York serviced apartments planned for central location
Felicity Cousins
5 December 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Planning has been secured for serviced apartments in a building in York city centre.
Reading aparthotel set for approval
Felicity Cousins
2 December 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Plans to redevelop part of Reading town centre including an aparthotel are in the final stages of approval.
Supercity’s UK portfolio achieves ISAAP’s security accreditation
Felicity Cousins
24 November 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Supercity Aparthotels has announced all of its UK properties have received ISAAP’s Secure Serviced Accommodation Accreditation.
Optii Solutions partners with ASAP for intelligent tech
Felicity Cousins
24 November 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Optii Solutions, a leading hotel operations software, has teamed up with the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP).
Rental startup Ukio raises €27 million to expand and target flexible workers
Felicity Cousins
23 November 2022
Reading Time: 3 minutes EUROPE: Ukio, a flexible rental startup, which provides fully furnished serviced homes has raised €27 million in Series A funding.
room2 produces anti Black Friday video
Felicity Cousins
22 November 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: The founder of the world’s first fully whole life net zero hometel, has produced a video against Black Friday schemes.
EXCLUSIVE: SilverDoor parent company unveils serviced apartment consultancy, Ariosi
Felicity Cousins
21 November 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: SilverDoor has spoken exclusively to SAN about the launch of its sister company Ariosi, a consultancy for the serviced apartment sector.
Adagio’s Glasgow aparthotel to open December 1st
Felicity Cousins
21 November 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Adagio has unveiled the location of its new aparthotel in Glasgow, which will open on December 1st.
Your Apartment opens its largest aparthotel in Milton Keynes
Felicity Cousins
21 November 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Bristol-based Your Apartment has opened its largest aparthotel yet with the Your Apartment Milton Keynes.
Plans for Bristol aparthotel approved
Felicity Cousins
17 November 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Plans for a 19 unit aparthotel property have been approved in Bristol.
SilverDoor report shows falling rates and surge in Eastern markets
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: New data collected by serviced apartment agent SilverDoor reveals that the latest trends in corporate travel include a rise in group bookings and higher demand for emerging markets across EMEA and APAC.
Starwood Strategic Partners invests in VANA Partners
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Starwood Strategic Partners (SSP), an investment platform managed by Starwood Capital Group, has finalised an investment in VANA Partners, a real estate investment firm specialising in extended-stay hotels.
The Social Hub expands to Portugal with €60 million Porto opening
Reading Time: 2 minutes Portugal: Hybrid hotel chain The Social Hub has opened its first venue in Porto, Portugal, advancing the hospitality group’s European expansion.
Hans Meyer on Zoku 2.0
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to Hans Meyer, co-founder and MD of Zoku, about his vision for evolving the Zoku product and what’s next for the brand. Filmed at The EEA Sustainability Symposium 2025 held at The Westin London City.
Apaleo unveils “first AI agent marketplace for hospitality sector”
Reading Time: 2 minutes Germany: Apaleo, an API-first open property management platform, has unveiled Agent Hub – which it claims is “the first-ever AI agent marketplace for the hospitality sector”.
What now for VAT and serviced accommodation?
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.
Plans updated for UK debut of Radisson serviced apartments
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: In a second public consultation, plans have been updated for the first serviced apartment project Radisson will operate in the UK, located in Glasgow.
Ascott grows Citadines in Morocco with four sites
Reading Time: < 1 minute Morocco: Global owner-operator The Ascott Limited has expanded across North Africa, signing four Citadines aparthotels alongside one Ascott and one Unlimited Collection property.
Lodging Dynamics expands leadership team with two promotions
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Third-party operator Lodging Dynamics has promoted two members of its team to VP finance and director of business development.
Swiss Hotel Apartments opens properties in Engelberg and Lugano
Reading Time: < 1 minute Switzerland: Five-star serviced apartment provider Swiss Hotel Apartments has launched a set of properties in Engelberg and Lugano.