Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: The former Zanzibar nightclub in Dublin is the subject of a planning application for an aparthotel conversion.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan: Hyatt Hotels is set to bring its Hyatt House brand to Kanazawa, in Ishikawa Prefecture.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Korman Communities has bought the The Residences at 8500, on LA’s Sunset Strip, and will operate it as the latest AKA property.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Stayawhile, a global network of furnished apartments aimed at creating a lifestyle brand for business travellers, has been launched to market.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: SACO’s design-led aparthotel brand Locke has opened its second location, on Edinburgh’s George Street.

Reading Time: < 1 minutePhilippines: Primex Corp is venturing into the serviced apartment sector, in a bit to boost income.

Reading Time: 2 minutesChina: Ascott has secured seven new contracts to manage more than 1,300 apartments across six cities in China.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia: Ascott has appointed Ashwin Vijaysekar as general manager of Citadines OMR Chennai.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Roomzzz has received planning consent for a 98 room aparthotel in Harrogate, a year after councillors rejected the proposal.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Kinseth Hospitality Companies has broken ground on a Towneplace Suites hotel in Dubuque Iowa.