
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Alexander Goad, chief executive and co-founder of lifestyle serviced apartment operator The July, has announced he will step down from his role on 1 April 2026.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Around 300 professionals from across the living, hospitality and flex workspace sectors attended the 2025 Urban Living Festival in London this week.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSAN editor Eloise Hanson talks about rise of green loans in hospitality and why sustainable credentials are becoming a ticket to financing.

Reading Time: < 1 minutePortugal: Operator The July has secured a green loan of €29 million to convert the Palácio da Baronesa in Lisbon into an aparthotel.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Lifestyle aparthotel brand The July has opened its first UK property, a 114-key site, in London Victoria.

Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: Sydney-based super fund Aware Super has acquired APG’s stake in aparthotel owner and operator The July.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Amsterdam-based hospitality brand The July is set to open its first UK property this June, unveiling a 114-room aparthotel in London’s Victoria district.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: Lifestyle aparthotel brand The July has begun construction on its Dublin property, located on Capel Street.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Lifestyle aparthotel brand The July will open its first international property in London Victoria, scheduled to launch in July 2025.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Netherlands: The July, which rebranded from City ID in November 2023, has acquired the Holiday Inn Amsterdam South and will convert the site into its seventh aparthotel.