commercial director EMEA, a newly created position in the team.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Worldwide: Serviced apartment agent Synergy Global Housing has introduced the CarbonSMART tool to provide emissions reporting for its managed properties and supplier network.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Italy: Milan‑based proptech company Spacest.com has acquired the domain name, logo, and brand of TheHomeLike.com, formerly owned by German proptech Homelike, as part of its accelerated expansion across Europe.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Family-owned business Sweeney Group has opened its second aparthotel in Aviemore.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: Skye Suites Sydney, a five-star serviced-apartment property in Sydney’s CBD, has been sold to Furama Hotels International in what has been reported as the city’s largest hotel sale so far this year.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ireland: Developer Dalespell Limited has received consent to increase the number of rooms and additional retail space for its aparthotel project on O’Connell Street in Limerick.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Spain: The four-star Punta Calera Aparthotel has opened in the coastal town of Los Alcázares.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany: Aparthotel operator Adagio has opened its 12th property in Germany, located in Stuttgart, as part of the brand’s strategy to expand within the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).