Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Restrictions on overseas travel will be relaxed from July 6, ministers have said.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Apartment rental company Sonder has raised US$170 million in a Series E round, which was led by Fidelity Funds, Westcap and Inovia Capital.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThailand: A report from property consultants JLL shows that serviced apartments in Thailand have fared better than their hotel counterparts during the pandemic.

Reading Time: 2 minutesChina: Hilton has signed a management license agreement with Country Garden to introduce and develop the Home2 Suites by Hilton brand in China.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Research has revealed that 58 per cent of Brits have saved money during lockdown, with 36 planning to spend this towards holidaying at home.

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Serviced apartment booking portal Acomodeo has partnered with leading international travel management company ATG

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: In a statement this afternoon, UK prime minister Boris Johnson announced the reopening of pubs, restaurants and hotels on July 4.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Locke, Eden’s lifestyle aparthotel brand, has announced its European openings, with properties in Germany, Ireland, Denmark and Portugal.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: My Place Hotels of America has named former EVP Matthew Campbell as chief operating officer/chief legal officer and former associate general counsel Adam Altman as the company’s general counsel.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer Ask Real Estate’s plans for a 22-storey aparthotel on Manchester’s Deansgate will be decided this week.