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The Apartment Service - Newsletter Archive - August 2009


Apartment Service - August 2009
 
 
 
 
 

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The Apartment Service

    Issue 90 - August 2009
 
 
Dear Reader,
 
Welcome to the August edition of our newsletter. The month of July has seen a few very exciting additions to our website. Our Affiliate Program is up and running, we have a Blog and we are currently in the last stages of testing our GDS connectivity, but more about this in our next issue. Last but not least we have also introduced "search by map", which makes it possible to pinpoint the serviced apartment of your choice to the nearest street corner.
 
As always we welcome feedback from our readers, so if you have any comments on any part of our service, suggestions for the newsletter, our website etc., please do send us an email.
 
Enjoy the summer!
 
THE APARTMENT SERVICE
 
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MESSAGE TO ALL PROPERTY MANAGERS:
 
Our new property management system is now live on our website. Why not log in and have a look and see if your information is still up to date! You can use your log in details which you used for our old system. Please contact our administrator Andrea Haag if you have lost these details.
 
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 TAS IN THE PRESS

  The following article appeared in Sunday Post on the 12th July, written by the well known travel writer and photographer Robin McKelvie, following his stay in Executive Roomspace Cramer House. To read the article please click here.
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TAS WEBSITE UPDATES
 
* Selected Roomspace Serviced Apartments can now be booked online. When searching for an apartment please ensure to put in the dates of your stay and it will show you beside the property info if this apartment can be booked online
 
* Our Agent Extranet is now live on our website. For more information about the various Affiliate Options feel free to contact us.
 
* Feel free to visit our TAS-Blog and leave a comment on any of the pieces written.
 
* Why not try Map Search! Visit http://www.apartmentservice.com and search for London and see what happens..... 
 
* The Apartment Service is on Facebook. Feel free to visit the page and become a fan!
 
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 For fantastic deals and special offers in selected apartments offered by The Apartment Service, please click here. On offer at the moment:
 
1. For the latest rates in any of our Roomspace Serviced Apartments, please contact our reservations team.
 
  
 
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To all our apartment managers worldwide:
If you wish to advertise any special rates or other offers, please get in touch with us. E-mail your offers to:
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Global Serviced Apartment Industry Report 2009/10 
We have started the preparations for the follow up of the 2008 report. We welcome contributions from all sections of the industry from all over the world. So, if you operate a serviced apartment, or if you are a travel agent booking serviced apartments, or a (corporate) client who uses serviced apartment accommodation, please get in touch with us!
The publication of the 2009/10 report is planned for early 2010.
 
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The Apartment Service, 5-6 Francis Grove, London, SW19 4DT

Tel: +44 (0) 20 8944 1444
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8944 6744
Web:
www.apartmentservice.com
Email: res@apartment.co.uk

The Apartment Service is the trading name of Roomspace Ltd, 5-6 Francis Grove, London, SW19 4DT and is registered in England and Wales with company number 1112378. VAT No. GB-538890988.

Members of: HBAA, ITM, ARP, ASAP, CHPA, ERC

 
Apartment preview

It has been full steam ahead for The Apartment Service in the last month, with the introduction of a number of new features on our website. We have our own Blog, our Affiliate Program is receiving more and more interest, we have introduced "Search by Map" on our website which makes it a lot easier to find the exact location of an apartment anywhere in the world and we are also on Facebook!!
 
For more information on all these initiatives, please feel free to contact our Sales Manager Melanie Degand or Bard Vos
 
  
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Announcing A New Apartment Opening
  
After the successful opening of two serviced apartment locations in Lisbon in Portugal, The Apartment Service is now opening their third location outside the UK in Madrid in Spain.
 
Apartamentos Sandoval comprises of 14 one bedroom apartments and is ideally situated in the centre of Madrid close to the metro stations of Bilbao and San Bernardo
 
All apartments are fully furnished and equipped and the minimum stay is one week.
 
The launch date of these apartments will be 15th September.
 
 
AVAILABILITY UPDATE ROOMSPACE SERVICED APARTMENTS
 
The Apartment Service has limited availability in the following locations of Roomspace Serviced Apartments, for stays of one week or more:
 
River House (Central London Locations)
Cascades Court - Wimbledon
Plaza 21 - Swindon
Crown Heights - Basingstoke
Park Lane - Croydon
 
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The following features are standard when booking a Roomspace Serviced Apartment:
1. Personal face to face viewing of your apartment with a member of our sales team. 
2. 48 hour guarantee on all bookings in a Roomspace Serviced Apartment 
3. Fully furnished and equipped apartments with all the modern conveniences. 
4. A dedicated customer service team for all your queries
5. Once a week cleaning service
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Call us now for the Best Available Rates for your next corporate stay. +44 (0)20-89441444, or email res@apartment.co.uk
  

 
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Property tip of the month
 
* When visiting friends/family in the summer holiday in any of our Roomspace Serviced Apartment locations, why not contact us for the best available rate for your stay. Remember we also have apartments available in Lisbon in Portugal in Santos River and Lapa Apartments.
 
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INDUSTRY NEWS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE
 
* Saco Apartments is opening new apartments in Manchester. Situated in a building called The Hub they will offer studios, one bedroom and two bedroom serviced apartments.
 
* Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) have launched Residence Suites Dubai Festival City. The property offers 212 studios, one-, two-, and three bedroom apartments.
 
* Quest Serviced Apartments (Australia/New Zealand) have been named "Brand of the Year" at the ANZPHCґ09 (Australia New Zealand Pacific Hotel Conference). And also recently they have opened their latest franchise Quest Shepparton with 69 studio, one-, two-, and three bedroom apartments
 
* Frasers Hospitality has launched "Fusionopolis" a new 50 unit serviced apartment complex in Singapore
 
* Oakwood Corporate Housing has launched their newest London property, Oakwood Cromwell Road.
 
* Holyrood Aparthotel in Edinburgh has received the Expedia Insiders Select Award 2009 recognising the outstanding number of positive customer reviews submitted for the property on the Expedia website.
 
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