Serviced Apartment News: Suite Talk

SAN reporter Claudia Schergna chats with Siew Kim Beh, chief financial and sustainability officer of CapitaLand Investment and managing director for Japan and Korea at The Ascott Limited, about how the lines between hotels, extended stays and aparthotels are blurring, accessibility, sustainability commitments and more. Visit servicedapartmentnews.com for industry updates.

Zakee Ahmed, CEO of flexible living platform Livinc, talks to IHM's editor-in-chief George Sell about creating a seamless customer journey for relocation residents; why coliving is the next big thing for the company and the wider real estate sector; why he is optimistic about the development landscape, and much more.

SAN editor Eloise Hanson speaks to Mark Lewis, CEO of HotelREZ, about distribution strategies, capturing business travel, and importance of smart phones, AI and personalisation in the guest journey. They also talk about sci-fi books, Abba Voyage, and opening an animal sanctuary.

SAN editor Eloise Hanson speaks to David Whelan, founder and CEO of Urban Rest, about the group’s rapid expansion, diversification, and the future of flexible living. Recorded at the Oneder podcast studio in London’s Old Street – book at www.withoneder.com.

SAN editor Eloise Hanson chats to Charlie MacGregor, founder and CEO of The Social Hub, about the impact of changing traveller habits on the group’s expansion and the need for affordable student housing in Europe. They also talk about Jedis, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Charlie's ultimate dream goal of world peace.

SAN editor - hospitality Eloise Hanson talks to Larry Korman, president of AKA Hotels+Hotel Residences, about how the serviced apartment industry has evolved, the future urban landscape, and the regulatory pressures facing short-term rentals. They also discuss trips to Japan, Atlantic City in the 60s, and plenty more.

Felicity Cousins, assistant editor Serviced Apartment News, talks to Ricky Bichel, head of international expansion at limehome about the secret to its high occupancy rates since it launched, its acquisition and expansion plans across Europe, the technology behind its success and where limehome will be in five years time.

Felicity Cousins, assistant editor at SAN, talks to Xavier Desaulles, CEO of Adagio, about the company's arty rebrand, how the coliving concept is playing out, expansion plans for Europe and beyond including a new Shoreditch property, what keeps Xavier and the team on their toes and more...

SAN assistant editor Felicity Cousins spoke to Ngor Houai Lee, general manager Europe, Ascott Ltd about The Crest Collection and its heritage ethos, the brand's expansion outside France with new openings this year, how Ascott offers a brand for every guest and news of the GSTC recognition for Ascott CARES sustainability programme.

SAN's Felicity Cousins talks to the CEO of the Gresham Aparthotel Snizhana Yesaulenko about the first year for the Leicester aparthotel which launched during the pandemic. They discuss the challenges of converting a Victorian building into 121 rooms,  why aparthotels are the places to mix and mingle, why we have fallen out of love with working from home and more...