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Branding in the serviced apartment sector

Reading Time: 5 minutes The mainstream hotel chains are renowned for their constant stream of new brands, each promoted as the answer to the needs of a new demographic trend. In the serviced apartment world, this trend has been much less pronounced but the last 12 months has seen seen a flurry of branding
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China crisis

Reading Time: < 1 minute But that is not deterring serviced apartment operators who firmly believe there is huge untapped potential in the country. Frasers goal is to reach 7,000 units in China by 2019. Ascott is aiming for 20,000 by 2020 and has teamed up with Vanke, one of China’s largest developers,  to help
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Branded residences and condo-hotels, where to next?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Panelists and topic: The branded residences and condo-hotels – where to next? session featured Markus Aklin, VP Development, ONYX Hospitality Group; Nevius Glussi, Corporate Director of Development, APAC, Rosewood Hotel Group; Marco Nijhof, CEO, yoo Hotels and Resorts; Norbert Vas, VP Business Development and Operations, Archipelago International. The panel session
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Serviced Apartment Expansion Summit 2013, China Review

Reading Time: 7 minutes Day One: Travelling to the conference, I was looking forward to discovering more about this burgeoning sector and whether the Asian serviced apartment and extended stay sector was experiencing similar challenges and successes to the European marketplace highlighted at the International Serviced Apartment Summit incorporating Extended Stay held earlier in