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The Apartment Service - Newsletter Archive - July 2009


 
 
 
 
 

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The Apartment Service

    Issue 89 - July 2009
 
 
Dear Reader,
 
Summer is here! It has been a busy month of June at The Apartment Service, with our participation at the Business Travel Market in Excel. It was a great success and we have a review for you in this newsletter.
We also had our Open Day in Reading on the 25th June and also this was very well received and we booked all our remaining available apartments there on the day.
We bring you in this edition some special offers from various apartments, "TAS In The Press" and the usual Industry Update from across the globe.
 
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 TTG Live on the 4th June:
* Hotel & Accommodation - Serviced Apartments (written by Samantha Mayling)
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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.
 
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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.
 
2. Arass Suite Inn Antwerp are offering a one bedroom apartment at a rate of пїЅ69 per night for the period 15 June 2009 - 31st August 2009
 
3. Louis Group Home in Birmingham and Leamington Spa are offering пїЅ15 off every night booked in their apartments in the month of July. For stays up to 28 days.
Call 020-89441444 or email res@apartment.co.uk to book.
  
 
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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.
More information follows in the next edition of our newsletter. 
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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
BUSINESS TRAVEL MARKET 2009 - REVIEW
 
The debut of the Business Travel Market show at Excel on the 17th & 18th June proved to be a success and beneficial for The Apartment Service. A show aimed at Business Travel buyers, The Apartment Service decided this time to exhibit as part of the HBAA zone. This helped to raise awareness to the hosted buyers and the Hotel Booking Agents that Serviced Apartments are something that can be incorporated into existing corporate travel policies alongside hotels. And for the HBAs themselves, a perfect opportunity to expand on the services they already offer to their clients.

The Apartment Service is now able to offer Extranet Services to its clients through affiliate links, White labeling, I frames and Web services. Extensive Management information in the form of Business Analysis reports and Enquiry tracking reports are all part of the package. For more information on this please do not hesitate to contact Melanie Degand at Melanied@apartment.co.uk 

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READING FEATURE
  
  
Executive Roomspace - Minster Court a development of one and two bedroom apartments located in the Oracle Shopping Centre and close to the riverside with its array of bars and restaurants.  
The Apartment Service is pleased to announce that we have some availability in this development at the moment. Prices start from пїЅ575 per week for a one bedroom apartment and пїЅ675 per week for a two bedroom apartment. Minimum stay is one week. Call or email us now to obtain the Best Available Rate on the day.
 
+44-(0)20-89441444
 
 
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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:
 
Cramer House - Marylebone 
Groveland House, River House (Central London Locations)
Richmond Bridge Development - Cambridge Road, Wyatt House, Lennox House and Kenton Court
Plaza 21 - Swindon
Crown Heights - Basingstoke
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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 tips of the month
 
Melia White House - London is pleased to offer the following special rates for new arrivals until the 31st July (minimum stay 90 days):
* Studio apartments at rates from пїЅ360 per week
* One bedroom apartments at rates from пїЅ680 per week
 
Craven House - The Court Suite is available from the 17th-30th July at a very special rate of пїЅ870 per week (33% saving!!)
 
Acorn Apartments - London: Stay 7 nights and Pay for 6 during the month of August. Bookings need to be made before the 10th July. Contact us now!
 
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INDUSTRY NEWS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE
 
* Accor has just opened its first Suitehotel in Dubai and is planning to introduce the Adagio brand to Dubai and Abu Dhabi as well in the next 12 months
 
* Shama Group is planning to take over 2 existing Pinnacle brand serviced apartments in Shanghai and convert them into Shama properties. They have also signed contracts to open new properties in Chengdu (Sichuan Province) and Dalian City (Lianoning Province) later this year.
 
* IHG is to triple their portfolio of Extended Stay Hotels in the Houston area. Another 2400 suites will be added through Staybridge and Candlewood Suites with 27 properties in the pipeline.
 
* Accor Hospitality has opened 2 beach front Mercure resorts on the Southern Thailand island Koh Samui. Mercure Samui Buri Resort comprises of 56 rooms and 29 private villas and Mercure Samui Fenix on Lamai Beach has 52 rooms and 8 villas.
 
* Oakwood Residence Thonglor in Bangkok is now open. 67 apartments ranging from studios to three bedrooms.
 
* Wyndham has opened its first property in China, the 588 room Wyndham Xiamen Hotel. The guest rooms include 161 suites and 130 serviced apartments.
 
* 24 hours at Citadines

From now on, you can decide on your arrival time and staying 24 hours. You pay for the real duration of your stay and enjoy every instant in your ApartпїЅhotel. During your booking, you just have to tick the option пїЅ24 hoursпїЅ and to choose your arrival time. Goodbye constraints and long live flexibility!
 
* Staybridge Suites UK is one year old. To book your next apartment in either Newcastle or Liverpool, contact us now, for the best possible rates.
 
 
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