Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Chatham Lodging Trust has acquired two branded extended stay hotels comprising 269 rooms at the Domain mixed-use development in Austin, Texas.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBahrain: Hilton’s DoubleTree brand will make its debut in Bahrain with 113 serviced apartments.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteColombia: The 131-key Residence Inn by Marriott Bogota is the extended stay brand’s first property in the country.

Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Northern European designer short-stay apartment operator Bob W has announced its expansion into Spain with a new property opening in Madrid in September.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSouth Africa: Hyatt House Johannesburg Sandton will be the first property for Hyatt’s extended stay brand in Africa.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Plans have been submitted for the conversion of the upper floors of three historic buildings in Glasgow city centre into 74 serviced apartments.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMorocco: Radisson Hotel Group has opened four new hotels join Morocco, including a Radisson Blu Residences at Al Hoceima.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Sandpiper Hospitality has added Suburban Extended Stay Hotels in North Carolina to its portfolio, expanding its partnership with Choice Hotels.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Next-generation lodging company Sonder has announced that it has launched on the Global Distribution System [GDS] and that it is now partnered with a number of high-profile travel management companies [TMCs] and consortia, including Egencia and TripActions, among other partners.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: Oakwood has signed a strategic partnership with Sensation Group to operate properties in Hyderabad and Bangalore.