Evolution and expansion
Ascott's unprecedented growth spurt on its home patch shows how it is adapting to the evolving hospitality sector and its clients needs.
By George Sell
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The green opportunity
Sustainability is a hot topic in the hotel world, and indeed the wider construction industry, but one which is not mentioned very often in conjunction with serviced apartments.
- By George Sell
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A sea change for Dubai
• Dubai has often been at the forefront of incredibly ambitious schemes in the hospitality and tourism markets, and this week the emirate's nascent but healthy short-term rental space just burst in to life with two landmark deals.
- By George Sell
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The real opportunity for co-living
The term co-living is a misunderstood one - although there are operators out there with an international product aimed at high income global nomads, this demographic is unlikely to be big enough to support a fast-growing industry.
- By George Sell
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The circle of life
• Although it has been described as London's ugliest hotel, there is something slightly poignant about the fate of the Holiday Inn London Kensington Forum.
- By George Sell
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Building synergies
You won't see many clearer examples of the synergistic relationship between the extended stay and serviced apartment sector and corporate business than two of the US stories we have covered this week.
- By George Sell
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ESA goes "asset-right"
Extended Stay America is now just over half way through its five year ESA 2.0 plan to transform the business through the selling, building and franchising of assets.
- By George Sell
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Prime Position
The prime central London residential market has had a well-documented tough time of it recently - Spring review figures from Knight Frank show that there is still no growth in terms of sales and prices, while sales were down by 15 per cent year-on-year in 2018 and prices down 4.4 per cent.
- By George Sell
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