Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Bloc Hotel in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter is to be extended with 30 apart-hotel rooms.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Developer/operator Meriton and operator Toga have spent a combined AUS$260 million on sites earmarked for serviced apartments.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Russell Davidson has joined AM-PM Serviced Apartments to manage the company’s growing number of short-term lease properties.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Latest research from The Highland Group show a major boost in extend stay projects across the country.

Reading Time: 2 minutesSingapore: The Ascott Limited has launched a cookbook “to share Singapore’s unique food culture with its residents globally”, as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Association of Serviced Apartment Providers member companies are on course to open around 1300 new units this year.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Nearly 300 international delegates attended the Serviced Apartment Summit in London earlier this week.

Reading Time: 2 minutesSaudi Arabia: Ascott is to open Citadines Sari Jeddah and Somerset Corniche Jeddah in 2015 and 2016 respectively.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Orbital Partnership is designed to connect property owners to “a free worldwide marketplace”.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Xn Hotel Systems has announced the release of Xn Serviced Apartment Management System (“Xn-SAMS”).