{"id":119854,"date":"2021-01-26T07:30:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T00:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/cheap-rents-beckon-hong-kong-residents-as-serviced-apartment-operators-slash-rates-throw-in-freebies-to-boost-occupancy\/"},"modified":"2021-01-26T08:04:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T01:04:35","slug":"cheap-rents-beckon-hong-kong-residents-as-serviced-apartment-operators-slash-rates-throw-in-freebies-to-boost-occupancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/cheap-rents-beckon-hong-kong-residents-as-serviced-apartment-operators-slash-rates-throw-in-freebies-to-boost-occupancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheap rents beckon Hong Kong residents as serviced apartment operators slash rates, throw in freebies to boost occupancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nResidents and expatriates in the world\u2019s most expensive city now have a chance to make some big savings on rents.Hong Kong\u2019s embattled serviced apartment operators are slashing rents, in some cases, by as much as half, and offering sweeteners to boost occupancy rates that have been hit hard by travel restrictions and a sharp decline in relocations because of the coronavirus pandemic.\u201cWhilst hotels can entice locals with attractive staycation packages, serviced apartments rely heavily on\u2026&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/article\/3119192\/cheap-rents-beckon-hong-kong-residents-serviced-apartment-operators-slash\" target=\"_blank\">Cheap rents beckon Hong Kong residents as serviced apartment operators slash rates, throw in freebies to boost occupancy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Residents and expatriates in the world\u2019s most expensive city now have a chance to make&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-vb8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":111046,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-hoteliers-issue-sos-as-plunging-rates-touch-us9-a-night-and-occupancy-hits-20-per-cent-amid-protests\/","url_meta":{"origin":119854,"position":0},"title":"Hong Kong hoteliers issue SOS as plunging rates touch US$9 a night and occupancy hits 20 per cent amid protests","date":"September 25, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Hong Kong hotel operators have called on the government to waive rents and even allow properties to offer empty rooms on long-term leases, or for sale, as a way of survival amid a steep decline in occupancy and rates brought on by 16 weeks of protests in the city.At\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8196,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ascott-to-open-serviced-apartment-in-one-north\/","url_meta":{"origin":119854,"position":1},"title":"Ascott to open serviced apartment in one-north","date":"March 7, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Citadines Fusionopolis Singapore. 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