Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Pluto Finance has provided a £13.5m loan to developer SevenCapital to revitalise the Royal Angus Hotel in Birmingham.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Frasers Hospitality UK has announced it will be providing free period products for guests and staff in a first for the sector.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dorsett Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Mark Gallagher as area general manager UK.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Situ Extended Stay Serviced Accommodation Specialists has appointed Rebecca Gonzaga as its new commercial director.
Reading Time: 4 minutes UK: International Serviced Apartment Accreditation Process (ISAAP) says its new security accreditation is a “no brainer” after YouGov survey.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Plans have been submitted for an historic building to be converted into a luxury aparthotel in Edinburgh.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: The Cheval Collection has broken ground in Glasgow for its new property the Cheval Maison, West Regent Glasgow.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Sheffield-based Stay Angels has announced it is opening six new serviced apartments in the centre of Chester.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: The Apartment Network (TAN) will receive additional funding from its parent company, private equity firm Ansor.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Aparthotel plans have been submitted for Bishop Auckland a town in County Durham
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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: 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.
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.
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.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Switzerland: Five-star serviced apartment provider Swiss Hotel Apartments has launched a set of properties in Engelberg and Lugano.
Reading Time: 2 minutes France: German property management company limehome has entered the French market, due to open 25 apartments in Paris Suresnes and 19 in the historic old town of Versailles within the next 12 months.