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18 | www.travelweekly-asia.com THE COMPANY: This Singapore company has become one of the leading international serviced residence owner-operators with over 43,000 operating units in key cities of the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, and over 26,000 units that are under development. Its brands include Ascott, Citadines, Somerset, Quest, The Crest Collection and lyf. MILESTONES IN ASIA • Largest and fastest growing serviced residence operator in Singapore with close to 2,300 units across 13 properties. • China is one of its fastest growing and largest markets with more than 18,000 units in over 100 properties across 29 cities. The company secured 16 properties with more than 2,900 units this year, and THE AWARDS: Best Serviced Residence Group – Asia Pacific Best Serviced Residence Property – Asia Pacific The Ascott Limited / Ascott Orchard Singapore "We'll continue to scale up through acquisitions, management contracts and franchises, and are confident of exceeding our target of 80,000 units globally by 2020. In China, we're opening our first lyf property in Shenzhen in 2018, followed by the second in Dalian. We'll also ramp up innovation efforts and digitalisation to improve operational efficiency and enhance customer experience." – Kevin Goh, chief operating officer THE COMPANY: The premium lifestyle destination attracts over 20 million visitors annually. It is home to world-class themed attractions, an award-winning destination spa, a casino, luxury hotel accommodations, Michelin-starred and celebrity chef fine dining restaurants, the Resorts World Convention Centre, original entertainment productions and specialty retail outlets. MILESTONES IN ASIA • Single most-awarded dining destination with six Michelin stars clinched by three of its celebrity chef restaurants in Michelin Guide Singapore 2017. • Won three accolades at the Singapore Tourism Awards 2017 including Best Leisure Event, Best THE AWARD: Best Integrated Resort – Asia Pacific Resorts World Sentosa "We'll continue to be the lifestyle destination of choice for premium travellers by staging distinct thematic events and concepts. Visitors can look forward to a rejuvenated Maritime Experiential Museum with exhibits featuring immersive content, and a new Japanese fine dining restaurant, Teppan by Chef Yonemura, by a Michelin-starred chef.'' – Chow Keng Hai, senior vice president, resort sales and marketing Marketing Idea and Best Customer Service for Attractions. • Delivered a series of marquee lifestyle events in 2017 including RWS Street Eats, a showcase of local street food delicacies, and The Great Food Festival, Singapore's largest gourmet and lifestyle event. expanded its footprint to four new cities – Handan, Kunming, Xuzhou and Yichang. • Secured four properties under its newest brand, lyf, which is designed for and managed by millennials. Earlier this year, Ascott launched its first living lab to field test lyf in partnership with the Singapore Management University (SMU).