Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Apple Apartments has announced the opening of its newest serviced apartment location in Kew, south-west London.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: BridgeStreet Global Hospitality has appointed Nigel Bates as sales manager for the south-west region of the UK.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Starwood Capital Group has put its London serviced apartment properties up for sale, with a price tag reported to be around £250 million.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndonesia: Frasers Hospitality has launched its third serviced residence in Jakarta.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMalaysia: Avillion Hotel Group has signed a management agreement with Ascendvest to open Avillion serviced suites in Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands in 2017.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteKSA: The Ascott has signed a deal with developer Riyadh Real Estate Income Company to manage the 172-unit Ascott Corniche Al Khobar.

Reading Time: 3 minutesInternational Hospitality Media has announced the launch the Short-Term Rentalz conference, to run concurrently with Serviced Apartment Summit Europe 2016 in London.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: The final preparations for the inaugural Serviced Apartment Summit Americas are underway.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: GBI AG has teamed up with investor DG Steinplatz 4 to build 35 serviced apartments on the site of the former Hotel Astoria.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Singaporean operator Banyan Tree is searching for a joint venture partner for its proposed $500 million tower project in Surfers Paradise.