Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina: Shama Hongqiao Shanghai, situated within the Greater Hongqiao Area in Shanghai, is now welcoming guests.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Residence Inn by Marriott is opening its first extended stay hotel in Stamford, Connecticut, in late autumn 2018.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: BridgeStreet has expanded its offer to business travellers to include options such as hostels and vacation rentals.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBulgaria: Cleves, an owner and operator of serviced apartments in Sofia, has announced that GM Peter Diakov has left the company, and has been succeeded by Bozhidar Zahariev.

Reading Time: 2 minutesKSA: Ascott has welcomed two new Saudi nationals to key roles at Ascott Rafal Olaya Riyadh, in line with the company’s continued Saudisation efforts.

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Cycas Hospitality will manage a 78-room Hyatt Place hotel in Rouen, the capital of Normandy.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A planning application for an aparthotel and commercial units in Leeds has been recommended for approval.

Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: Crown Group Holdings will open SKYE Suites Sydney next month.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The construction of Home2 Suites by Hilton in Gulf Breeze, Florida, has cleared the first of the city’s three-step planning process.