Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Jack DeBoer, the extended stay pioneer who founded the Residence Inn, Summerfield Suites, Candlewood Suites, Value Place and WaterWalk, has died after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: edyn has announced the opening dates for seven Locke aparthotels in 2021.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRomania: VISIONAPARTMENTS has acquired the former Ramada Bucharest Majestic Hotel, which will reopen as VISIONAPARTMENTS Bucharest in autumn 2021 after a refurbishment.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Portfolio Club has appointed RED Construction to transform the Harrington Hall Hotel into a premium flexible stay hotel, due for completion in spring 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesOn March 9th, BTR brand Kooky announced three appointments: Vivian Hoelzl as head of property operations, Piers Du Boulay as head of lettings, and Mark

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of longer stay brands – Element Hotels, Residence Inn by Marriott, and TownePlace Suites by Marriott – has announced a selection of new openings and offerings.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Slater Street Apartments, an aparthotel in Liverpool city centre, has been brought to the market with an asking price of £1.5 million for the freehold going concern.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The 120-key Hyatt House Tallahassee Capitol – University has opened in Tallahassee’s Railroad Square Art District.

Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined his second Budget, extending furlough and the VAT cut for hospitality firms until September, offering £5bn in re-opening grants for high street businesses, and more.

Reading Time: 2 minutesDenmark: Marriott International has signed an agreement with Danish hotel operator Core Hospitality to bring the first Residence Inn by Marriott to the Nordics.