What will 2025 have in store for extended stays?
Eloise Hanson
10 December 2024
Reading Time: 6 minutes SAN editor Eloise Hanson outlines four key trends expected to shape the extended stay sector in 2025 and beyond.
2024 winners revealed at sparkling Serviced Apartment Awards
Eloise Hanson
24 May 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: 19 winners of the ninth annual Serviced Apartment Awards held at Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge celebrated at a black tie ceremony last night.
Wyndham adds 25th brand with WaterWalk partnership
Eloise Hanson
2 April 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Hospitality company Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has expanded into the upscale extended stay sector with a strategic partnership with flexible lodging brand WaterWalk.
WaterWalk opens first property of the year in Huntsville
Eloise Hanson
18 January 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Flexible lodging brand WaterWalk has launched its first property of 2024, located in Huntsville and the twelfth location for the group.Â
WaterWalk launches website with instant book features
Eloise Hanson
3 November 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Flexible lodging brand WaterWalk has launched a new website with the ability to instantly book apartments without traditional leasing requirements.
WaterWalk appoints Anhut as interim president and CDO
Eloise Hanson
24 August 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Flexible lodging brand WaterWalk has appointed Jim Anhut as the company’s interim president and chief development officer.
WaterWalk opens latest hybrid property
George Sell
7 June 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: WaterWalk has opened the newest property under the brand’s Gen 2.0 model, WaterWalk Boise – Meridian, Idaho.
WaterWalk hosts grand opening for next-gen lodging in Phoenix
Isha Borkar
2 March 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute USA: WaterWalk introduced its first next-generation extended-stay property, WaterWalk Phoenix North Happy Valley, on the 22nd of February.Â
WaterWalk breaks ground at The Bridges on Tucson’s south side
Isha Borkar
13 February 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute USA: WaterWalk will open a 126-room hotel with apartment-style suites, catering to business travellers or families for extended-stays in Tucson.
WaterWalk promotes Kate Bleakley to VP operations
Felicity Cousins
14 December 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute US:Â Flexible lodging brand, WaterWalk has promoted Kate Bleakley to vice president of operations.
Bank of England cuts interest rates by quarter point
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: The Bank of England has cut the cost of borrowing, reducing the base interest rate from 4.5 per cent to 4.25 per cent, a decision that stems from concerns about global economic uncertainties, particularly US trade tariffs.
Your Apartment expands in London with Camden site
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Serviced apartment brand Your Apartment has opened its latest London property, located in Camden.
Sydney aparthotel sold for coliving conversion in $31.5 million deal
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: BGO Strategic Capital Partners and Hotel Capital Partners have acquired the Sydney Potts Point Central Apartment Hotel for AUS$31.5 million.
Caliber signs 15 Hyatt Studios development deal across the US
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Real estate investor, developer, and manager Caliber Hospitality Development has signed an agreement with Hyatt to develop 15 Hyatt Studios hotels across five states.
Branded residences to top 1,600 global projects by 2030
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: The sixth edition of Branded Residences: An Overview, an independent report by Graham Associates, provides the latest data and analysis on the global branded residences sector.
Cost pressures and fragmented carbon data hinders green travel
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: A sustainability roundtable hosted by global serviced apartment agent SilverDoor found that fragmented carbon data and cost pressures are preventing businesses from meeting their travel sustainability targets.
Millennials and Gen Z want more business trips, CTM finds
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Data from global business travel specialist Corporate Travel Management (CTM) shows that Millennials and Gen Z employees want to travel more for work and see business travel as a key driver of professional growth and job satisfaction.
The July to launch first UK aparthotel in London Victoria this June
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: 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.
“Father of corporate housing” Howard Ruby dies aged 90
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Howard Ruby, founder of serviced apartment company Oakwood and widely regarded as the father of corporate housing, has died aged 90.
RMS and Right Revenue join forces
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Hospitality platform RMS has partnered with revenue management specialist Right Revenue to help short-term rentals, independent hotels, and serviced apartments boost profits through smarter pricing.Â