By Amber Murray Berlin-based digital hotel platform Numa Group has acquired Native Places, the short-stay business division of UK-based Native Holdings, for an undisclosed price. The acquisition will add over 800 units to Numa’s property portfolio. The news is another positive sign for the UK’s hotel market. Last month, Knight Frank data revealed investment into the sector had jumped 50 per cent in the first half of 2024 to £3bn. Separately, research by Savills showed dealmaking in the UK hotel sector hit the highest volume in a decade in the first half of 2023, up 35 per cent compared with th…