{"id":2956,"date":"2016-10-27T07:34:59","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T07:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/?p=2956"},"modified":"2016-10-28T05:14:30","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T05:14:30","slug":"ascott-continues-winning-streak-as-the-best-in-asia-with-top-honours-voted-by-travellers-and-industry-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laofree.com\/?p=2956","title":{"rendered":"ASCOTT CONTINUES WINNING STREAK AS THE BEST IN ASIA WITH TOP HONOURS VOTED BY TRAVELLERS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Thailand, 26<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"> October 2016<\/span><\/i><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"> \u2013 CapitaLand\u2019s wholly owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), <\/span><\/span>received the top honours of \u2018Leading Serviced Apartment Brand\u2019 in Asia, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Vietnam at the prestigious 2016 World Travel Awards ceremony for Asia &amp; Australasia. Voted by travellers and travel professionals globally, <span lang=\"EN-SG\">World Travel Awards is widely hailed as the Oscars of the travel industry, recognising the ultimate hallmark of quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-Ascott-representatives-receiving-the-World-Travel-Awards-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2957\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-Ascott-representatives-receiving-the-World-Travel-Awards-2-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"1-ascott-representatives-receiving-the-world-travel-awards-2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ascott also clinched the coveted \u2018Best Serviced Residence Group\u2019 at <span lang=\"EN-SG\">Travel Weekly Asia\u2019s 2016 Readers Choice Awards. Honouring the finest in the travel industry, the awards were presented to outstanding companies for their first-class products, excellent service and their achievements that have helped boost the travel industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2-Mr-Addison-Goh-Ascotts-VP-for-Brand-and-Marketing-receiving-the-TWA-Awards-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2958\" src=\"http:\/\/ifreedom.wwwss16.a2hosted.com\/travelthaiculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2-Mr-Addison-Goh-Ascotts-VP-for-Brand-and-Marketing-receiving-the-TWA-Awards-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"2-mr-addison-goh-ascotts-vp-for-brand-and-marketing-receiving-the-twa-awards-1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Mr Tony Soh, Ascott\u2019s Chief Corporate Officer, said: \u201cBeing voted the number one serviced residence brand in Asia, and recently the leading brand in Europe and the Middle East, motivates us to further push the boundaries of excellence. We thank all our staff for their passion in caring for our guests to ensure they have an extraordinary experience, and for upholding Ascott\u2019s reputation as a world class brand. We will continue to stay on top of industry trends, be it embracing technology, tailoring our customer experience and transforming our business model to place Ascott in an even stronger position for the years ahead.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-SG\">Ascott received accolades in the following categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><u>World Travel Awards 2016<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Asia&#8217;s Leading Serviced Apartment Brand \u2013 The Ascott Limited<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong&#8217;s Leading Serviced Apartment Brand \u2013 The Ascott Limited<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia&#8217;s Leading Serviced Apartment Brand \u2013 The Ascott Limited<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam\u2019s Leading Serviced Apartment Brand \u2013 Somerset Serviced Residence<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam\u2019s Leading Serviced Apartments \u2013 Somerset Grand Hanoi<\/p>\n<p>Thailand&#8217;s Leading Serviced Apartments \u2013 Ascott Sathorn Bangkok<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Travel Weekly Asia 2016 Readers Choice Awards<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Best Serviced Residence Group \u2013 The Ascott Limited<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-SG\">In its 23rd year, <\/span>World Travel Awards is highly contested with many luminary players in the industry vying for top honours. Ascott was recently conferred the title of <span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Middle East&#8217;s \u2018Leading Serviced Apartment Brand\u2019; Ascott Park Place Dubai was named Dubai\u2019s \u2018Leading Serviced Apartments\u2019 and Somerset West Bay Doha garnered Qatar&#8217;s \u2018Leading Serviced Apartments\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Ascott also took home six accolades at the World Travel Awards ceremony for Europe last month, including \u2018Leading Serviced Apartment Brand\u2019 in Europe, France and Germany. La Clef Tour Eiffel Paris was bestowed France&#8217;s \u2018Leading Serviced Apartments\u2019 while Citadines Michel Hamburg and Citadines Sainte-Catherine Brussels were awarded \u2018Leading Serviced Apartments\u2019 in Germany and Belgium respectively.<\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thailand, 26th October 2016 \u2013 CapitaLand\u2019s wholly owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), received the top honours of \u2018Leading Serviced Apartment Brand\u2019 in Asia, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Vietnam at the prestigious 2016 World Travel Awards ceremony for Asia &amp; Australasia. 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