Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Claire Barrie has been appointed to oversee sales in the EMEA region for BridgeStreet.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: Brera Serviced Apartments has added 49 units in Leipzig to its portfolio.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Merlin Holland, grandson of Irish playwright and poet Oscar Wilde, was the guest of honour at the opening of Staycity’s Wilde Aparthotels London, The Strand, yesterday.

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: The German serviced apartment market is set for a record year, with a transaction volume of €235 million in 2018.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: Plans for an eight-storey aparthotel in an extension to the Ashling Hotel in Dublin are being opposed by An Taisce – Ireland’s National Trust – and others.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Embassy Suites by Hilton has opened a 198-key property in the Greater Indianapolis area.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: London Hotel Group (LHG) has secured planning permission to turn a previously consented residential scheme into a 221-key aparthotel in Tooting, south London.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Oakwood Worldwide has announced “a significant realignment in its technological infrastructure over the next several years”.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: International Hospitality Media has published its latest Digital Benchmark Report for serviced apartment and aparthotel operators.

Reading Time: 2 minutesMexico: Hilton’s Homewood Suites extended-stay brand has launched its new prototype for Latin American hotels and expects to pick up momentum in the region.