Reading Time: 2 minutes The Planning Inspectorate has dismissed an appeal against the unauthorised use of 254-256 and 258 Belsize Road, north London, as serviced apartments for short-term lets.
Reading Time: 7 minutes UK: UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP has delivered a Labour Budget for the first time in 14 years as the government warned of “difficult” decisions to “restore economic stability” and plug a £22 billion black hole in public finances that was estimated by the Office for Budget Responsibility [OBR].
Reading Time: 6 minutes UK: The UK Government has announced reforms to planning laws that will empower councils in England to make short-term lets
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: < 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.
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.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Flexible hospitality operator Mint House has opened its first aparthotel in Washington DC, housed in a former office.
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.
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.
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.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Real estate investment firm and asset manager DTZ Investors has acquired the Staycity Aparthotels Edinburgh property for £12 million.
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.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Middle East: Airlines are suspending services to the Middle East as rising conflict continues to disrupt key air corridors in the region.