Charles McCrow, Managing Director of The Apartment Service has been awarded first place in the Serviced Apartment Sector of the Power List of the ‘Most Influential People in Business Travel’ today.
The Power List is an initiative of the highly respected publication, TTG Business and was voted for by a wide range of industry experts from their readership.
Charles McCrow has been involved in the serviced apartment sector since its origins in the
The Apartment Service, under his direction, has gone from strength to strength over the years. Originally, solely a booking agent for serviced apartments, he introduced Executive Roomspace to the UK market in 1997, the first brand in short term corporate housing in fully furnished serviced apartments.
Executive Roomspace proved to be a growing success story and in 2002, Roomspace Serviced Apartments was launched for corporate housing stays of one week or more in key locations in
Charles McCrow is a passionate advocate of an industry grading system, starting firstly with sponsoring a serviced apartments section in the 1990’s in Egon Ronay’s ‘Hotel & Restaurant Guides’ and then, latterly, as a founder member of the Association for Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP) in the grading system initiative set up by Quality in Tourism from Visit Britain.
With his many years experience in the serviced apartment sector, McCrow knows that it is vital to keep on top of changing client demands and is constantly developing the services offered by The Apartment Service.
In 2005, Roomspace Solutions was introduced, to offer a bespoke short term housing solution for corporate clients and, in 2008, this will be followed by CAS (Complete Accommodation Solutions), specifically aimed at extended stays in mainland
In the first quarter of 2008 The Apartment Service will launch its new web service which has been developed from the ground up to offer end-to-end XML connectivity. This will allow our major clients, Travel Management Companies and Hotel Booking Agents to access availability and rates in real time.
Later in 2008 the consolidation of serviced apartment product onto the major Global Distribution Systems (Galileo, Amadeus etc.) via their website will be another landmark step for the sector.
All these initiatives, coupled with a 26 year record of successfully running The Apartment Service, make Charles McCrow a well deserved leader on the TTG Power List.
For further information please contact:
Mike Stapley
Sales Manager – The Apartment Service
E-mail: MikeS@apartment.co.uk
Phone: +44-(0)20-89441444 – ext 278
About The Apartment Service:
The Apartment Service, founded in 1981, is the largest booking agent for serviced apartments in Europe, offering more than 1000 apartment locations worldwide for stays of one night, one week, one month or even a year.
Awarded Best Serviced Accommodation Provider 2007 - Buying Business Travel Magazine
Members of: HBAA, ITM, ARP, ASAP, CHPA
2 comments:
6、7月失業率，主計處預估恐怕飆到6%，這也讓即將畢業的大學生壓力越來越大，今天台大醫學院商標註冊首度舉行徵才博覽會幫學生找工作，26家企業總計釋出超過4百個職缺，吸引不少學生來找機會，不過現場引人注目的是大陸攤位，對岸委託台灣的人力銀行來挖角，開出年薪1千2百萬要找台灣醫療院所的院長到大陸去發展。
填表格、找工作，一個個專利申請小攤位都是企業主來徵才，台大醫學院首度舉行就職博覽會，26家企業釋出超過4百個職缺，不少畢業生來找機會。畢業生：「先做工作這樣子。」記者：「是不是說有工作先卡位？」畢業生：「也不是先卡位，先累積一些經驗。」
有醫院、有生技公司，律師事務所最引人注目的是這個，對岸獵人頭獵到台灣來，年薪1200萬要找院長，還有其他高階醫療職缺，平均薪資比台灣多2成。記者：「已經有在動作？」人力銀行業者：「是的，是有在動作，基本上，他所要求的是當舖借錢院長級職。」
來挖角到對岸，薪資和發展是一大誘因，畢竟5月份失業率高達5.82%，6、7月恐怕會飆到6%。學生：「比較會繼續升學，沒升學就是他先找到工作。」
有不少大學生擔心沒工作，乾脆繼續留在學校，這類族群也被稱為是不願長大的小飛俠，主計處統計今年延畢的學生多達113萬人，存證信函創下紀錄。
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