Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: The inaugural Urban Living Impact Award winners were honoured at the Urban Living Festival in London. The awards have
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: The Ascott Limited, a lodging business owned by CapitaLand Investment, has signed eight global lyf properties and has expanded into city hotels and resorts.
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Flexible hospitality and multifamily operator Placemakr will launch its first aparthotel The Maverick in San Antonio, Texas, early next year.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Flexible apartment membership company Landing has introduced Autopilot, a new platform offering listing and guest management services for multifamily property owners.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Thailand: Frasers Hospitality, the business unit of Frasers Property Group, has signed a management agreement with One Bangkok, the city’s lifestyle district, for 261 serviced apartments.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Germany: Flexible housing provider Habyt has three openings scheduled in Q4 this year, located in Berlin and Frankfurt.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Tech-enabled flexible living operator Mint House has opened its latest site in Denver, Downtown Union Station, following a refurbishment and expansion of units in a high-rise building.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany: Flexible living operator Habyt has opened its first short and long-stay hotel in Europe with The Waterfront in Berlin.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UAE / UK: Rasmala Investment Bank Limited, an alternative investment manager in the Middle East, has launched a five-year UK multifamily strategy to create a portfolio of residential properties in the UK exceeding US$2 billion in investment value.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute THAILAND: The Ascott Group’s first lyf property in Thailand has reopened this month.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: Digital hospitality platform NUMA Group has shared a growth report for 2024 highlighting its expansion in Europe, strategic acquisitions, and new partnerships.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Global Hospitality Investment Group (GHIG) has provided a mezzanine loan to support the refinancing of Wilde by Staycity London Liverpool Street.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Blackpool Council has approved plans to convert the former Jobcentre on Queen Street into a 22-unit aparthotel, despite 66 objections from residents and businesses.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Marriott is set to expand in Pennsylvania with the ground breaking of an extended-stay hotel under its TownePlace Suites flag in North Cornwall Township this spring.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Serviced apartment agent Synergy Global Housing has unveiled its technology platform SAPPHIRE, designed to help corporate clients source and manage extended-stay accommodation.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to Dino Karic, co-founder and CEO of FLOK, about the group’s expansion plans in Southeast Europe and the role of tech in optimising operations and ROI. Filmed at the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) 2025 at the InterContinental Berlin.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: ​West77 Partners has submitted plans to construct a LivAway Suites extended-stay hotel in Mesa, Arizona.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Operator Veriu Group in partnership with developer Riverlee has commenced construction on the Punthill Epping aparthotel to the north of Melbourne, set to open in mid-2026.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Hotel franchisor Choice Hotels International has opened three new properties in Alabama, Arizona and California under its Everhome Suites brand.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Property developer and operator The Nurtur Group is set to launch City Studios Preston, its first serviced apartment property in the north of England, later this month.