Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Extended Stay America has added three properties in Oklahoma through franchise conversions.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Tharaldson Hospitality Management has opened the 147-key Residence Inn Grand Rapids Downtown.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: An aparthotel in Dublin’s north inner city has been granted planning consent, with construction expected to start as soon as Covid restrictions allow.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Prime LaSalle/Madison Partners LLC (PLMP), the owner of the 381-key Residence Inn Chicago Downtown/Loop has closed on $141 million of new senior and mezzanine loan financing for the hotel.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia: IHG Hotels and Resorts has announced the debut of Staybridge Suites in India with the signing of Staybridge Suites Bengaluru Thanisandra.

Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled plans for the nation to exit lockdown in a “one-way road to freedom”, with hotels, pubs and restaurants permitted to open indoors from May 17.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEstonia: Accor has announced plans for a 124-key Novotel Living extended stay hotel in Tallinn.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A 133-bed aparthotel in the former Fenwick department store in Leicester is on schedule to open by early autumn.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: International Hospitality Media (IHM), the publisher of Serviced Apartment News, is delighted to announce new sponsors for its online and live events.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Choice Hotels has highlighted the strong performance of its extended stay portfolio in a recent earnings call.