Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN editor Eloise Hanson speaks to David Whelan, founder and CEO of Urban Rest, about the group’s rapid expansion, diversification, and the future of flexible living.
Reading Time: < 1 minute New Zealand: Flexible accommodation operator Urban Rest has made its debut in New Zealand with the opening of Urban Rest Sylvia Park in Auckland.
Reading Time: < 1 minute AUS: Flexible accommodation operator Urban Rest has launched Urban Rest North Sydney, the group’s third property north of the bridge and its 23rd in the city.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Flexible accommodation operator Urban Rest has introduced Urban Rest Homes, extending its product offering to include a collection of standalone, self-catering properties.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK/Ireland: Flexible accommodation operator Urban Rest has opened two properties in Dublin and London.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Spain: The four-star Punta Calera Aparthotel has opened in the coastal town of Los Alcázares.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany: Aparthotel operator Adagio has opened its 12th property in Germany, located in Stuttgart, as part of the brand’s strategy to expand within the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Corporate accommodation platform AltoVita has unveiled its guest experience app AltoStay, set to launch in Q4 2025.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Digital hospitality platform NUMA has expanded in the UK with a launch this summer in Brighton, its first in the coastal city.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Trade bodies the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP), the Professional Association of Self-Caterers UK (PASC UK), and the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC) will work together to address shared legislative and regulatory challenges.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: The Government of Western Australia has purchased the former Fraser Suites Perth for $105 million to be repurposed into affordable social housing.Â
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.