
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Short-term rental apartment management company Sonder has entered into a long-term licensing agreement with Marriott, in addition to securing $146 million in liquidity.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSouth Africa: Luxury property Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa will open its aparthotel Steyn City Hotel by Saxon in Johannesburg this October.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThailand: Management company Cross Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement with Yutthaporn Development for two hotels in Srinakarin, Bangkok.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMalaysia: Developer Paragon Globe Berhad has signed development rights for its first serviced apartment project in Johor Bahru, in the Tropicana Danga Bay master plan.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Plans have been approved by Westmorland and Furness Council for Leo Sawrij Limited to convert four former student housing buildings at Newton Rigg College into a hotel and serviced apartments.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: TS R1, set up by developer Town Square Group, has applied to Newcastle City Council for permission to convert the upper floors of the TJ Hughes store into serviced apartments.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSaudi Arabia: Luxury serviced apartment property Fairmont Ramla Serviced Residences has been awarded Green Globe certification, achieving a compliance score of 98 per cent.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Quest Apartment Hotels, a member of The Ascott Limited, has started construction on its Southport property, located on the Gold Coast of southeast Queensland.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Robertson Properties Ltd has been granted consent from North East Lincolnshire Council to transform two derelict residential homes in Cleethorpes into aparthotels.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThailand: Hotel and property developer Dusit International has signed an agreement with real estate company King Square Development Co., Ltd to manage the Dusit Suites Kingsquare and KingsQuare Residence in Bangkok.