ASAP - The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers

⚠ Friday alert! ⚠ There are delegates joining the ASAP - The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers Annual Conference on 28th November from 89 companies! That's people representing 89 different operators, agents, suppliers, commentators, trade associations and other industry professionals. And with as many as 10 team members coming from some of those organisations, the remaining tickets will only go so far Better not be that person who thinks someone else has already booked you a ticket - once we've sent the final list to the venue we can't squeeze even one more person in. And you'd be missing the amazing learning opportunities - the speakers, the panels, the sharing of knowledge and data, the discussion on solutions for some of the sector's biggest challenges, the 5 hours of networking opportunities, and then the wonderful Simon Calder (who's currently on a trek in Nepal, no less!) wrapping up the day's content. And that would be infuriating! Tickets here >> https://lnkd.in/eR9XEsCV Agenda here >> https://lnkd.in/egFhRqXD Info here >> https://lnkd.in/esGikDnX Fundraising for Prostate Cancer UK here >> https://lnkd.in/eDXBJYWB Just a few of the companies attending here >> Savills, Expedia Group, Frasers Hospitality, Cheval Collection Ltd., Ariosi Group Limited, Synergy Global Housing, The Ascott Limited, Tourism Alliance, edyn, PREMIER SUITES. Silly Friday joke here >> I asked the gym instructor if he could teach me to do the splits. He asked, “How flexible are you?” I replied, “I can’t make it on Tuesdays.”

Another week ends on a high! Not only are we excited about the Conference (which is now less than three weeks away! tickets >> https://lnkd.in/eR9XEsCV) with an agenda that's evolving by the day into something unmissable, but we're delighted to welcome our newest ASAP Supplier Member WGC. Established in 1974, WGC is a people-centered business, and the cleaning company of choice for many of the world's best-known hotel and serviced apartment brands, as well as a diverse range of other businesses that are all eager to benefit from their five-star standards. These partners trust WGC to uphold their brand standards, share their core values, and create a great impression for every single guest, while enjoying innovations ranging from robotic cleaning to planet-friendly products. We're delighted to welcome you back to the #ASAPCommunity Georgia Steers-Snow, Martha Warwick - Stigter and your colleagues, and look forward to meeting you somewhere soon! Kim Ashmore James Foice Sarah Tasker Becky Wordsworth Hoyle Keith Freeman Darryl Walker Trine Oestergaard Stafford Giles Walker Jouke Baaima Michelle Jackson Jacob Bone Ryan Bonner MIH Laura Rachael Moore 🏨 🧳 🌳 #newmember #membership #collaboration #standards #welcome #servicedapartments #hospitality

Buyers seeking quality and diversity of supply chain. Just one of the many insightful predictions for the coming year, from Stephanie Ellis, Director of Operations for ASAP - The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers Conference Headline Sponsor Situ. You can meet Steph and some of her colleagues at the event on Thursday 28th (that's only three weeks now!), and hear from Phil Stapleton, Situ CEO and Co-Founder, welcoming everyone on the day. But you will need a ticket - they're in short supply and sales will end very soon. 🎟 https://lnkd.in/eR9XEsCV We're also expecting a few predictions from Keynote Speaker Simon Calder as well. Don't forget that in 2019 he was one of the first to speak about an oncoming global pandemic 🦠, but we invited him back anyway! We're really looking forward to Simon's speech, and the whole conference itself. The content will be unmissable, insights shared and challenges and solutions discussed by industry experts, buyers, agents, operators, suppliers and all those present. The chance to learn something genuinely new and invaluable is just a part of the value - then the whole day will end with us taking a well-earned breath at the networking Drinks Reception, kindly sponsored by res:harmonics. Thanks once again to our other sponsors Staycity Group Week2Week Serviced Apartments Limited, Viridian Apartments and Stayntouch, and Exhibitors AMADEO (UK), Ariosi Group Limited, HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts, ISAAP, MHA, mission : net zero, Revinate, RMS Cloud, Stayntouch and TrustedStays. Woohoo! It's happening! See you there!

This time in THREE WEEKS at the 2024 ASAP Conference on 28th November, delegates can hear from Michal Rao MIH of hospitality data experts STR, in a session titled Benchmarking Success: Data and Market Insights. This will share invaluable information from the global leader in hospitality data benchmarking, analytics and marketplace insights, which you can use in planning your next twelve months' operations. Or attendees can choose to join a panel session, People: To Hire and to Hold. There will be insights and ideas, challenges and solutions, shared by Tracie Crombie, Head of Training at Ariosi Group Limited; Sally Brading, Director at Destiny Scotland Apartments; Leah Searle Assoc CIPD, Head of People, Situ; Ryan Bonner MIH, Regional General Manager Supercity Aparthotels; Adam Tivey MIH, Head of People & Commercial at Lowy Group; and Trine Oestergaard Stafford Managing Director, House of Fisher. This is some packed agenda - have you got your ticket? https://lnkd.in/eR9XEsCV https://lnkd.in/esGikDnX James Foice Kim Ashmore Sarah Tasker Becky Wordsworth Hoyle Keith Freeman Darryl Walker Trine Oestergaard Stafford Jouke Baaima Giles Walker Michelle Jackson Laura Rachael Moore 🏨 🧳 🌳 Jacob Bone Ryan Bonner MIH Cristina Lopez Gomez Michelle Wray David Stansfield Melanie Degand

Today Ando Living Group has announced the acquisition of ASAP Operator Member City Apartments Ltd’s established base in London, a prime location for its international expansion. This adds to its market leading presence in Portugal, Turkey and Spain, advancing its strategic roadmap to establish a strong presence in Europe by 2028 multiply its turnover fourfold and expand to 6,000 apartments. Ando Living’s business model focuses on #connections and #community, and helping the modern traveller integrate into whichever city they find themselves. This very much aligns with what we offer our own Membership, who, wherever they operate, benefit from shared best practice, building connections with fellow professionals, and strong representation and support for sector interests.  All our Operator, Agent and Supplier Members have signed our Code of Conduct, requiring them to operate transparently and professionally; on top of which many (including City Apartments) also achieve independent #accreditation standards.  We are delighted that the City Apartments team are remaining part of the new company, with continued leadership from CEO Matthew Cookson, COO Mark Winter, and their team of experts, and we look forward to whatever the future brings for them.  As the trade body representing only the best that the serviced apartment sector offers, we are ready to complement Ando’s aspirations to grow right across Europe where we can. https://lnkd.in/etKEntgg

What an agenda that is, for the 2024 ASAP Conference!  You wouldn’t want to miss the amazing amount of content.  So if you haven’t already registered, get your ticket now - sales will close soon. https://lnkd.in/eR9XEsCV There are so many takeaways for 2025, including:  - Start the day with The State of the Nation: UK Regulation, Global Visas and an update on the serviced apartment sector across #Europe, #APAC and the #Americas, from Tourism Alliance, CIBT, Frasers Hospitality, Savills and Ariosi Group Limited.  - The 'Meet the Buyers' session introduces some serious financial institutions and relocation experts, and a Q&A with Agents includes Checkin Apartments, Headline Sponsor Situ, Synergy Global Housing, Expedia Group and Dwellworks.  - Benchmarking success has STR sharing some real data analysis.  - There’s a Policy, Regulation and Investment Trends discussion, from experts on the ground.  - Carolyn Pearson (nee Carr) MBA will present 'Inclusive Excellence: Creating Safe Spaces for All Guests'.   - And a recruitment/retention session, to Hire and to Hold, is a discussion panel by People experts who really know. And don't forget the keynote speech from the wonderful Simon Calder and Drinks Reception sponsored by res:harmonics. So why wouldn’t you join some amazing delegates already registered, including from AltoVita, Residence Inn by Marriott, EurA AG, Executive Roomspace Ltd, HOSPA, CHPA | Corporate Housing Providers Association, edyn, Travelers Haven, Lamington Group | B Corp™, PREMIER SUITES, Roomzzz Aparthotels, Shiji ReviewPro, and elina PMS? Last year's conference was great – believe us, this year's will be even better! Agenda, speaker bios and more: >> https://lnkd.in/esGikDnX James Foice Kim Ashmore Sarah Tasker Becky Wordsworth Hoyle Keith Freeman Darryl Walker Trine Oestergaard Stafford Laura Rachael Moore 🏨 🧳 🌳 Melanie Degand Michelle Wray Cristina Lopez Gomez David Stansfield Jacob Bone

Psst... Pass it on! We've just hit 70% of our initial target fundraise for Prostate Cancer UK! All of the ASAP - The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers Conference Team are already in the spirit, so please join us in supporting this great charity by donating today >> https://lnkd.in/eDXBJYWB, or coming to the Conference where you'll have the chance to donate in the room, buy merchandise and pledge support (tickets here >> https://lnkd.in/eKgMsMpz). See you there.... and look out for the team in our T-shirts if you need any info or help during the event. James Foice Kim Ashmore Sarah Tasker Becky Wordsworth Hoyle Laura Rachael Moore 🏨 🧳 🌳 Michelle Wray Trine Oestergaard Stafford Cristina Lopez Gomez Melanie Degand David Stansfield Keith Freeman Darryl Walker Michelle Jackson Jouke Baaima Ryan Bonner MIH Giles Walker Jacob Bone Situ Stayntouch Staycity Group res:harmonics Week2Week Serviced Apartments Limited Viridian Apartments AMADEO (UK) Ariosi Group Limited HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts ISAAP MHA mission : net zero Revinate RMS Cloud TrustedStays

Of course we're delighted that Situ are supporting the ASAP - The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers Conference as Headline Sponsor. Stephanie Ellis, Director of Operations, tells us why the relationship is important to them. You can meet Steph and her colleagues Phil Stapleton, Carl Hutchings Leah Searle Assoc CIPD, Abbie Erdbrink, Charles Coker and Jake Seage there on the day - tickets are only on sale for another week as we need to confirm numbers in good time with our hosts at Convene. Join us there to share everything great about the #servicedapartment sector, gain insights from experts like Savills, STR, Tourism Alliance and CIBT, and enjoy the expertise of Simon Calder, our Keynote Speaker. Tickets will sell out - get yours here >> https://lnkd.in/eR9XEsCV

🚨 ASAP Conference Alert 🚨 It's NOVEMBER! 📅 And we need to confirm ticket numbers this time next week... 🎟 Companies confirmed to join us on the 28th November in London include Adoor Premium Serviced Apartments, Alacrity Solutions, AltoVita, AMADEO (UK), aparthotel Birmingham, Ariosi Group Limited Axiom Hospitality - and that's only the ones beginning with A! 🔤 Further down the alphabet we also can't wait to welcome The Ascott Limited, The Corporate Housing Partnership Limited, The Gate London City, The Residence Apartments & Jitaku, TheSqua.re Serviced Apartments, Tourism Alliance, Travelers Haven by Blueground, TrustedStays, VESTIBULE MARKETING LTD., Viridian Apartments, Week2Week Serviced Apartments Limited and Your Home From Home. 🙌 And many MANY more in between! 🙌 Thanks to Headline Sponsors Situ, Lanyard Sponsor Staycity Group, Drinks Reception Sponsor res:harmonics, Breakout Room Sponsor Week2Week Serviced Apartments, Agenda Sponsor Viridian Apartments, Delegate List Sponsor Stayntouch (also an Exhibitor), and Exhibitors AMADEO (UK), Ariosi Group Limited, HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts, ISAAP, MHA, mission : net zero, Revinate, RMS Cloud and TrustedStays. You're all amazing! 🎇 If you haven’t booked yet, don’t wait—tickets are selling fast, and we’re set to sell out this year. Secure your ticket NOW: https://lnkd.in/eR9XEsCV And if you can, please support our fundraising for Prostate Cancer UK: https://lnkd.in/eDXBJYWB #2024ASAPConference #ConnectingtheWorldofServicedLiving #BookNow #TicketsSellingFast #EventOfTheYear #Don’tMissOut #SeeYouThere James Foice Kim Ashmore Becky Wordsworth Hoyle Sarah Tasker Trine Oestergaard Stafford David Stansfield Michelle Wray Laura Rachael Moore 🏨 🧳 🌳 Cristina Lopez Gomez Melanie Degand

For the first time this century Diwali and Halloween fell on the same day, giving rise to a new way to celebrate - #Diwaleen. We hope that our many Members and their guests worldwide had a fabulous Festival of Lights, or were happy trick-or-treating over the last few hours. And finally, Happy Samhain! Everything at this time is about light and shade, and the changing of the seasons. However you spent it, we hope you stayed happy and safe.