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The Apartment Service - Newsletter Archive - February 2009


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    Issue 84 - February 2009

 

 

Dear Reader,

 

Welcome to the February edition of The Apartment Service Newsletter. In it you will find some important information regarding the Business Travel Show where we are exhibiting. Also an availability update for our Roomspace Serviced Apartments. Why not give us a ring to enquire about the best available rates for your corporate stay! You know it makes sense!

 

THE APARTMENT SERVICE

 

A few diary dates:

10-12 February

The Business Travel Show is being held in London?s Earls Court. The Apartment Service is exhibiting there. Please come and visit us at stand 233

24-26 February

The Apartment Service will be present at the annual conference of the CHPA (Corporate Housing Providers Association) in Myrtle Beach (South Carolina)

 

 

Future date; EuRA (European Relocation Association) conference will take place in Vienna from 22-24 April. More info to follow in next newsletters.

 

 

 

 

 

 For fantastic deals and special offers in selected apartments offered by The Apartment Service, please click here. On offer at the moment:

1. Early Bird Discount at London Tower Bridge Apartments

2. Very special rates at Grosvenor Waterside Apartments

 

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:

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE APARTMENT SERVICE  AT THE BUSINESS TRAVEL SHOW

 

The Apartment Service once again exhibits at the Business Travel Show in London?s Earls Court from 10-12 February 2009. You can find us at stand 233. Please find below an extract from the official press release for the show. We look forward to seeing you there.

 

" As long established professionals in this sector, TAS is keen to engage with the corporate buyer in looking at the role serviced apartments may play in their accommodation programmes and to discuss the exciting new developments happening in the sector and within the company.

 

TAS is also keen to interact with the Travel Management Companies (TMC) as to where serviced apartments may provide a new opportunity for client cost savings and how they can integrate with TMC systems and processes, most specifically the online opportunities TAS?s new web services will shortly offer.

 

 TAS will be showcasing some of the exciting new functionality already on their website (www.apartmentservice.com ), which has been completely redesigned, to reflect the changing way business is being conducted and to be prepared for the future of serviced apartment accommodation bookings.

 

 Most specifically, TAS will be discussing the live availability search and booking services currently undergoing final testing and to be launched shortly, which is a key feature long demanded by the TMC world. TAS will also demonstrate their new property management system, which will allow property vendors worldwide to manage their rates, information and online availability at the click of a button. This will also include Google Geo codes, for precise apartment locations anywhere in the world, using only simple data entry.

Also of major interest is The TAS affiliate program, which allows other websites and portals to offer our full global inventory of serviced apartments as a one-stop-shop integrated into their current systems."

 

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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:

 

 

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

 

Call us now for the Best Available Rates for your next corporate stay. 020-89441444, or email res@apartment.co.uk

  

COMPETITION WINNER DECEMBER

 

Between November and January The Apartment Service has held a monthly prize draw for anyone who makes a booking in one of our Roomspace Serviced Apartments for a minimum stay of 28 nights. Each month a winner is drawn from all the bookings received and he or she gets a 3 night free stay in either Lisbon or Prague . (For terms and conditions see our website).

 

The December winner is: Joanna Cross of Silverdoor. Congratulations Joanna and enjoy your stay. Thanks very much to Silverdoor for their continued support.

 

GLOBAL INDUSTRY NEWS

 

* The Ascott Group has opened the first Citadines property in Singapore, the Mount Sophia. The property is located in the heart of Singapore?s Arts, Learning and Entertainment hub in the Bras Basah-Bugis area and is within walking distance of Orchard Road.

 

* The Hilton Corporation has unveiled its newest extended stay brand, Home2 Suites. It aims at the midscale market and construction on the first properties is expected to start later this year. In addition Hilton expects 10-15 franchises to be approved in the next few months. More info to follow. The immediate focus will be on the USA with Canada and Mexico to follow in the next few years.

 

* Quest Serviced Apartments will open its latest property in Gladstone (Central Queensland) next month. It will have 82 studios, one, two and three bedrooms in a variety of bed configurations.

 

AND FINALLY

What a difference two surveys make:

 

Top 10 destinations for 2009

 

Expedia

Lonely Planet

1. Las Vegas

2. Paris

3. Amsterdam

4. Rome

5. Barcelona

6. Prague

7. Venice

8. Dubai

9. Berlin

10. New York

1. Antwerp

2. Beirut

3. Chicago

4. Lisbon

5. Mexico

6. Sao Paulo

7. Shanghai

8. Warsaw

9. Zurich

10. Glasgow