Reading Time: 2 minutesThailand: Bangkok-based developer Ananda Development Plc plans to spend up to Bt8 billion (£200 million) to buy land for the development of 10 projects.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Extended Stay America has started construction on its first franchised new-build hotel in Colonial Heights, Virginia.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Cheval Three Quays has made a donation to the Royal British Legion to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: California-based EKN Development Group is due to start work on a 175-key Hyatt House in Rochester, Minnesota.

Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Ascott has signed a franchise agreement for the first Citadines property in the Netherlands.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The entry period for the fourth annual Serviced Apartment Awards – complete with two new categories – has been extended until February 7th 2019.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore: Oakwood Premier OUE Singapore in the heart of Singapore’s CBD, is taking reservations for daily stays.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThailand: The first Serviced Apartment Summit Asia takes place next month, with the inaugural event attracting high-level hospitality delegates to Bangkok.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The Blake, a 108-key extended stay hotel in New Haven, Connecticut, has opened its doors.

Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Cycas Hospitality has opened its first property in continental Europe and strengthens its acquisition and development team with three appointments.