Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: HMRC, which has implemented the UK government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), has announced that these programmes have been used to support almost 1.5 million hospitality workers.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Extended Stay America has appointed Mark Williams as managing director, franchise development.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: Staycity is set to reopen properties with a comprehensive set of health and safety protocols designed to minimise the risk of Covid-19 and deliver high standards of hygiene to both staff and guests.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: British businesses have called on the Treasury to incentivise private investors to invest in SMEs by introducing a temporary tax relief scheme.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Serviced apartment provider The Stay Company has stayed open through the Covid-19 crisis and says it is standing by to support East Midlands businesses bring their employees back to work safely.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: My Place Hotels has launched Trend Hotels & Suites, a collection of upper midscale and upscale select service and extended stay hotels.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Aparthotel operator Native may be forced to lay off more than 60 staff at its Manchester property if a dispute with HMRC over furlough payments can not be resolved

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: G6 Hospitality, owner, operator and franchisor of the Studio 6 extended stay brand has announced the opening of a new-build Studio 6 in Katy, Texas.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Quality in Tourism’s (QT) Safe, Clean & Legal accreditation has seen renewed interested in response to the coronavirus pandemic, with 700 additional enquiries being processed.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The latest figures from The Highland Group show that the economy extended stay hotels reported average RevPAR of $29.78 in April, around double that of the luxury sector.