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

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Aparthotels Adagio has appointed Thomas Lamson as director of development and programs.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Belfast-based serviced apartment operator Dream Apartments is to open a 50 unit property on Liverpool’s Water Street next month.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: Marlet, a Dublin property group backed by M&G Investments, has revealed plans for a major mixed-use scheme near the Guinness Storehouse in the Irish capital.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Coconut Creek city officials are reviewing plans for a four-storey 122-unit WoodSpring Suites hotel.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: My Place Hotels of America will host its 2019 convention in California next April.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Birmingham’s Staying Cool at the Rotunda is launching a competition for ten people to be wined and dined in a penthouse apartment.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Aparthotel operator Supercity has unveiled new company branding and a redesigned website.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: PM Hotel Group has completed the renovation of the Homewood Suites by Hilton Dulles-North/Loudoun.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Construction has started on an 84-room Quest apartment hotel in Canberra’s city centre.