Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: SACO (The Serviced Apartment Company) has been shortlisted in the Business Travel Awards 2015 for the Best Serviced Apartment Provider category.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Steve Thorne has been appointed as managing director of Deep Blue Apartments’ Flying Butler brand.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina: Hotel and serviced apartment operator Lanson Place Hospitality Management has launched Lanson Place Lifestyle Services.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTurkey: Emaar has launched The Address Residence In Istanbul.

Reading Time: 3 minutesAustralia: The Ascott Limited and Quest Serviced Apartments have formed a strategic partnership.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: Damac Properties has opened a 211-unit suite tower in the Burj area of Dubai.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Apple Apartments has moved HQ and revealed plans for an investment arm.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: Dubai developer Damac Properties has signed a deal with Paramount Hotels and Resorts to open serviced residences in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah and Istanbul.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Union Hanover Securities will open its first extended-stay Urban Villa hotel on January 9th and will begin taking bookings in November.

Reading Time: 2 minutesSingapore: The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has opened its first serviced residences in Hangzhou, China and Hamburg, Germany, as well as its second in Jakarta, Indonesia.