Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The ASAP Serviced Apartment Industry Awards 2016 will feature six new categories.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore: The Ascott Limited’s portfolio has reached 100 cities worldwide.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Leading supplier of IT services for the hospitality and accommodation rental sector Maxxton is confirmed as a sponsor for the new Short-Term Rentalz conference.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Marlin Apartments has partnered with SuperBreak, a short break specialist, to make all of its apartments in London bookable on the travel booking website.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Union Bank, a serviced apartment development on Liverpool’s Fenwick Street is set to open its doors.

Reading Time: 2 minutesChina: Frasers Hospitality has revealed plans to open its first property in the Chinese city of Changsha.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Knight Frank has revealed the growth of corporate serviced apartment use in its 2016 Global Cities report.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: Dublin-based OTA Innstant Travel has added 30,000 serviced apartments to its global portfolio.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: More than 150 international delegates attended the first Serviced Apartment Summit Americas in New York City last week.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: Aziz Developments has announced the launch of the Dh460 million Candace Aster project.