Reading Time: 5 minutesAll the entries are in the for the 2017 Serviced Apartment Awards. Now it’s time for you, the Serviced Apartment News readers, to decide the people awards.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThailand: Onyx Hospitality Group is celebrating 16 award wins and five new management contracts in 2016.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan: Ascott is preparing to open the 130-unit Ascott Marunouchi Tokyo

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Commonwealth Hotels has appointed Ayesha Sehgal to the position of sales manager at Residence Inn St. Louis O’Fallon.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: WoodSpring Hotels has partnered with Macro Hospitality to build a WoodSpring Suites in downtown Milwaukee.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: Gemstone Real Estate Development (Gemstone) and Tamleek Real Estate Company have launched phase two of the Kempinski Residences Business Bay development.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb is making a major move in to the luxury rentals sector with the acquisition of Montreal-based Luxury Retreats.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: STR and ASAP statistics have revealed full year occupancy of 81 per cent for the UK serviced apartment sector in 2016.

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: AccorHotels is in talks to buy US-based luxury holiday accommodation rental firm Travel Keys for an undisclosed sum.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Select Property Group’s CitySuites development on Manchester’s Chapel Street has welcomed its first guests.