The Ascott Group is the world's largest international serviced residence owner-operator with about 15,000 operating serviced residence units in key cities of Asia Pacific, Europe and the Gulf region, as well as over 6,000 units which are under development, making a total of about 21,000 units.

The Group operates three brands – Ascott, Somerset and Citadines. Its portfolio spans 56 cities in 23 countries, 14 of which are new cities in Ascott's portfolio where its serviced residences are being developed. Ascott's properties can be found in cities including London, Paris, Brussels, Berlin and Barcelona in Europe; Singapore, Bangkok, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong in Asia; Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland in Australia / New Zealand, as well as Dubai and Manama in the Gulf region.

The Ascott Group is headquartered in Singapore. It pioneered Asia Pacific's first branded luxury serviced residence in 1984. It also established the world’s first pan-Asian serviced residence real estate investment trust, Ascott Residence Trust in 2006. Today, the Group boasts a 24-year industry track record and serviced residence brands that enjoy recognition worldwide.

The Ascott Group's achievements have been recognised internationally. Recent awards include DestinAsian Readers' Choice Awards 2008 'Best Serviced Apartment/Residence Operator', World Travel Awards 2007 'Australasia's Leading Hotel' and 'New Zealand's Leading Hotel', Business Traveller UK Awards 2007 'Best Serviced Residence Company', Business Traveller Asia Pacific Awards 2007 'Best Serviced Residence Brand' and 'Best Serviced Residence', and Forbes China 2008 ‘China’s Best Serviced Apartments’. For a full list of awards, please visit http://www.theascottgroup.com/aboutus/awards

The Ascott Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CapitaLand Limited, the largest real estate company in Southeast Asia by market capitalisation. Headquartered in Singapore, the multinational company's core businesses in real estate, hospitality and real estate financial services are focused in growth cities in Asia Pacific, Europe and the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries. The company's real estate and hospitality portfolio spans more than 110 cities in over 20 countries.

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