Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: SACO will open a Locke aparthotel on a former Tesco Express site in east London.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Loews Hotels & Co chairman and CEO Jonathan Tisch has called for action to reverse a decline in America’s share of the global travel and tourism market.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: Finishing and façade work on the Mina by Azizi serviced apartment project is under way.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThailand: ONYX Hospitality Group has appointed Sukamal Mondal as general manager of Shama Lakeview Asoke Bangkok.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina: Marriott International has opened its first branded apartment hotel in Hangzhou with the completion of Marriott Executive Apartments Hangzhou.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Extended Stay America has bought a property in Rick Hill, South Carolina.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Buccini/Pollin Group, PM Hotel Group and BPGS Construction yesterday have held an official groundbreaking ceremony for Homewood Suites Wilmington.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Dublin-based PREM Group has opened its Premier Suites Plus Glasgow Bath Street property.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: My Place Hotels of America has announced the brand’s 40th property, in St. George, Utah.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: MCR, the seventh largest hotel owner-operator in the US, has acquired three Hilton-branded hotels in Champaign, Illinois.