The Apartment Service, EMEA’s longest-established serviced apartment booking agency based in Wimbledon, London has today welcomed the decision by the industry’s association, ‘ASAP’ (Association of Serviced Apartment Providers) to promote their grading and classification scheme for serviced apartments and corporate housing to business and leisure customers.
(TRAVPR.COM) UNITED KINGDOM - October 1st, 2014 - LONDON – 1st OCTOBER 2014.
The Apartment Service, EMEA’s longest-established serviced apartment booking agency based in Wimbledon, London has today welcomed the decision by the industry’s association, ‘ASAP’ (Association of Serviced Apartment Providers) to promote their grading and classification scheme for serviced apartments and corporate housing to business and leisure customers.
Charlie McCrow, CEO for The Apartment Service, is a member of the ASAP steering committee and has been a long-time advocate of creating greater consistency in operating standards across the globe.
McCrow says; “Looking ahead, The Apartment Service will continue to work with ASAP in the UK and the CHPA (Corporate Housing Providers Association) in the US to encourage a concerted effort in agreeing common ground for operators’ services & products’
McCrow adds: The Quality Assurance programme was a much-needed development for our industry as it addresses one of the main concerns that companies and their travellers have about staying in serviced apartments. The range of amenities, equipment and guest services has to be more consistent if serviced apartments are to increase market share in both the business and leisure areas”
Roomspace, (the operating brand of serviced apartments managed by The Apartment Service) is a member of The TAS Alliance and operates in excess of 450 apartments across the UK, Spain & Portugal and has been accredited via the ASAP Quality Assurance programme with excellent results.
Jo Layton, MD Group Commercial Sales for The Apartment Service added:
“We are very happy to support this initiative from ASAP. Our teams will always endeavor to offer a solution that is quality assured and we are delighted to confirm that like Roomspace, our TAS Alliance members in the UK are all also accredited.”
“Our clients and guests expect nothing less than great service, cleanliness, friendliness, everything in working order and of course, hospitality, and we at The Apartment Service are passionate about any initiative that helps to drive these key focus areas forward for our industry.”
ENDS
For more information contact;
Charlie McCrow, CEO - The Apartment Service Charlie.McCrow@apartmentservice.com
Jo Layton, MD Group Commercial Sales – The Apartment Service Jo.Layton@apartmentservice.com
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The Apartment Service Group
Founded in 1981, The Apartment Service (TAS) is the UK’s longest-established serviced apartment specialist. The company’s global sourcing and booking service for short, medium and long-stay accommodation and corporate housing provides a cost-effective alternative to traditional hotel stays for business travellers, project workers & international assignees and their families. Through its Roomspace brand, TAS operates serviced apartments across London, South East England, Spain and Portugal and in February 2014 launched the TAS Alliance of independently-owned apartments operating under a single booking platform and brand.
ASAP Quality Assurance Programme
The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP) this week unveiled plans to promote its Quality Assessment (QA) programme direct to customers. The decision was taken after a highly successful initial accreditation phase among ASAP’s members. 98% will have successfully completed the programme by November 2014. ASAP members sell three million accommodation nights per year, generating £500m in revenues. ASAP’s long term aim is to make ASAP QA the ‘kitemark’ for the wider serviced apartment sector in the UK and beyond.
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