Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Plans have been made to convert an office building in the welsh town of Newport into an aparthotel building.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: Staycity, which operates aparthotels across Europe, has negotiated rent freezes where possible its with landlords.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS/Singapore: Oakwood has postponed the sale of its global solutions business to Dwellworks and is suspending new bookings through its agency arm.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The government has issued guidance to accommodation providers and has advised all those providing commercial accommodation to close.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Furnished apartment provider Zeus Living has joined the growing list of companies in the real estate and travel sectors to lay off a significant portion of its staff.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: San Francisco-based hospitality startup Sonder has announced it has laid off 22 per cent of its workforce and furloughed an additional 11 per cent of its staff as the reality of the coronavirus impact on the travel industry bites hard.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSwitzerland: Boutique luxury apart-hotel company, Le Bijou, is offering a quarantine package for customers to stay in high-end quarantine apartments, with meal delivery and medical services included.

Reading Time: 2 minutesMalaysia: Eastern & Oriental will open the 51-storey Conlay luxury serviced apartment project.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBerkshire-based apartment provider Suite Hub has appointed Aneal Sadiq to the newly created role of commercial director.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Apartment agency SilverDoor has promoted Stuart Winstone to group CEO.