For stays of a day, a week, a month or a year, serviced apartments (also known in the sector as Aparthotels, corporate housing or extended stay housing) offer a spacious, flexible and cost effective alternative to restrictive hotel rooms, with an average saving of 15 - 30% on an equivalent standard hotel.

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Ask the Expert

By Mike Stapley, Sales Manager, The Apartment Service
Author Mike Stapley

Appendix 1

Acknowledgements

Websites

Guus Bakker, Frasers Serviced Apartments
Daniel Bar-Dayan, Delsuites Inc
Helmut Berg, European Relocation Association
Nick Brazier, BNP Paribas
Malcolm Broadbent, Hyde Park Gate
Peter Dennis, BSI
Trevor Elswood, BSI
Ed Fuller, Marriott International Lodging
Rebecca Hollants van Loocke, Ascott International
Daryl Hultquist, Marriott Execustay
Gavan James, Oakwood Worldwide
Mary Ann Passi, Corporate Housing Providers Association
Choe Peng Sum, Frasers Hospitality
John Podaras, TRI Hospitality Consulting
Tracey Stephenson, Staying Cool
Paul Tilstone, Institute of Travel Management
Sam van Leeuwen, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Ben Varey, Credit Suisse
Thomas Vincent, Global Hospitality Inc
John Wagner, Staybridge Suites
Premal Zaveri, HVS Research
www.abtn.co.uk
www.asiatraveltips.com
www.bte.com
www.chinahospitalitynews.com
www.ehotelier.com
www.etravelblackboard.com
www.financialexpress.com
www.hospitalitynet.org
www.tradingmarkets.com
www.travelmole.com

Appendix 2

Sources

The Apartment Service global survey (2008)
Association of Serviced Apartment Providers
Corporate Housing Providers Association
DTZ Research/Harvest Capital Partners
Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce
GMAC Global Relocation Services, LLC Global Relocation Trends Survey (2008)
Highland Group corporate housing industry report (2008)
HVS research - a home for the modern nomad
ITM Research - Corporate mobility (2007)
Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels' top operators survey (2008)
Knight Frank Newmark - Bangkok serviced apartment market annual report (2007)
Manpower - The borderless workforce (2008)
Manpower - Relocating for work survey (2008)
Marriott International
Odyssey
PwC Hospitality Directions - extended stay Hotels (2007)
Quality in Tourism in Britain
Savills UK serviced apartment market (2008)
TRI Hospitality Consulting


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