Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Newcastle developer The Malhotra Group has submitted a planning application to convert a 19th century city centre building in to an aparthotel.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The City of Edinburgh Council is taking legal action over the Scottish Government’s decision to approve a masterplan extension at Edinburgh Marina.

Reading Time: 2 minutesChina: Onyx Hospitality Group has opened a 384-key Shama serviced residence in Hangzhou.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer Oakland Holdings is seeking an operator for a 175-unit Belfast city centre aparthotel which has received full planning permission from the City Council.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Wyndham president and CEO Geoff Ballotti has announced a raft of new initiatives including dual branded Hawtorn Suites and la Quinta properties.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Quest Apartment Hotels has opened its Liverpool aparthotel – its first property in the UK and its first outside Australasia.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: My Place Hotels has opened its 50 and 51st properties in South Dakota and Nevada respectively.

Reading Time: 4 minutesSingapore: The Ascott Limited is investing US$202.2 million in a freehold serviced residence in the Central Business District of North Sydney.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Victoria Hall in South Shields could be converted in to an aparthotel under new plans from Property Developments Ltd.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThailand: Bangkok-based ONYX Hospitality Group has signed a management agreement with leading Thai real estate company Ratanakorn Asset for three new hotels in Eastern Thailand.