Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: MyKey Global Accommodations Inc has appointed Henry Fernandes to its leadership team as chief technology officer.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Criton Apps has appointed Susan Russell, the former marketing manager of Festivals Edinburgh, to spearhead its international sales drive.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at The Light building in Manchester’s Northern Quarter this afternoon.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: MyKey Global Accommodations Inc. has appointed Anthony Ferec as an account manager on its insurance team.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Energy management company Businesswise Solutions has announced plans to double its headcount to 60 in 2018, following a series of major contract wins.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: My Place Hotels has opened a 63-key extended stay property in in Lebanon, Tennessee.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Criton Apps founder Julie Grieve has won the HOSPACE2017 Best Entrepreneur competition for suppliers to the hospitality industry.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Serviced apartment agents Silverdoor and Citybase Apartments formed a new parent company, Habicus Group.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Serviced apartment provider Mansley Serviced Apartments has installed Handy smartphones in its apartments in London, Cheltenham, Edinburgh and Inverness.

Reading Time: 2 minutesCriton clients can now embed Loop’s real-time messaging and ordering functionality into their branded App experience. The deal follows a similar arrangement with Bubbl, the location-based