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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...

SAN assistant editor Felicity Cousins talked to Fredrik Raastad, head of expansion for Forenom, about the extended stay sector in the Nordics and how the company has plans for other parts of Europe. They also discussed trends in the sector and how Forenom adapted and grew over the last two years.

Felicity Cousins, assistant editor of Serviced Apartment News, spoke to Bindu Bhatia, global head of business development for RoomIt by CWT. They talk about how corporate travel programmes are adapting to different business travel trends, which regions and sectors have bounced back, how RoomIt helps with compliance and helps the traveller make the best decisions, how serviced apartments can be seen as the sustainable choice and how WFH (working from hotels) is here to stay.

Felicity Cousins, assistant editor of SAN, spoke with Mimi Oliver, CEO of the US extended stay brand WaterWalk. Oliver, whose grandfather Jack DeBoer is widely recognised as being the inventor of the extended-stay concept, with Residence Inn launching in 1975, talks about the new generation offerings for the brand and how she believes “flexible lodging” is the way forward for the extended stay sector. Oliver explains how there are nine more properties under development and the company is open to franchise agreements and partners for growth of the brand across the US.

Felicity Cousins, assistant editor of SAN, speaks to Ben Harper, group managing director of Watergate Bay Hotel, Beach Retreats and Another Place hotels. Ben has years of experience in the serviced apartment sector, previously working for SACO (now edyn) and Go Native. The conversation covers how people travel, what the extended stay sector is doing and some exciting news about new extended stay developments by the beach.

Felicity Cousins, assistant editor at Serviced Apartment News, talks to Martin Biermann, chief product officer at HRS, about the Green Stay Initiative, which launched last year. During an in-depth chat about sustainability in the world of hotels and extended stay Biermann explains the framework of the initiative, how we are all at different stages of our sustainability journeys and how to decarbonise a hotel stay.