Mews raises $110 million reaching unicorn status
The Netherlands: Amsterdam-based hospitality cloud Mews has become a unicorn, valued at $1.2 billion following its latest funding round of $110 million from existing and new investors.
The Netherlands: Amsterdam-based hospitality cloud Mews has become a unicorn, valued at $1.2 billion following its latest funding round of $110 million from existing and new investors.
UAE: Five-star property Marriott Executive Apartments, Dubai Creek has partnered with mobile F&B ordering platform IRIS to support in-room dining.
US: Extended-stay hotel franchisor My Place Hotels of America has partnered with Grubhub, an online and mobile food ordering and delivery platform.
UK: Business travel management platform TravelPerk has closed an additional $104 million funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
Worldwide: Technology and business consultancy BJSS has partnered with extended stay accommodation agency Situ to launch Xenia, an automated booking platform.
APAC/EU: Operator Frasers Hospitality has partnered with fintech platform Adyen to power payments across the group’s portfolio in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and Europe.
UK: Global corporate accommodation platform AltoVita has unveiled its new free-to-use EcoStats tool to accurately estimate the CO2 emissions for each night’s stay in
Worldwide: Travel retail technology company Travelport has secured $570 million in equity financing from existing holders and lenders.
Worldwide: Serviced accommodation provider SilverDoor has launched a carbon calculator sustainability tool for the global corporate housing sector.
UK: Global accommodation agency Situ has joined the sustainability data company Sedex to improve the management of ESG factors within Situ’s supply chain.
UK: Serviced apartment provider National Corporate Housing (NCH) has signed 19 short-stay apartments in King’s Cross London, located in a BTR building developed by Related Argent.
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AUS: The Ascott Limited, Australia has opened its latest Quest aparthotel, located in the billion-dollar Woolooware Bay Town Centre development in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire.
EMEA: Business travel trade organisation the GBTA has appointed Pauline Houston, SilverDoor’s SVP of business development, as the first chairperson of the GBTA WINiT EMEA Chapter
UAE: Serviced apartment group Cheval Collection has signed a management agreement to add a second property in Dubai under its Cheval Maison flag.
US: Tech-enabled long and short-stay brand Mint House has appointed Judy Turchin, former chief operating officer at Equinox, as independent director of the group’s executive board.
UK: Digitalised hospitality platform NUMA Group has entered the UK market, partnering with management company New World Hospitality Group to launch NUMA Bloom in the former Bedford Corner Hotel in London.
UK/SA: Serviced apartment operator Charles Hope has opened an office in Cape Town, South Africa, as well as four sites in the UK.
UK: Vertus, the BTR arm of Canary Wharf Group, has expanded its offer with two new serviced apartment buildings at 3 and 15 West Lane.
UAE: PropTech serviced apartment platform Homelike has launched operations in Dubai with an initial 2,500 units and an expected 6,000 units in the next six months.