Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Quest Geelong Central, an 87-room aparthotel located at 71-77 Gheringhap Street, has officially opened in Melbourne.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Hospitality and living operator The Ascott Limited has launched a generative AI-powered chatbot named Cubby in test-bed stage at properties in the UK.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Singapore: Hospitality business The Ascott Limited has refreshed its namesake brand Ascott to reflect a “flex-hybrid accommodation concept”.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Singapore: Serviced apartment and hotel operator The Ascott Limited has signed a memorandum of understand with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council to provide international accreditation for hospitality leaders in Singapore.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UAE: International lodging owner and operator, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has appointed Pekka Hirvi as the director of business development for the Middle East, Africa and Turkey.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Romania: Hospitality operator The Ascott Limited has partnered with developer Forty Management to open a hotel in Bucharest under the luxury brand Crest Collection.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Serviced apartment brand Quest has reported that its rates have surged back above 80 per cent with nightly rates reaching more than $200.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Worldwide: The Ascott Limited says that it is on track to reach 160,000 keys by the end of this year. Read more on SAN.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Ariva Serviced Residences, the official luxury apartments of the Las Vegas Raiders, will expand to 75 units this spring.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Worldwide: Corporate accommodation platform AltoVita has launched a self-serve version of AltoVerse, enabling travel managers to book and manage extended stays.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Portugal: International Hospitality Media hosted its annual European event Recharge in Porto this year, held at Vertical Dom Henrique.
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.
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.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Business travel platform TravelPerk has raised $200 million in Series E funding, valuing the company at $2.7 billion.
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.
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.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Europe: 37 aparthotels directly managed by Adagio have been awarded Green Key certification.
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.