Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: JLL Capital Markets, on behalf of Akara Partners, has arranged a $57.6 million refinance loan for the Home2Suites by Hilton Chicago River North.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: BridgeStreet was named Best Serviced Apartment Provider at the Business Travel Awards in London, for the second year running.

Reading Time: 5 minutesSpain: Hospitality and real estate professionals from around Europe braved the might of Storm Gloria for the third staging of International Hospitality Media’s uniquely collaborative RECHARGE event.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: The Sebel Canberra Hotel has been bought in an off-market deal worth AUS$48 million, six months after it opened.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Leaders from real estate, technology and government discussed data at Round Hill Ventures’ latest PropTech Connect session in London.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSwitzerland: VISIONAPARTMENTS has opened its conversion of the former Hotel Fox in Lucerne, adding 60 apartments to its portfolio.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOman: Radisson Hotel Group has announced the signing of Radisson Hotel Apartments Muscat Ghala Heights.

Reading Time: 2 minutesNew Zealand: Quest NZ is celebrating 21 years of business and has a record number of new aparthotels scheduled to open in the next 18 months.