Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: AccorHotels will merge its Onefinestay, Squarebreak and Travel Keys services under the Onefinestay brand by the end of the year.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: California is home to the latest Home2 Suites by Hilton property.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Singaporean fund manager ZACD has bought 64 serviced apartments off-plan from Perth developer Finbar for $12.5 million.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The site of the derelict Peterloo House building in Manchester will be home to a 20-storey hotel and aparthotel operated by Motel One.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: An 88-room Staybridge Suites extended stay hotel has opened on Cinema Way in Benton Township, Michigan.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: ESA Serviced Apartments has opened Brewery House, its latest serviced apartment property in Newbury, Berkshire.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The serviced apartment sector in the UK recorded a 5.5 per cent increase in REVPAR during H1 2017 according to new figures from STR and ASAP.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The Halston Aparthotel in Carlisle has launched six contemporary serviced apartments in the city centre.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Select Property Group has created a film to promote CitySuites, its serviced apartment brand.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly: Hemeras Boutique House, a collection of serviced apartments across Italy, has implemented a payment system in crypto-currency Bitcoin.