Reading Time: 2 minutesChina: Frasers Hospitality is expanding its footprint in smaller cities in China, driven by the presence of more international companies and demand from domestic travellers.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: My Place Hotels of America has broken ground on Nebraska’s second My Place hotel, located in Hastings.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Atlanta-based developer Songy Highroads (SHR) has topped out at the 201-key Hyatt House Nashville.

Reading Time: < 1 minutePoland: Orbis Hotel Group has signed a 20-year management contract for the first Adagio aparthotel in Kraków.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: New research from Expedia has revealed 60 per cent of corporate travellers extend their trips to add some leisure activities.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: Dublin City Council has refused planning consent for an eight-story aparthotel on the site of the Ashling Hotel.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Extended Stay America has announced that Christopher N. Dekle has been appointed to serve as the next general Counsel and corporate secretary, effective from June 1.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Noble Investment Group has acquired the Residence Inn by Marriott Tampa Downtown for an undisclosed sum.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Eurostay Beach Hotel in Bournemouth has been given consent for a change of use to serviced apartments.