Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Choice Hotels has promoted Ralph Thiergart to vice president and general manager of extended stay brands.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: My Place will open its first South Carolina property in early April, in Greenville.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Lamington Group has launched room2, a new brand of “hometel” properties, with the first to open in Southampton this spring.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Operator Furnished Quarters has added six new properties to its San Francisco Bay Area portfolio.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Citystay has added the Midsummer Mews development in Cambridge to its portfolio in the city.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: Hotel booking platform OYO has acquired Chennai-based service apartment company Novascotia Boutique Homes.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The winners of the third annual Serviced Apartment Awards celebrated in London last night, at a gala dinner presentation at the Grange Hotel Tower Bridge.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Supercity Aparthotels has appointed Liz Devaney to the newly created role of group head of national sales.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina: ONYX Hospitality Group has signed a management agreement for Shama Hub Haikou Hainan, introducing the Shama brand to the capital of Hainan.

Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: Oaks Hotels & Resorts has officially initiated its ‘guì bīn’ program – a dedicated Chinese VIP service that caters to the growing international travel market.