Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: Marlin Apartments has bought three buildings on Aungier Street in Dublin as part of a hotel project.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Ann Gloag, one of Scotland’s richest women, is one of the investors converting an Edinburgh office building in to a Mode aparthotel, operated by BridgeStreet.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Leeds-based Roomzzz Aparthotels will open properties in London, Manchester and Newcastle during 2017.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIndonesia: Frasers Hospitality Group is set to launch Fraser Suites Kuningan, the group’s fourth property in Jakarta.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A recent poll of travel buyers has revealed that the cost of business travel is rising faster in the UK than in continental Europe.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: A Sainsbury’s Local will occupy part of the ground floor of Marlin Apartments Lambeth North project.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina: Ascott has signed contracts to manage six properties with more than 1,200 units in China.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRussia: Lemminkainen, a Finnish construction company is to build an aparthotel in the south of St Petersburg.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Stay Alfred, a startup that operates short-term rentals in the downtown areas of major US cities, has closed a $15 million Series A investment round.