
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Hospitality group AvantStay has expanded its presence in Miami with the launch of Sense28, an extended stay hotel.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Developer Rillbank Developments have submitted plans for the conversion of a former Edinburgh hospital building.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThailand: ONYX Hospitality Group, which owns the Amari, OZO, Shama, and Oriental Residence brands, has secured the WELL Health-Safety Rating at 10 of its properties.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Apiary Hotel, an extended stay lifestyle property part of Marriott Bonvoy, will open in South Denver early this year.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: Further details have been submitted to Laois County Council regarding a proposed five-storey aparthotel development in Portlaoise.

Reading Time: 2 minutesAustria/Portugal: Aparthotel operator Staycity Group has expanded the European portfolio of its lifestyle boutique brand Wilde with two openings in Vienna and Lisbon.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Plans to convert a “historic town centre building” into a 20-bedroom aparthotel have been granted approval by Westmorland and Furness Council.

Reading Time: 2 minutesSouth Africa: Aparthotel network BlackBrick has expanded its portfolio with the opening of a 93-unit aparthotel in Cape Town, its second in the city.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Plans have been submitted for a new aparthotel development in Bradford city centre, as part of wider regeneration efforts in the area.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Plans have been submitted to Renfrewshire Council to convert a former music venue known as The Cave into seven serviced apartments.