Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Technology and data company Ireckonu has announced a partnership SACO’s aparthotel brand Locke.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hong Kong: Tink Labs, which makes and supplies Handy smartphones to serviced apartments and hotel operators, has terminated its services in several markets following the cessation of operations.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Germany: GBI’s SMARTments brand has partnered with ReviewPro with the aim of improving the guest experience and securing repeat business from corporate clients.

Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Guest experience and management software provider INTELITY has appointed Jeff Swanson as managing director for EMEA.

Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Maslow Capital, a specialist provider of real estate development finance, has launched a lending service for the hotel, aparthotel and serviced apartment sectors.

Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Research from apartment booking platform Homelike says a third of UK travellers prefer to stay in a furnished apartment over a hotel for stays of over 30 days.

Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: London-based travel startup Duffel has raised $21.5 million in Series A funding from Benchmark.

Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Maslow Capital has completed on a £26.4 million loan to Select Property Group to fund the development of the CitySuites 2 project in Salford, Manchester.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Netherlands: Fortino Capital Partners has invested software provider Maxxton, becoming the majority shareholder in the company.

Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: SilverDoor Apartments has hosted the first in a programme of SilverDoor Social regional events at Tigerlily in Edinburgh.v