
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Serviced apartment operator Charles Hope Apartments has introduced an executive lounge at its Brentford property.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIndonesia: Luxury hotel chain Swissôtel, owned by Accor, has debuted its Swissôtel Living brand in Asia with the opening of Jakarta Mega Kuningan.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS/Sweden: Hotel company Hyatt has launched two new properties in the US and Sweden, including the debut of Hyatt Studios in Alabama.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The Homewood Suites by Hilton Newport Cincinnati has opened its doors within the $1 billion (£764 million) Ovation mixed-use development in Newport, Kentucky.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Singapore-based global hospitality company The Ascott Limited has expanded its lyf coliving brand with the opening of lyf Bondi Junction Sydney on April 9, 2025.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Blackpool Council has approved plans to convert the former Jobcentre on Queen Street into a 22-unit aparthotel, despite 66 objections from residents and businesses.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Marriott is set to expand in Pennsylvania with the ground breaking of an extended-stay hotel under its TownePlace Suites flag in North Cornwall Township this spring.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: West77 Partners has submitted plans to construct a LivAway Suites extended-stay hotel in Mesa, Arizona.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Operator Veriu Group in partnership with developer Riverlee has commenced construction on the Punthill Epping aparthotel to the north of Melbourne, set to open in mid-2026.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hotel franchisor Choice Hotels International has opened three new properties in Alabama, Arizona and California under its Everhome Suites brand.