Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Stanton Developments will start work on a 12-unit aparthotel in Allenton, Derby, in early 2018.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Andrea Baron and Samantha Byrne have joined Manchester’s dual-branded Crowne Plaza and Staybridge Suites property.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Leading architecture and interior design practice confirms its support for innovative Amsterdam event.

Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Extended stay owner/operator Cycas Hospitality has secured a significant investment from Hua Kee, a Thai family office.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Proposals to convert a Cambridge student housing block into an aparthotel have been turned down by planners.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Local developer Urban Creation has converted a Victorian villa in Bristol’s Clifton neighbourhood in to serviced apartments.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Embassy Suites by Hilton has opened a 162-unit new-build hotel in College Station, Texas.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTunisia: Minor Hotels’ upscale AVANI Hotels & Resorts brand is to debut in North Africa with two properties in Tunisia.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The first My Place Hotel in Iowa officially opened in Altoona this week.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAscott’s aparthotel brand Citadines has been named Europe’s Leading Serviced Apartment Brand at World Travel Awards 2017.