Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: TripAdvisor has announced its annual excellence awards, with Oaks Hotels & Resorts earning 20 across it portfolio.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMalaysia: BBCC Development Sdn Bhd will launch the second block of serviced apartments at Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) in Q3 2017.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The latest Homewood Suites by Hilton extended stay hotel has opened in Saratoga Springs, New York State.

Reading Time: < 1 minutePhilippines: Developer Double Dragon has appointed Ascott to operate serviced apartments in the Manila suburb of Pasay City.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: London serviced apartment provider Cuckooz has opened its third location, in Shoreditch, east London.

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: The Ascott Limited has signed its first franchise contract in France, for Citadines aparthotels in Strasbourg and Nantes.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Roomzzz will open an aparthotel as part of the £1 billion Edinburgh St James mixed-use development, which is scheduled to open in 2021.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: BridgeStreet Global Hospitality has appointed airline industry veteran Steve Burns as managing director for EMEA and APAC.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Extended Stay America (ESA) has resolved a lawsuit it brought last year against one of its competitors.

Reading Time: 2 minutesSingapore: Frasers Hospitality will expand its Capri by Fraser brand to reach 19 residences across 16 cities by 2021.