Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Plans to turn an office building in Birmingham city centre into an aparthotel and “boutique hostel” have been lodged with the City Council.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb is updating its landing page and introducing new features aimed at longer-term stays.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore: Ascott is set to operate accommodation vessels typically used for offshore and marine industry staff, in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: My Place Hotels of America has launched its Help Our Heroes initiative, a campaign dedicated to providing financial support for first responders across America.

Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: SKYE Suites Green Square is set to officially open in July, but from next week, SKYE Residences will offer serviced-apartment stays of 3 months or more to long-stay residents.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Adina is set to open four properties over the next year, in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Convivia, a new property development and investment group, will open its first aparthotel in Torquay, in early 2021.

Reading Time: 2 minutesGlobal: Economist Roger Bootle of Capital Economics says the medium-term prospects for the hospitality industry are “extremely good”.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Preliminary data for economy extended-stay hotels indicates a 10 to 15 per cent RevPar decline in March 2020 compared to March 2019.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Amended plans for an AUD$8 million seven-storey serviced apartment block in the Perth suburb of Nedlands have been given the green light by State planners.