Readers of Business Traveller UK magazine have voted The Ascott Group as the 'Best Serviced Residence Company' in Europe for the inaugural award.

In addition, Ascott was not only chosen as the best brand in the service residence industry in Asia Pacific, Ascott Shanghai Pudong in China was also voted the ‘Best Serviced Residence' by readers of the Asia Pacific edition of Business Traveller.

To add to the Group’s list of international accolades, Forbes China magazine chose Ascott Beijing, Ascott Shanghai Pudong and Somerset Olympic Tower Tianjin as three of the 15 ‘China's Best Serviced Apartments’. The Ascott Group bagged the most number of awards from Forbes in the serviced residence category. The winners were short-listed from 100 serviced residences across major cities in China.

The Business Traveller UK and Forbes China awards were created this year to recognise service excellence and memorable stay experience in serviced residences.