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Hilton unveils LivSmart Studios extended stay brand

HILTON HAS CONFIRMED its new lower midscale extended stay brand will be known as LivSmart Studios by Hilton.

Hilton said that the brand, which had previously been assigned the working title ‘Project H3’, had been “created for the long-stay guest who never stopped travelling, even throughout the pandemic”.

LivSmart Studios will target travellers looking for apartment-style accommodation for 20 nights or more, with the first property expected to open in Kokomo, Indiana by late summer this year, and 350 deals “in various stages of negotiation”. Signature brand standards will include apartment-style suites with fully equipped kitchens, a!tness centre, outdoor patio, laundry, retail market and The Hive lobby area.

NORSE ATLANTIC DROPS ROUTES

NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS has confirmed it will not resume flights from Gatwick to Washington DC and Boston this summer.

The routes were launched in June and September 2023 respectively, but were suspended for the winter season, and there

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