ASAP serviced apartments accreditation expands into APAC

The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers  Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP) – the not-for-profit trade body for the serviced apartment sector – reports that its Quality Accreditation Programme has now expanded to Asia Pacific through a new partnership with service provider Convido, which has operators in both Australia and the Philippines, the association has been accredited by ASAP’s international arm – International Serviced Apartment Accreditation Programme (ISAAP).

Asian expansion

James Foice, chief executive of ASAP, comments, “My vision when we first launched our Quality Accreditation Programme, back in 2014, was for it to become a truly global scheme for our serviced apartment sector.“It’s absolutely fabulous to see this becoming a reality now it’s been adopted in the Far East through Convido, by Australian operator Corporate Housing (Vic) in Melbourne, as well as in the Philippines by Corporate Apartments International (Manila) Inc.“This means that we now have ISAAP/ASAP quality accredited operators in some 130 cities worldwide, in 12 countries across four continents, which consolidates our position as the only global quality accreditation programme for our sector.”Mr Foice highlights the importance for operators of securing a quality marque from a trade body to confirm they are delivering a quality product, and to fulfil their duty of care, including health and safety requirements.

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Plans to expand further 

Chris Miller, chairman of Convido, comments, “We at Convido, and our teams in Australia and the Philippines, are absolutely thrilled to have secured the Quality Accreditation from the ASAP/ISAAP. We know that we are pretty good at what we do, but securing this seal of approval from such a respected industry body as the ASAP is a vital independent endorsement for our operation which validates our quality serviced apartment product globally.” ASAP has plans to expand its Quality Accreditation programme further to many more international markets. Operators in New Zealand, India and South America have expressed their interest.For related news and features, visit our Serviced Apartments section.Access hundreds of global services and suppliers in our Online Directory  Get access to our free Global Mobility Toolkit

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