Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Serviced Apartment News has commissioned London artist Helen Brough to design the trophies for the inaugural Serviced Apartment Awards.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Plans for a five-storey aparthotel in Morden Road, south Wimbledon have been refused at appeal.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: A study funded by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) says a major share of Airbnb revenue comes from “full-time renters acting as illegal hotel operators”.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Liverpool aparthotel operator Epic Apart Hotel has refurbished the penthouse at its Seel Street property, and plans further work in 2016.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Liverpool-based serviced apartment and hotel operator Signature Living is looking to buy and convert the Coal Exchange building in Cardiff.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Chelsfield Partners has sold two Club Quarters properties in the City of London for £180 million.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan: Oakwood Asia Pacific has opened its ninth property in Tokyo, the city’s second under the Oakwood Premier brand.

Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Brussels-based operator B-aparthotels will add developments in The Hague and Amsterdam to its portfolio in 2016.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Oakwood Worldwide has expanded its relationship with American Heartland, Inc. by extending the company’s franchisee agreement.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSwitzerland: Frasers Hospitality has the 67-unit Fraser Suites Geneva.