Across the globe, many countries and cities have chosen to implement ‘tourist tax’ levies, charged to visitors in order to fund things like infrastructure and events. Usually, these places are…
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Dubai secured 175 international business events in the first half of 2024, a 24% increase from the previous year. This year’s events are expected to attract over 92,000 delegates, suggesting…
ASAP is delighted to announce our collaboration with the Manchester Accommodation Business Improvement District initiative. When we spoke last week, we introduced introduced Victoria Curley and Rachel Kettle to the work of the…
HVS, the only global consulting firm focused exclusively on the hospitality industry, has released a report on the serviced apartment sector across Europe. The report predicts a new and dynamic…
ASAP Operator Member The Ascott Limited (Ascott) is a wholly owned subsidiary of CapitaLand Limited. CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) has reported a 12% increase in gross profit for the first…
The latest Global Business Travel Review from The Advantage Travel Partnership and Travelogix considered performance in the first half of 2024, and found new transactions were 17.3% higher than in…
On Tuesday July 23, the island of Santorini lived a small crisis which had nothing to do with the wildfires or the heatwave gripping Greece at the moment. 11,000 cruise…
ASAP Supplier Member Savills’ May 2024 Hong Kong residential leasing report showed that the bulk of 2024’s Q1 residential leasing growth came from overseas tenants – predominantly mainland Chinese –…
Billed as a residential revolution, co-living has had a bumpy few years. But as the project pipeline ramps up, has this alternative way of living finally found its feet? Florence…
ASAP Supplier Member Stayntouch has announced the appointment of Bill Fanning as its new Chief Revenue Officer. Jacob Messina, CEO of Stayntouch, remarked, “We are pleased to welcome Bill Fanning to our…
