Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: edyn has launched the Cove serviced apartment brand, and will open the first Cove-branded property in Liverpool.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Leicester aparthotel The Gresham held a topping out ceremony on June 23.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNorthern Ireland: Central Belfast Apartments has seen a 60 per cent increase in reservations in the past month, as Covid restrictions are gradually lifted.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The planning committee in Houghton, Michigan has approved plans for a new extended stay hotel, which now awaits county approval.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Hotel-focused real estate investment trust Condor Hospitality Trust is looking to sell a portfolio of 15 select service and extended stay hotels.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Blackstone and Starwood Capital have part funded their acquisition of Extended Stay America with a $4.65 billion loan.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: More than 40 per cent of member companies surveyed this month by the Global Business Travel Association have restarted non-essential domestic business travel or have set a date for restarting.

Reading Time: 3 minutesFrance/Vietnam: The Ascott Limited has announced its acquisition of two new properties in Paris and Hanoi.

Reading Time: 4 minutesUS: A Marriott-branded Residence Inn is set to open in October in downtown Berkeley, California.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: Developer Esprit Investments has been denied planning permission for a 124- key aparthotel in south Dublin.