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ASCOTT BAGS PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS IN ASIA PACIFIC AND EUROPE
Singapore, 8 October 2012 - CapitaLand's wholly-owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has garnered several prestigious awards from leading international travel publications in recent weeks, recognising it as the best serviced residence provider in Asia Pacific and Europe.
Ascott was named the 'Best Serviced Residence Operator' at
the 23rd TTG Travel Awards held in Bangkok on 4 October 2012.
Ascott has won this award for the eighth consecutive year.
The award is voted by readers of TTG Asia Media's stable of
publications (TTG Asia, TTG China, TTG India, TTGmice and
TTG-BTmice China) comprising travel trade professionals.
Ascott also won the 'Best Serviced Residence Brand in
Asia-Pacific' award at the 2012 Business Traveller
Asia-Pacific Awards held a fortnight ago in Hong Kong. This
marks the ninth year running that readers of Business
Traveller Asia-Pacific magazine have chosen Ascott for the
coveted accolade. In addition, Ascott's flagship serviced
residence in Singapore, Ascott Raffles Place Singapore,
emerged top in the 'Best Serviced Residence in Asia-Pacific'
award category while Ascott Jakarta was ranked second.
In the United Kingdom, Ascott took top honours at the
Business Traveller UK Awards for the sixth consecutive year.
The well-travelled and discerning readers of Business
Traveller UK magazine have given their votes to Ascott as the
'Best Serviced Apartment Company'.
Mr Chong Kee Hiong, Ascott's Chief Executive Officer, said:
"We are honoured to have won these prestigious awards every
year since the inception of their serviced residence award
category. We thank our customers and travel partners for
their continued vote of confidence, and for making us the
most awarded serviced residence company in the world. These
awards speak volumes about the quality of our products and
services and reaffirm the strong brand reputation we have
built over the past 28 years. Starting from one Ascott
serviced residence in 1984, we have grown the Singapore brand
to more than 70 key cities over the world. To always provide
our customers the best home-away-from-home experience at our
properties, we will continue to innovate and enhance our
product offerings and service quality, to deliver unique
Ascott moments across every touch point."
With the TTG and Business Traveller awards, Ascott has
received over 60 accolades this year. For a full list of
Ascott's awards, please visit http://www.theascottlimited.com/aboutus/awards.
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About The Ascott Limited
The Ascott Limited is a Singapore brand which has grown to be
the world's largest
international serviced residence owner-operator. It has about
22,000 operating serviced residence units in key cities of
Asia Pacific, Europe and the Gulf region, as well as over
8,000 units which are under development, making a total of
more than 30,000 units.
The company operates three brands - Ascott, Citadines and
Somerset. Its portfolio spans over
70 cities across more than 20 countries, 14 of which are new
cities in Ascott's portfolio
where its serviced residences are being developed.
Ascott, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CapitaLand Limited, is
headquartered in Singapore. It pioneered Asia Pacific's
first international-class serviced residence with the opening
of The Ascott Singapore in 1984. In 2006, it established the
world's first Pan-Asian serviced residence real estate
investment trust, Ascott Residence Trust. Today, the company
boasts a
28-year industry track record and award-winning serviced
residence brands that enjoy recognition worldwide.
Ascott's achievements have been recognised
internationally. Recent awards include DestinAsian Readers'
Choice Awards 2012 for 'Best Serviced Apartment', TTG Travel
Awards 2012 for 'Best Serviced Residence Operator', TTG China
Travel Awards 2012 for
'Best Serviced Residence Operator in China', Business
Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards 2012 for 'Best Serviced
Residence Brand' and 'Best Serviced Residence in
Asia-Pacific', and Business Traveller UK Awards 2012 for
'Best Serviced Apartment Company'.
CapitaLand is one of Asia's largest real estate companies.
Headquartered and listed in
Singapore, the multi-local company's core businesses in real
estate, hospitality and real estate
financial services are focused in growth cities in Asia
Pacific and Europe.
The company's real estate and hospitality portfolio, which
includes homes, offices, shopping malls, serviced residences
and mixed developments, spans more than 110 cities in over 20
countries. CapitaLand also leverages on its significant asset
base, real estate domain knowledge, financial skills and
extensive market network to develop real estate financial
products and services in Singapore and the region.
The listed entities of the CapitaLand Group include
Australand, CapitaMalls Asia, CapitaMall Trust,
CapitaCommercial Trust, Ascott Residence Trust, CapitaRetail
China Trust, CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust and Quill Capita
Trust.
Issued by: The Ascott Limited Website: www.the-ascott.com
8 Shenton Way, #13-01, Singapore 068811
Jasmine Sim, Manager, Corporate Communications
Tel: (65) 6500 3404 HP: (65) 9686 2859 Email: jasmine.sim@the-ascott.com
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