Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: Ascott has bought a 60 per cent top-up stake in Quest Apartment Hotels, giving it a total holding in the company of 80 per cent.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Veriu Hotels & Suites has opened a 64-room serviced apartment building called Veriu Broadway.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Homewood Suites by Hilton has announced its latest property, in Topeka, Kansas.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: The former Zanzibar nightclub in Dublin is the subject of a planning application for an aparthotel conversion.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan: Hyatt Hotels is set to bring its Hyatt House brand to Kanazawa, in Ishikawa Prefecture.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Korman Communities has bought the The Residences at 8500, on LA’s Sunset Strip, and will operate it as the latest AKA property.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Stayawhile, a global network of furnished apartments aimed at creating a lifestyle brand for business travellers, has been launched to market.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: SACO’s design-led aparthotel brand Locke has opened its second location, on Edinburgh’s George Street.

Reading Time: < 1 minutePhilippines: Primex Corp is venturing into the serviced apartment sector, in a bit to boost income.