Reading Time: 3 minutes Worldwide: The 19 shortlists for the tenth annual Serviced Apartment Awards have been officially revealed, ahead of the black tie ceremony on Tuesday 13 May 2025.
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 SAN speaks exclusively to David Whelan, CEO of Urban Rest, about the motivating reasons for launching its mid-stay BTR offer Urban+ and what challenges it seeks to address.
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: < 1 minute SAN sits down with Steve Lowy, founder of Jitaku, to learn more about the inspiration behind the brand and as well as the company’s development strategy.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to Hubert Viriot, CEO of YOTEL, about the launch of the group’s first aparthotel in Europe (London) and its mixed-use development strategy, as well as the growth of aparthotel brands. Filmed at YOTEL London Stratford.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Atul Prakash, Operational Director collects the Best Use of Social Media Award for Staycity Aparthotels. The winners of the Ninth
Reading Time: < 1 minute Inessa Avagyan & Danielle Cole collect the Team of the Year Award for The Residence. The winners of the Ninth
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sally Brading, Director collects the Best Operator 51-200 Units Award for Destiny Scotland Apartments. The winners of the Ninth Annual Serviced
Reading Time: < 1 minute David Noble & Peter Hancock, Director of Hospitality and Travel and Ambassador share their thoughts and feelings on the SAA
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: The winners of the 2025 Serviced Apartment Awards celebrated last night at the tenth milestone ceremony, held at Sheraton Grand London Park Lane.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: Aparthotel brand Adagio has revealed its FIRST strategic plan and development objectives for 2030.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Finland: Tech-powered hospitality operator Bob W has appointed Badis Boudjakdji as real estate director for Iberia and Renato Sciannimanico as real estate director for Southern Europe.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Zimbabwe: Developer WestProp Holdings Limited has broken ground on the first Radisson-branded serviced apartments in the country.
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.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Serviced apartment brand Your Apartment has opened its latest London property, located in Camden.
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.
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.
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.
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.