Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Malhotra Group’s plans for an aparthotel in Newcastle city centre have received a boost with the withdrawal of an objection to the scheme by Northumbria police.

Reading Time: 2 minutesRSA: South Africa, and particularly Cape Town, has become the African continent’s development hot spot for aparthotel projects.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Coliving operator Quarters has announced plans for two further properties in Brooklyn.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore: Ascott parent company CapitaLand is set to roll out its co-living brand across Asia.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: A Home2 Suites by Hilton property has opened on Amelia Island, South Carolina.

Reading Time: 2 minutesKSA: The 172-key Ascott Corniche Al Khobar has opened, the sixth Ascott property in the Kingdom.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The 203-key Embassy Suites by Hilton Jonesboro Red Wolf Convention Center has opened in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Austin-based aparthotel company Locale has raised $11 million in Series A funding led by Amplo Ventures.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore: Hong Kong-based rental solution provider Dash Living has acquired Singapore co-living firm Easycity.