Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Marriott has signed an agreement with Betriebs- und Service GmbH to convert the Dein Apart property on the northern edge of Munich into an Element by Marriott extended stay hotel.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK/Germany: Philip Lassman has joined tech-enabled hospitality platform NUMA as managing director for UK and Ireland.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Sonder Holdings has announced it will “complete winding down operations immediately” and expects to initiate a Chapter 7 liquidation of its US business.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Marriott International and Noble Investment Group have begun work on the 10th StudioRes extended stay hotel together.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: Marriott has opened a dual-branded TownePlace Suites and Fairfield Inn hotel, located in Chilliwack.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Marriott International, along with development partners Concord Hospitality and Whitman Peterson, have opened the first StudioRes extended stay hotel in Fort Myers, Florida.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Serviced apartment operator Your Apartment has partnered with Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy, a collection of vacation rentals under Marriott International.

Reading Time: 4 minutesUS: Republican candidate Donald Trump has won the US election, making a historic return to the White House after four years of governance under the Democratic Party.

Reading Time: 18 minutesWorldwide: Drawing from the coverage provided by four sector-leading B2B websites, the editorial team at International Hospitality Media [IHM] have once again compiled a list of 25 influential leaders spanning the travel, hospitality and real estate landscape who they believe have a big 12 months ahead of them.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Construction of the first StudioRes property, a midscale extended stay brand under Marriott, has begun in Fort Myers, Florida, led by Concord Hospitality.