Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Diane Scott, senior hotel consultant at law firm Katten Muchin Rosenman and founder of the Serviced Apartment Networking Group (SANG) has died after a lengthy battle with illness.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: A 90-suite Residence Inn by Marriott hotel in Sedona, Arizona has opened for business.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Hospitality leaders are invited to take part in an online study to understand the factors that contribute to personal resilience in the industry and identify key resilience indicators.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Cycas Hospitality has signed a deal with Eastern & Oriental (E&O) to manage the group’s inaugural European serviced apartment property; a 54-room property in London.

Reading Time: 2 minutesChina: Oakwood has confirmed plans to open four new properties in China by December 2021 with more signings expected to be announced in the coming months.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Two directors of Extended Stay America’s real estate trust board are against the company’s proposed sale, according to an SEC filing.

Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP) has acquired ASAP NL.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Walker & Williams has opened Hotel Chester, a £4.6 million aparthotel redevelopment project designed by the Frank Whittle Partnership.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Flying Butler Apartments has appointed Kamran Ahmad as finance director.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK/APAC: Serviced Apartment News has revealed details of Rising Up, an APAC-focused webinar stream, in association with AltoVita.