Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Plans for a nine-storey office and aparthotel development in Liverpool have been recommended for approval.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: London-based serviced apartment agent Select Apartments has appointed Jane Hawthorne to the role of business development manager.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The Cairn Collection, part of Newcastle-based Cairn Hotel Group, has added the 91 Aparthotel in Jesmond to its portfolio.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Cycas Hospitality is planning to add 4,000 extended stay units in Germany to its portfolio.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: London-based operator Cheval Residences has appointed John Philipson as operations director.

Reading Time: 2 minutesVietnam: Ascott has opened properties in Danang and Ho Chi Minh City.

Reading Time: 2 minutesJapan: Frasers Hospitality has teamed up with Japanese architect Kengo Kuma for the development of Capri by Fraser, Ginza/Tokyo.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Cheval Residences has five of its six properties ranked in the top 10 on TripAdvisor in the category of Speciality Lodging for London.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: TownePlace Suites by Marriott opened its doors last week in Whitefish, Montana.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: City Apartments Ltd has announced the acquisition of Atelier House in Greville Street, London EC1.