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Welcome to the latest edition of Quest Kudos magazine

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xploring new horizons is what motivates us at Quest. 30 years ago it moved us to open our first property as one of the first extended-stay accommodation providers in Melbourne. Today, with a network of 170 apartment hotels across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji that same drive has led us to the opening of our first apartment hotel in Europe this September.

As we prepare for our next adventure in Liverpool, England we celebrate the future of the travel industry with this edition of Kudos Magazine. Some of the stories covered look at developments that will change the way we travel such as biometric scanning, rideshare helicopters and Sir Richard Branson’s commercial space project. We also dive into the world of augmented and virtual reality by taking a closer look at some of its applications in healthcare, automotive and gaming.

We’ll take a look at the future of food and how people and new technologies are creating smarter ways to produce enough food for a global population of 8 billion. For our readers who enjoy fine dining, we explore a new dining experience and reveal a common piece of technology used in wine making that you likely haven’t heard of.

Liverpool is calling, so we’ll take you to its historic centre and showcase the world-class fintech hub. With our heart firmly in Asia-Pacific, we’ll also show you where to go on a weekend away in Christchurch and uncover the old and very new worlds of Tokyo.

Thank you for choosing Quest Apartment Hotels. We trust that this edition of Kudos Magazine will bring out your adventurous spirit.

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Sir Richard Branson, changing the travel landscape with Virgin Galactic’s commercial space flights.

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Editor: Dani Carey Art Director: Natalie Matheson Sub Editor: Sara Gordon Journalists and Contributors: Dani Carey, Winsor Dobbin, Matthew Duncan, Taline Gabriel, Sara Gordon, Bryn Reade, Annabelle Richmond, Beth Williams, Dilvin Yassa, Published by Espresso Media espressomedia.com.au Copyright: Quest Apartment Hotels 2019.

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CONTENTS 10 48 HOURS Discover Liverpool, and its mix of historic and new.

12 COVER STORY The future of travel is well and truly here, and it’s evolving.

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26 INSIDE BUSINESS

SPACE TRAVEL

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AR and VR impacting the way we live and do business.

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FUTURE FOODS

Dining experiences have gone high-tech and digital.

48 WEEKEND GETAWAY Enjoy the interesting, inviting and reinvented Christchurch.

54 CHEERS The wine industry; embracing technology and change.

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WHAT’S NEWS apple.com Apple News is adding to its offering in the UK, Australia and NZ in late 2019. Apple News+ will be launching a subscription service that brings together over 300 magazines, newspapers and digital publishers. Currently available in the US, for USD$9.99 per month, current and back issues of titles from The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, TechCrunch to National Geographic will be available at your fingertips.

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TODD SAMPSON Presenter, writer and executive producer

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odd is an adventurer and documentarymaker. He is the writer, producer, and host of several documentaries including Channel Ten’s BODY HACK, which was nominated for Best Factual Series and Most Outstanding Documentary. The third season of BODY HACK airs in Australia in July, in New Zealand later this year and is available on catch-up TV via 10Play.

Todd is a Non-Executive Director of QANTAS and the co-creator of the global Earth Hour Initiative, and has also climbed to the summit of Mount Everest,unguided.

What gadgets always travel with you?

I’m an avid viewer of content, and most times, I’m reviewing and editing my work. So I always travel with my IPad and excellent set of earphones.

What’s your favourite travel app?

Google Translate. This app has saved my butt on so many occasions. I was once taken and interrogated by a group of people considered terrorists, and without translate, it could have ended really badly.

What are your best flying tips?

Eat very little, sit as far forward as you can on the plane and drink two glasses of water on take-off and landing. My other tip is to fly QANTAS. What’s your tip to acclimatise when arriving in a new city?

First thing I do is a bit of exercise, regardless of how tired I am and then I go to the highest point in the city and have a look for orientation.

What are your tips for dealing with jetlag?

Intermittent Fasting. One the best ways to help with jetlag is to skip lunch as food tends to create that tired feeling which is almost impossible to resist.

INSTA INSPO Instagram profiles to add colour and flare to your downtime. @nasa With over 40 million followers and literally ‘out of this world’ content to showcase, NASA’s profile is both inspirational and helps put things into perspective.

@hol_fox Holly Fox is a graphic designer in L.A who bakes and decorates the most incredible cookies. Her love of colour and perfect techniques make for happy scrolling. @a_ontheroad Frenchman, living in London, Alex Zouaghi is a photographer and a blogger who photographs the streets of London in a way that will have you enchanted.

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48 hours

➔ Royal Albert Dock

The Royal Albert Dock is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the whole of the UK, offering an array of restaurants, bars, museums, and galleries. Located on Liverpool’s World Heritage Site waterfront, the Albert Dock structure features the most extensive collection of Grade I listed buildings in the UK.

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LIVERPOOL A progressive city and fintech hub surrounded by history and culture. ➔ Beatles Story

The Beatles Story is the world’s largest permanent exhibition purely devoted to the lives of the Fab Four, that started in their hometown of Liverpool.

The exhibition is an immersive journey; from the start of the band to Beatlemania, the memorabilia and fascinating facts make this one of Albert Dock’s best-loved sights.

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➔ Rooftop Magic

Goodness Gracious is the rooftop area of grand tea house OH ME OH MY. The tea house, situated within West Africa House is open between 9 am - 5 pm, Monday to Friday. Goodness Gracious is open seasonally between March and October from noon - 7 pm and an excellent location to take in the views.

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If you’re looking for a spot of shopping you may find yourself spoilt for choice between the shopping centres in the city, boutique arcades, and charming strip shopping. Bold Street boasts that it’s one of the best shopping streets in the country. If you’re looking for independent stores, cafes, and restaurants head to Bold Street and peruse your way up or down this cobbled steps. Liverpool ONE is also worth a visit if time permits. The open-air shopping district is home to more than 170 stores, bars, and restaurants.

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➔ Galleries

Since its opening at the Albert Dock in 1988, Tate Liverpool (one of seven galleries in the area) has become one of the most visited art galleries outside of London, with past artists featured including Gustav Klimt, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, and Claude Monet. Before you leave the area, be sure to have a look at the 10 metre tall Liverpool Mountain artwork by Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone in Mermaid Courtyard on the Royal Albert Dock.

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➔ QUEST Has Gone Global

Quest Liverpool opens in the UK in August located at 72 Church Street, along one of the city’s biggest shopping districts and will feature a conference room and gym.

The Art School Restaurant, located in Liverpool’s Georgian quarter serves pescetarian, vegetarian and vegan menus. It was named in The Sunday Times Top 100 Restaurants and has been awarded 2 AA rosettes four years running and has received critical acclaim from both the Michelin and Good  Food guides.

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From space tourism to using your face as payment, Dilvin Yasa takes a look at the key innovations slated to transform the way we travel moving forward.

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lose your eyes and picture a world where you can hop on a spaceship for a holiday among the stars, take a flying taxi from the airport to your accommodation, or perhaps even more unbelievably, enjoy a fresh, mouthwatering meal delivered straight to your boarding gate.

Does it sound like the battle cry of the keynote speaker at a Trekkies convention? Possibly, but as far-fetched as these ideas may seem, they’re some of the key innovations that are either already transforming or will soon transform the way we travel for business, for pleasure, and in some cases, for the sake of being able to say you did it.

“There’s never been a more exciting time to travel,” says trend forecaster and author Michael McQueen

(michaelmcqueen.net). “Obviously there are some ‘big ticket’ topics such as space tourism taking up most of the airtime, but for the most part, what we’ll be seeing is how tech will increasingly be integrated into the travel experience, making for more pleasant, streamlined journeys.”

So, what are some of the key changes we can expect between getting from point A to point B? Consider the following a mere taste of what’s to come…

In space, no one can hear you scream (with delight) Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson can pinpoint the exact moment the wonder of space travel – and perhaps one day, space tourism – captured his imagination. “I

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Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity on her first glide flight.

Below: Richard Branson and Professor Brian Cox watch the third glide flight of VSS Unity in Mojave, California

have been dreaming of space travel since I watched the moon landings from a tiny black-and-white television screen in 1969 and looked up to the skies in wonder,” he wrote recently for CNN. “I was in awe of the courage it must have taken – to turn something seemingly impossible into reality. This fascination with flying, breaking boundaries, and exploring the great unknown has never left me.”

Fifty years later, his dream of sending everyday people – or ‘founder astronauts’ into space is about to become a reality. Branson’s spaceflight company, Virgin Galactic (virgingalactic.com) has just announced they’re ready to move their fleet of spacecraft to New Mexico’s Spaceport America, billed as the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport, to begin the final phase of testing before humans launch into the big black.

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Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic’s first two astronauts.

Branson is far from the only business magnate with interest in kickstarting space tourism (Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos launched Blue Origin in 2000, and habitual business magnate Elon Musk launched SpaceX in 2002 - two key players among many). Initially, Branson had predicted Virgin Galactic - founded in 2004 - would be flying ‘ordinary people’ (albeit ones with incredibly deep pockets; the price tag being thrown around initially was $US200,000 per ticket) into space by 2007. He told a press gathering at the Royal Aeronautical Society in central London back in 2004, “We hope to create thousands of astronauts over the next few years and bring alive their dream of seeing the majestic beauty of our planet from above, the stars in all their glory and the amazing sensation of weightlessness,” he said.

“The development will also allow every country in the world to have its own astronauts rather than the privileged few.”

Delays followed. There was a 2007 fatal explosion which killed three staff members during a ground test

Virgin Galactic makes space for the second time in ten weeks, with three on board.

in the Mojave Air and Space Port, and a tragic test-flight crash in October 2014 which not only resulted in the loss of one of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo spacecraft but killed one pilot as well as seriously injured another.

However, with the Virgin Galactic team having moved their winged passenger rocket and more than 100 employees from California to Spaceport America where other tenants working on the space tourism dream include SpaceX, UP Aerospace, EXOS Aerospace, and EnergeticX Pipeline25space, his dream of bringing space tourism to the people is a step closer to reality.

“This year is the year, the 50th year of the moon landing,” Branson told Australian ABC current affairs program 7.30. “So it is going to be extraordinarily exciting to see people going into space. I hope to be able to go up in July. I’ve been looking forward to it for 14 years. And by the end of the year, we should be taking members of the public into space.”

So how will it work? The reality of the voyages is likely quite different to anything currently being overworked in your imagination. Virgin Galactic

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I hope to be able to go up in July. I’ve been looking forward to it for 14 years. And by the end of the year, we should be taking members of the public into space.”

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operates the reusable SpaceShipTwo spaceflight system which consists of WhiteKnightTwo, a custombuilt carrier aircraft, and SpaceShipTwo, a passengercarrying spaceship. Those holding lucky tickets will undergo three days of training and preparation at Spaceport America before a maximum of eight private astronauts (including two pilots) custom-fitted flight suits. There, they enjoy a conventional runway takeoff before the vehicles climb to an altitude of 50,000 feet and then release the spaceship from the aircraft which then enters a gentle glide.

Nervous during turbulence? What happens next isn’t for the faint-hearted, with the rocket motor firing up, the spaceship’s nose pitches to a nearvertical climb and forces of acceleration propelling the spaceship to speeds approaching three and a half times the speed of sound towards space.

Eventually, the rocket motor will be turned off, allowing passengers to leave their seats for several minutes of weightlessness and Insta-worthy views of Earth and the blackness of space (the aircraft’s windows are configured to allow maximum viewing). Then it’s a matter of returning to your seat before the spaceship ‘dynamically glides’ back to Spaceport America for a runway landing.

With only a few test-runs to go before the first passengers go up, it’s clear that the billionaires are on board, but what of the everyday Joes they’re hoping will ‘democratise space’?

Matthew D. Upchurch, is not only one of the first passengers holding a ticket (from a list which now stands at 600 waitlisted passengers with tickets now at the AUD361,0000 / £197,000 mark), but his company, Virtuoso, is authorised to sell Virgin Galactic tickets to the public, making them what could best be called, ‘Accredited Space Agents’*.

Naturally, he insists space tourism is a natural progression for travellers who are always seeking the ‘next big thing.’

“I was never a space fanatic or thrill-seeker. I love travel because it takes you out of your comfort zone, opens your mind and helps you grow as a person,” he explains. “Seeing things from a new perspective is my motivation, and everyone who’s been to space says it’s life-changing. That’s how I feel about all ➔ travel, but this is the ultimate.”

WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft, VMS Eve and SpaceShipTwo towed out of hangar at Spaceport America.

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Sir Richard Branson is congratulated by his son Sam, as VSS Unity lands after her first space flight.

On a personal level, Upchurch says he is ready, having already completed spaceflight training at The National Aerospace Training and Research (NASTAR) Center outside of Philadelphia where a simulator ‘lets you experience the G-Forces you can expect to feel during lift-off and on re-entry.’ From a professional perspective, he can see that while he might be one of the first 84 passengers to take the flight (Branson and his family will take the inaugural flight after which it will be a lottery), there are plenty of other curious travellers out there ready to claim their place in history.

“Ticketholders run the gamut,” he says. “They range from adventurers looking for the next big thing to science teachers who’ve had a lifelong dream to travel into space. Ages vary widely, and economic backgrounds do as well. There isn’t a ‘typical’ passenger, but the one commonality is that they are passionate about having this experience.”

With all eyes pointed to the skies, what does the future of space tourism look like?

Upchurch says Virgin Galactic is all about making

suborbital space travel more egalitarian rather than something reserved only for the super-wealthy.

“Once it launches and flights begin operating on a consistent schedule, efficiencies will naturally occur, driving down costs and ticket prices,” he explains.

“The longer-term view is looking at how these flights potentially impact the future of air travel overall.

Based on this technology, could you create new ways of travelling around the world that significantly reduce flight times? If you’re looking at this solely as a means of ferrying people to the edge of space, then you’re missing the bigger picture of what’s at stake and the possibility it creates.”

McQueen, agreeing with Upchurch, says “It will change life as we know it for Australians in particular.

The one thing that stops a lot of corporations from operating in Australia currently is how far away we are from everyone else,” he explains. “If we suddenly have a two-hour commute from London, companies will want to operate here, people will want to live here, and domestic real estate will be huge.”

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FLIGHTS OF FANCY Still travelling the old-fashioned way?

For those itching to get to Mykonos as opposed to Mars, the future of plane travel is all about personalisation.

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here was a trade fair in Hamburg a couple of weeks ago where both Airbus and Boeing were demonstrating what travellers could expect, and the emphasis was on delivering a personalised experience so that once you sit down in your seat, everything within that space will be tailored just for you,” says McQueen. “The entertainment system will be loaded with the kinds of shows and movies you like to watch, the temperature set at what makes you comfortable and even scented with the fragrance you prefer, and this information will be carried through all airlines.”

Obviously, there are also significant changes afoot with the rise (and rise) of the premium economy category, the introduction of ‘zero waste’ flights and non-conventional seat configurations such as Qatar Airways Qsuite, with their four pod seating arrangements. However, the battle to boost tech and improve connectivity is the most significant change we’ll see moving forward while up in the sky.

A 2018 Wi-Fi Report by Routehappy showed 82 airlines – both premium carriers and budget – now

offer inflight connectivity which is a 17 percent increase on 2017 and the race is on as to who can provide their passengers with the best inflight experience.

Travel booking platform Traveloka (traveloka.com) looked at onboard Wi-Fi, power connections and whether passengers can send text messages, make phone calls and/or watch live television and ranked the most tech-friendly airlines in the world. Qatar Airways claimed top spot for launching ‘Super Wi-Fi’ which boasts speeds of up to 50mps, while Emirates came in second place for its inflight entertainment which includes 3,500 channels of movies, TV shows, music, games and live TV, as well as offering passengers 20MB of free Wi-Fi for the first two hours.

Our quest for improved onboard connectivity invites new opportunities for partnerships with online streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon – a certainty that’s just around the corner, but for those who can’t handle watching a movie marathon between continents, the focus on using virtual reality on aircraft ➔ is just as exciting and varied.

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Case in point? Turkish airline SunExpress now offers passengers a 360-degree private entertainment experience with content varying from Hollywood blockbusters to destination clips and meditative relaxation videos – a follow up to earlier initiatives which have included giving its customers the option of booking flights by voice command via Amazon Alexa and collaborating with food delivery start-up Foodora to serve up some unique onboard menus on select routes.

Many airlines are now following suit in the air (Alaskan Airlines launched a trial of the SkyLights’ Allosky VR headset last year. The entertainment solution, which screens 2-D, 3-D, and forwardfacing 360-degree films on a Full HD cinema screen), but they’re also making a splash on the ground. In 2017, Lufthansa successfully used VR glasses in selling upgrades for flights during check-in when passengers were unsure if the additional cost would be worth it.

Native English speakers may rarely experience problems on large commercial carriers. However, non-english speakers could experience some extra help with airlines such as Air New Zealand roadtesting Google’s wireless Pixel Buds headphones which will enable the live translation of 40 languages. “It’s a game-changer – not only on airlines but across the travel industry,” confirms McQueen. “It’s a little earpiece that allows you to ask for something in English which will then get translated into Mandarin or whichever language you need, then that person will respond in their native tongue, and their response will get translated back to English for you allowing you to communicate freely no matter where you are.”

A port in a (technical) storm Radical changes are also sweeping our airports so that passengers can seek assistance from robots, have home-cooked meals delivered to their boarding gates or they can stand around shouting ‘Update my flight details’ into the skies only to find the information magically appears at hand.

One of the most significant changes in the airport landscape is the use of biometrics in

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passenger identification and processing – a term that has become less of a buzzword and more of a reality in recent months with a slew of initiatives coming to fruition across the globe.

Earlier this year, British Airways added more facial detectors in front of the boarding gates at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, following successful tests there and at Heathrow and LAX in Los Angeles. The airline claims they were able to board ‘more than 400 customers in only 22 minutes’ – less than half the time it usually takes to process passengers the traditional way.

It makes sense of course; rather than presenting their passport and boarding pass at the departure gate, all they need to do is look into a camera before boarding, wait for their biometric data to be verified, and it’s onto the aircraft they go.

Biometrics isn’t only used at the boarding gate; airports across the globe are rolling it out across various sectors with some airlines such as Delta integrating facial recognition into a few bag drop stations. Airports such as Dubai International Airport are gearing up to launch what they call a ‘biometric path’ and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is launching a trial of biometric technology at every stage of the passenger journey.

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Biometrics on the rise in airports.

Qatar Airlways Qsuite pods.

To see where the rest of the world is headed in terms of biometrics, we only need to look towards China, says McQueen. “If we look at the major airports in Beijing and Shanghai, we’re at a point now where it’s known where you are at all times, what you’re doing, what you’re buying and where you’re likely to go next,” he says. “It means you can have your face scanned in order to pay for purchases – you’ll no longer need cash, a card or a smartphone – and airports will increasingly be designed around passengers’ needs, but on the flipside you can also say goodbye to privacy and this will eventually be worldwide.”

What then of robots? Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been steadily making its mark in all facets of tourism over the last couple of years, and according to the 2018 Air Transport IT Insights survey, nearly half of the world’s airlines and 32 % of its airports are “seeking a partner to further investigate robotics and automated vehicles in the next three years.” We’re already well on our way; at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport, robots equipped with cameras roam the floors acting as an extra set of eyes to supplement existing security, at Seoul’s Incheon International Airport, ‘AIRSTAR”, a second-generation robot assists passengers, helping to escort late or lost travellers to their departure gates and at Rotterdam The Hague Airport, baggage bots are currently being trialled.

That’s just the tip of the iceberg of course. French

firm Stanley Robotics recently started its first full-time self-driving robot valet service at France’s Lyon-SaintExupery airport. The company explaining that robots use space much more efficiently, fitting 50 percent more cars into the same area thanks to precision driving and because the system keeps track of when the customers will return so they can park the vehicles back-to-back and then pull out the car just in time for its owner’s return. Also in the pipeline is the potential roll out by KLM of Care-E, a robot that does everything from greeting you by scanning your boarding pass to carrying your luggage.

AI isn’t just about robots; however; several airlines and airports have already launched AI-powered products, such as chatbots and virtual assistance. Voice technology or voice recognition technology is leading the charge with passengers at Heathrow Airport now able to ask Alexa for live flight status information, gate updates and details on arrivals and departures. United Airlines’ customers can now use Google Assistant to start the check-in process by merely saying ‘Hey Google, check into my flight’, and Virgin Australia now allows customers to launch voice check-in through Amazon Alexa. “Using technology to streamline the customer journey is a huge priority for us, and we look forward to announcing some new initiatives in this space in the near future,” Virgin Australia chief information officer, Cameron Stone said.

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Below: Lily Helipads landing pad and France’s Stanley Robotics self-driving robot valet service.

Those requiring extra assistance aren’t overlooked; Heathrow, JFK, Seattle-Tacoma and most recently, Sydney, are among those who’ve aligned with technology company Aira (aira.io), which works to provide a more accessible passenger experience to travellers who are blind or have low vision through smart glasses and an app. Similarly, Edinburgh Airport has released an app developed by Neatebox (neatebox. com) which allows passengers with disabilities to personalise the assistance they require by setting up a profile – complete with the nature of their requests – before they travel.

So what then can we make of reports such as the one published by UK-based inventory management company, Vero Solutions which claims robots are expected to have taken over the check-in process by 2030? Upchurch says while the push towards tech is aggressive, it’s still no match for genuine human connection. “Efficiency has its benefits but technology has to be tempered by the human element so it doesn’t become cold and sterile,” he says.

The future has also started to impact the airport dining experience. As travellers seek much more than a burger on the road, airports are delivering with airport hospitality group OTG (otgexp.com) one of the first to reshape what they call ‘the airport experience’, putting in iPads at 80% of gate seats across terminals in airports such as New York, Toronto and Chicago and allowing passengers to order from nearby dining and bar options. The team worked with locally renowned chefs to add Japanese and Indian restaurants in two terminals in Toronto (for example), while a local sommelier picked wines from the region for the airport’s two wine bars. It’s the way of the future, says OTG CEO Rick Blatstein. “We don’t cookie-cutter anything out. Our restaurants are unique to each city.”

Don’t have time to eat in? Soon it will be common to have a food delivery service come right up to your gate and present you with your heavenly brown paper bag of goodies. Dubai International Airport became the first airport to partner with Deliveroo, to develop a new concept, DeliverooDXB, enabling passengers to get freshly prepared food delivered straight to their boarding gates within minutes of order.

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A render of Transcend Air’s vertical take-off and landing vehicle.

Ride with me What of the flying share-rides many of us are dreaming of for the future? Transcend Air’s mission to launch a new class of city to city mobility with minimal environmental impact has moved up a notch. They are building and testing electrified vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicles. They are focusing on ultra-short-haul flights between major markets with its fourand five-passenger VTOL planes to be flying commercially, starting in the US by 2024.

The company has teamed up with Lily Helipads to build ‘vertipads’ - sustainable, zero-emission, barge-based landing spots located on the water right by city centres.

It will address multiple problems involving congestion, traffic and pollution caused by our

current transportation system, said Transcend Air Founder and CEO, Gregory Bruell. “By bringing vertipads close to travellers, we don’t increase airport traffic. And, by focusing on a safe and environmentally friendly landing and take-off infrastructure, as only Lily can help us provide, we will be creating a more sustainable way to travel.”

You can’t deny these are exciting times, but it’s important not to get too ahead of ourselves, warns McQueen. “There’s no denying these changes are going to happen, but let’s be humble in our approach. We shouldn’t overestimate how clever we are because if there’s anything humans have above artificial intelligence, it’s the knowledge that that kind of arrogance can ultimately be dangerous.”  Quest KUDOS / 23

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CAL ATRAVA, COMPLETE WORKS 1979 – TODAY Santiago Calatrava, Philip Jodidio Santiago Calatrava is a world-renowned architect, artist, and structural engineer. He has sighted influences ranging from NASA space design to da Vinci’s nature studies. Calatrava’s new projects include the Mediopadana Station in Reggio Emilia, Italy, the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, and ongoing works including the UAE Pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai.

NORMAN MAILER, MOONFIRE 50th Anniversary Edition, Colum McCann One of the greatest writers of the 20th century, Norman Mailer was hired by LIFEmagazine in 1969 to cover the Moon landing. Moonfire documents the development of NASA and the mission, life inside the command module and on the Moon’s surface, and the world’s jubilant reaction to the landing.

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The Stan Lee Story Stan Lee, Roy Thomas This most worthy tribute is a beautiful account of the life and times of Stan Lee. His tale is told

by Roy Thomas, who brings real insight to Lee’s journey alongside never-before-seen photographs and original comic art.

100 CONTEMPORARY FASHION DESIGNERS Terry Jones

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This fashionista’s must-have handbook profiles both the reigning kings and queens of fashion including Miuccia Prada and Jean Paul Gaultier, alongside the up-and-coming icons, like Proenza Schouler and Stella McCartney. Enjoy the array of fashion’s industry giants and tomorrow’s superstars in one book.

Stress Less Matthew Johnstone, Dr Michael Player A book to help you disentangle yourself from stressful activities, relax using breathing, stretching, meditation and mindfulness, problem solve, and nurture relationships.

THE PACK AGE DESIGN BOOK Pentawards, Julius Wiedemann The Pentawards set a global benchmark scouting the cleverest and most eclectic designs in the field.

Featuring more than 400 works from over 40 countries.

11-Step Money Plan David Koch Friendly, clear and easy to use, this book helps you reset your money habits so you can learn more, and worry less.

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REALITY BYTES Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are enhancing productivity and customer satisfaction across all industries, explains Beth Williams.

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R and VR are changing the way businesses operate. Gaming has led the way in the use of VR, much to the delight of dedicated gamers; however there are few if any businesses that cannot benefit from AR and VR. The altered or alternative realities that AR and VR provide instantly add additional information across multiple applications.

Applications can include aiding healthcare professionals as they treat patients, manufacturing employees as they fix essential equipment and educators as they instruct today’s students.

AR and VR Basics Augmented reality uses digital technology to enhance reality, often by using projection or superimposition. Instead of looking away to find navigation instructions or repair steps, users will see them layered onto the real object or landscape in front of them. Virtual reality differs from AR because it is a computer-generated environment that allows an individual to interact with and alter it. Users become a part of this digital scene.

Healthcare AR is already improving outcomes in health care by allowing doctors in isolated areas to receive help from colleagues living around the world. Specific software applications, including Proximie, developed in the UK by National Health Service surgeon, Nadine Hachach, and engineer Talal Ali Ahmad, enable surgeons to get the real-time information they need in their visual field to guide them during various procedures.

That AR help, along with guidance from experienced surgeons, means that isolated patients can get the type of advanced procedures that patients in more urban areas can.

Patients can also use AR to help themselves.

If they are in physical rehabilitation, for instance, AR programs can show them how to properly perform exercise motions while they are doing them. This application means that patients don’t need a physical therapist constantly by their side to improve.

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Retail

The automotive industry has already embraced AR as a feature for their vehicles and as a maintenance tool. Hyundai, in conjunction with WayRay Unveil, has debuted the world’s first holographic AR navigation system in the Genesis G80. This system visually guides the driver to their destination by projecting hologram signs and signals on the windshield.

Volkswagen has developed the MARTA AR system, which allows technicians to see the steps necessary to repair highly complex automobiles rather than attempt to decipher complicated instruction manuals. When a technician uses MARTA, the system orients to the technician’s position with respect to the vehicle and then guides the tech through each work step. MARTA minimizes mistakes and improves job speed, which leads to higher levels of customer service.

Augmented reality and interaction in the retail experience provide an extremely high level of customer engagement. Consumers can interact with various products from the comfort of their own home and get a sense of how those particular items will work for them. Some big box companies, such as IKEA, use AR to let potential customers create and decorate their own space using a room’s actual dimensions. Shoppers no longer have to buy products based on 2-dimensional images or even basic 3-D figures. With AR, they get a shopping experience that is better than an in-person trip since they can visually transport the item into their space or check for colours, sizes, or prices.

Retailers using AR are also creating an experience for consumers that is more memorable and more engaging than other digital channels making for a richer experience.

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Education and Culture London based, Dream Reality Interactive will soon release a VR program ‘Hold the World’ (commissioned by SKY VR Studio) that will take users on a VR guided tour of the Natural History Museum led by the esteemed Sir David Attenborough. The tour allows participants to be immersed in exhibits that are usually closed to the public. They will be able to handle artifacts virtually and use them in a way that actual visitors to the museum would not be able to do. This type of software will allow many to have elevated educational and cultural experiences. While VR does not replace going to the Natural History Museum, it offers unique benefits and access to the public. People who live far from cultural centres can now receive these enriching educational benefits along with those who have the means to experience the museum first hand.

In many instances, AR and VR technologies help companies thrive and create better access to products and services. The public has only just begun to see how these  technologies can change the world.

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THE FUTURE OF FOOD Feeding 8 Billion People The food producers of the planet are starting to diversify to plan for our rapidly growing population, as Matthew Duncan explains.

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s you’re reading this article, the global population is now more than 7.7 billion people. Moreover, if that number seems too large to comprehend, a little context can provide a sense of scale. It took around 200,000 years for the human population to reach 1 billion – but only another 200 years to skyrocket up to 7 billion.

There are now more people in China and India alone than there was on the entire planet in 1955. According to the UN, we’ll hit 8 billion by 2024, 9 billion by 2040, and the round figure of 10 billion shortly after 2060.

In today’s society, there are endless discussions about infrastructure, land, and energy. However, it’s clear that we also need to re-think our food system if we plan to keep everyone fed and happy.

In the early-to-mid 1900s, mechanisation, fertilisers, and pesticides allowed farmers to increase food output beyond our imagination. Now in 2019, there’s a growing need to develop new technologies – and advance some old ones – to meet the impending demand of 10 billion hungry people.

Urban Farming

A New Version of a Very Old Idea The concept of local farming is not a new one.

Traditionally, human beings needed to live near food sources out of sheer practicality. Only in recent times have advances in transportation allowed us to live so far away from where our food is grown.

Many European cities relied on localised farms after World War 2 as a means of survival. The re-emergence of urban farming takes the concept of city growing – and uses today’s technology to make it viable in a crowded modern setting.

Each shipping container needs only a basic power and water connection to get started - and takes up just 30 square meters.

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Aside from more and more mouths to feed, there are some big problems in the way we currently grow, transport, and connect with our food. The western world has seen an explosion of highly-processed, low-cost food – high in calories but low in nutrients.

In addition, we’ve become almost completely disconnected from growing the food we eat. Most people lack any farming or agricultural skills, placing the burden of food production in the hands of a tiny minority.

To combat this, we’ve seen the recent emergence of urban farming. Efficient, cheap, and hyper-local, it combines grass-roots agriculture with Silicon Valley-style innovation.

The ideals of urban farming are beautifully simple.

Grow the food in the area where it will be eaten, and grow as much as you can from the fewest resources.

Instead of relying on a farm hundreds (or thousands) of kilometres away, urban farming takes place right in the neighbourhood where the food is consumed.

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Urban Farming in shipping containers. Kimbal Musk’s Square Roots business.

Farming for the iGeneration One company garnering much attention is ‘Square Roots’ which was formed by Kimbal Musk - a food entrepreneur with a cowboy hat and a very famous brother. In 2016, Square Roots thrust Urban Farming into the public conversation, setting up a shipping container farm inside a Brooklyn parking lot.

The micro-farms need no natural light and use no soil. Instead, there’s a special brew of mineral nutrients combined with hydroponic LED lighting. These urban ‘biodomes’ grow GMO and pesticide-free food all year round with minimal production, water, and transport costs.

New farmers receive training to develop their skills and better understand the growing cycles of their crops. They then utilise cloud technology to monitor and enhance yields – as well as share data with other farms.

Just as an AI system can learn by itself, an urban

farming network becomes more efficient as more people connect to it.

Turning Local Food Into an International Network Square Roots already sells produce in over 30 stores around New York, and plans for national expansion are well underway. Its current food varieties include lettuce, kale, beetroots, carrots, turnips, plus a complete range of herbs. The next stage includes fruits such as strawberries and blueberries. When shopping, consumers can scan QR codes to see when and where their food was grown, and even by which farm.

With the core framework in place, urban farming can provide a sustainable food supply in even the most densely populated area. So as cities become more crowded and demand for fresh food increases - urban farming seems like the perfect solution.

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Are Insects the New Superfood?

Untapped Resource: Insect Protein

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As we work to scale-up our food supply, there’s a growing conversation not just about how we should eat – but what. Also, when once we looked up to find food growing above our heads, a new source of nutrition lies down around our feet. It’s fair to say that not everyone will be lining up to try it.

Insects are an incredibly rich source of protein and minerals. While foreign to the western world, they’re already a common food throughout much of southeast Asia, Africa, and South America. Many cultures have long regarded insects as a delicacy.

There are over 2,000 types of edible insects – including beetles, crickets, caterpillars, grasshoppers, locusts, and wasps. If you can power through the knee-jerk ‘Ewww’ reaction and focus on the numbers, insects offer some fantastic nutritional benefits.

Crickets, for example, are 69% protein compared to beef, which is only 29%. Cricket flour – which is precisely what it sounds like – contains more calcium than milk and more iron than spinach. It also contains high levels of essential minerals like zinc, magnesium, sodium, and potassium.

However, there’s more than just health benefits; insects also have advantages over livestock when it comes to land and resources: One gram of beef protein requires around 63 litres of water to produce. The same amount of water can yield almost 40 grams of cricket protein.

One kilogram of beef protein requires around 200 square meters of land. You can produce the same amount of cricket protein from only 15 square meters – and using 1/13th of the feed.

Despite these eyebrow-raising numbers, few people see insect protein as a threat to the livestock industry. Instead, it will be in addition to it, especially in areas where land is scarce.

Currently, there are around 570 million farms in the world, and 90% of them are family run. In many areas, farms are still the glue holding entire communities together.

As a society, we have a long-standing connection to farms and the livelihoods they generate. This all but guarantees livestock farming will continue - with or without bugs on the menu.

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The Dawn of Lab-Grown Meat

The World’s Most Expensive Hamburger

You may have heard rumblings about lab-grown meat coming sometime in the distant future, but the reality is we may see it on menus in a few short years.

The basic concept of lab-grown meat – also known as ‘cultured meat’ – is simple enough. Scientists take a handful of animal cells and then introduce nutrients, light, and heat to grow cruelty-free meat in a lab.

It’s the same core principal medical scientists are experimenting with to re-grow human muscles and even entire limbs.

Lab-grown meat is waste-free, disease free, and produced in an environmentally-friendly way. New research claims that lab-grown meat could reduce livestock carbon emissions by 96%, and land use by 99%. It also uses none of the hormones, antibiotics, or steroids that we hear about used in commercial factory farming.

While initial trials of lab-grown meat are encouraging – it isn’t ready for mainstream consumption just yet.

The first lab-grown hamburger from 2013 cost around AUD 400,000 / £218,000 - and still didn’t have the desired texture or taste. Since then, many investors have come to the fore (including Richard Branson and Bill Gates), technology has improved, and costs have plummeted. In 2019, the hamburger that once cost the same as a house is now down to around AUD 15/ £8 As with most technologies, the bulk of the cost lies in the initial research and development. Once lab-grown meat enters commercial production, it will most likely end up being cheaper than ‘traditional’ meat. Also, healthier for you too - at least in theory.

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Impossible Foods tackled the question “What makes meat taste like meat?” and then made it from plants.

Are We Ready to Accept Alternative Meat?

The most fascinating aspect may not be the end product itself - but watching how the public at large receives it.

Many people already do not - or choose not to - think about where their meat comes from. This in itself could make it easier for lab-grown meat to start appearing on dinner plates sooner rather than later.

Impossible Foods tackled the question “What makes meat taste like meat?” and then made it from plants. Their first significant launch was with hamburger mince, made entirely from plants with their product selling into restaurants and launching into grocery stores later this year. The Impossible Burger is currently available in restaurants in the US, Singapore, Macau, and Hong Kong.

Impossible Foods recently raised another AUD430 million / £236 million to satisfy the demand for its plant-based alternatives to meat.

The latest round of funding led by the company’s previous major investors Temasek, a Singaporean investment company, and Horizon Ventures, a venture capital firm in Hong Kong includes celebrity investors Jay-Z and Serena Williams. Overall, Impossible Foods has raised more than AUD1 billion / £592 million..

Impossible Foods target meat eaters who want to diversify their diets rather than vegans and vegetarians. Impossible Foods CFO, David Lee, said: “As meat eaters become more open to eating plant-based proteins, demand will continue to grow.”

With so many options coming onto the market, while there will likely always be a demand for ‘traditional’ meat, plenty of people will be eager to make the switch, especially once the taste and price are right.  The future of food looks to have more diversity, and variety in it.

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TOKYO

TECH CITY

Giant neon lights; high-rise buildings, high-tech innovations: Tokyo is a quintessential 21st-century city, as Winsor Dobbin discovers.

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The new Toyosu Fish Market opened in October last year with restaurants, shops and observation areas open to the general public.

There are 39 sushi restaurants, all of which were highly regarded establishments at Tsukiji Market, Toyosu’s predecessor. Twenty-two of them are on the third floor of Toyosu’s Intermediate Seafood Wholesale Market, 13 are on the third floor of the Administration Building, and four are on the first floor of the Fruit and Vegetable Market, where you can also taste various gourmet seaweeds.

One of the most interesting things to do at Toyosu (visited through Shiji-mae Station) is to watch a live tuna auction from the dedicated viewing area in the Wholesale Seafood Market.

Today, Japan’s capital is the world’s most populous metropolis, with 37.5 million people.

Among those living here, over 30 million overseas travellers visited Japan in 2018, a record, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.

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irst, there are the people. So many people. All seemingly in a hurry but incredibly polite. From the fastest trains on the planet to conveyor-belt sushi trains dispensing meals to hungry locals, Tokyo lives up to its stereotype as a city where the future is now.

Head to a restaurant with performing robots (Shinjuku Robot Restaurant), buy almost anything from a vending machine or visit a digital art museum (Mori Digital Art Museum).

Powered by a culture of continued success, and with a dynamic young population, Tokyo has long been renowned for setting global trends.

However, while its lifestyle is hyper-modern, it also has a respect for historical values.

With world-leading infrastructure, a foreignerfriendly culture and a lack of crime, Tokyo is a fascinating destination for visitors looking for myriad unique experiences.

Food and drink is a key aspect of any visit from sushi restaurants, yakitori eateries, and ramen bars to sake tastings and underground whisky bars.

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L to R: Shibuya Crossing; a Softbank Pepper robot on customer service duty in Ginza; Toyosu Fish Market and; Japanese Shinkansen high speed trains.

At Shibuya Crossing, billed as the world’s busiest intersection, upwards of 3,000 people cross each time the lights change.

Huge video screens are blazing overhead as all vehicle traffic is stopped to allow pedestrians to cross in every direction, including diagonally, at the same time.

Ginza is an upscale business district and shopping destination boasting one of the largest concentrations of luxury brands in the world.

Harajuku, a neighbourhood in Shibuya, is known for its youthful style, while Shinjuku is probably Tokyo’s best nightlife destination with Kabukicho full of clubs and bars (some of dubious repute), the bar area of Gold Gai and the izakaya alleys of Omoide Yokocho.

Shibuya attracts a younger demographic with dozens of clubs featuring top local and international DJs, while Nonbei Yokocho boasts tightly packed side streets full of small bars and eateries.

Be prepared to be overwhelmed by the noise and the crowds.

Jam-packed with bars, clubs, and all-night revellers, Roppongi is also one of Tokyo’s most famous nightlife

districts – and you’ll probably see some of the local businessmen here getting recklessly drunk in their suits and ties.

Baseball, sumo wrestling and J-League soccer matches are drawcards for sports fans.

Tokyo is also wildly quirky. With many locals living in small apartments, they visit animal cafes for interaction with cute, tame animals, including unlikely choices such as hedgehogs, meerkats, and ferrets.

The urban area is home to both the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese parliament. It became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved from Kyoto in 1868. Before that, the city was known as Edo. An earthquake in 1923 and extensive bombing in World War II mean very few old buildings remain and the city is an emblem of modern design. Today the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolis is the largest metro economy in the world.

Many visitors time their visit to coincide with cherry blossom season.

Cherry blossoms are an attraction from late March to mid-April or even early May.

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TAKE THE TRAIN They are fast, safe, and environmentally friendly. No wonder the rest of the world has copied Japan’s “bullet trains,” or shinkansen, which travel at speeds of up to 320km/h and are preferred by many Japanese to air travel. The first line, the Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka, opened in 1964.

Japan was the world leader in building dedicated lines for high-speed trains, so goods or commuter trains never delay them. The trains are known for their punctuality, and there has never been a passenger fatality due to a derailment or collision.

Shinkansens set the world standard in terms of safety, timeliness, and cuttingedge technology, and there are signs and announcements made in English – making taking a train easy for visitors.

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Although Mount Fuji technically isn’t in Tokyo, it’s just a short bus or train ride to the active volcano, which is also Japan’s tallest mountain. Visitors can explore trails there from early July to early September.

Another major attraction, and technological triumph, is Tokyo Skytree, the tallest tower in the world, looming over the city at 634 metres tall. The second-highest structure is the Tokyo Tower, an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and orange to comply with air safety regulations Tokyo may not have as many temples as Kyoto, but Senso-Ji is the city’s most popular.

The landmark temple is at the end of the shopping street, while a recently renovated five-story pagoda stands to the left. Locals flock around a large incense cauldron, while there is a Shinto shrine on the other side.

If the frenetic pace of Tokyo becomes too much; head for Yoyogi Park, a green oasis where you can enjoy a peaceful picnic or watch local dancers and traditional performers.

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Japan aims to use the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to underline that it remains a major global force for technology.

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isitors can expect to encounter driverless cars, multilingual robot volunteers, and ultra-highdefinition TV replays.

“Tokyo is at the front of innovation and technology, and, the 2020 Games are an opportunity for Japan, for its capital and for the Japanese business community to amaze the world,” says Hidetoshi Fujisawa, Tokyo 2020’s executive director of communications and engagement.

Robots made by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota will be deployed across the Tokyo 2020 sites to aid both workers and attendees at the Games next year. Toyota will provide 16 support robots to assist sports fans with tasks such as carrying food and drink, guiding people to their seats and providing event information.

Hirohisa Hirukawa, leader of the Tokyo 2020 Robot Project, said: “The Tokyo 2020 Games are a unique opportunity for us to display Japanese robot technology.

This project will not merely be about exhibiting robots, but showcasing their practical, real-life deployment for helping people.”

The last time Japan hosted the biggest sporting show on the planet – back in 1964 – it wowed the world by unveiling the shinkansen, the sleek high-speed bullet train that has led the world ever since. Bullet trains remain a benchmark for ultra-fast and efficient transport.

Japan also used the 1964 Tokyo Games to show off high-tech inventions including Sharp’s LCD (Liquid

Crystal Display) screens, the first global satellite feed for TV coverage and the Sony Walkman music player.

Japan now faces business challenges from China, South Korea, and the United States when it comes to the latest in high-tech inventions but organisers of the 2020 Games aim to dazzle once more.

“Our vision for the 2020 Games includes an aspiration to make them the most innovative in history,” says Masa Takaya, a spokesman for Tokyo 2020.

When overseas visitors arrive at Tokyo’s two airports – Narita and Haneda - they will be greeted by multilingual robots primed to assist them and automatic chairs designed to take them to a destination selected by smartphone. Drone-based surveillance will be used to supplement human security guards at venues.

NEC is deploying a facial recognition system for 300,000 athletes, staff, and journalists that will identify people within 0.3 seconds—speeding up access to venues and bolstering security. Fujitsu, meanwhile, is working with the International Gymnastics Federation to use laser technology to provide data that will be used by judges to supplement what they see with their own eyes.

The main sector hoping to use the games as a spur to innovation is transport. Toyota will be rolling out its futuristic e-Palette, a driverless car without a steering wheel “which will be able to move around in a predefined zone,” said Yasunobu Seki, Department General Manager at Toyota’s Olympic and Paralympic division.

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Clockwise: Human Support Robot; Arrival gate in Haneda Airport, Tokyo; Dismantling of used mobile phones to make Olympic medals.

All Nippon Airways recently tested a driverless bus at Haneda Airport, and some driverless taxi services aim to be fully functional in time for the 2020 Olympics.

The Tokyo Organising Committee has also unveiled the “G-SATELLITE Go to Space” project, which has manufactured a small satellite to deploy into orbit around the earth.

Aimed at both promoting and enlivening the Tokyo 2020 Games from space, the satellite project is the result of a collaboration between Tokyo 2020 and the University of Tokyo, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and three companies in Fukui prefecture.

The satellite will be transported to the International Space Station by rocket and launched from there. It will contain a cubicle housing the two animated figures GUNDAM and ZAKU and an electric bulletin board, which will appear once the satellite is in orbit. Measuring just 10cm x 10cm x 30cm, the G-SATELLITE will orbit the

earth for the duration of the Games, broadcasting images of the planet.

Tokyo 2020 has begun nationwide collections of discarded and obsolete electronic devices, including smartphones, digital cameras, hand-held games, and laptops, to use the metal they contain in the production of the medals that will be awarded to athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Tokyo 2020 partner companies have also been supporting the project in various ways, for example, by collecting their employees used mobile phones.

Tokyo 2020’s mission statement when bidding to host the Olympics for a second time was to use the “world’s best technologies” when developing operations for the  Games. It appears to be living up to its promise.

For Tokyo accommodation, there are six properties in Tokyo under the Ascott, Citadines and Somerset brands.

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THE DIGITAL ENHANCING THE DINING

In a fast-paced tech world, hospitality has been touched, enhanced and complemented by clever uses of technology, immersive experiences, and brilliant digital applications, as Annabelle Richmond discovered.

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An award-winning pan-Asian menu, including sushi and Asain Tapas, is only half of the experience at this London restaurant.

At inamo, you order your meal via an interactive table surface driven by projections and tablets. Patrons can customise virtual tablecloths, watch the chef-cam as their meal is prepared, even ‘draw’ on the tablecloth, erasing the content just as fast and immerse themselves in the digital-first experience.

Inamo’s interactive tables allow guests to have complete control over their experience while providing the restaurant with valuable information on what their guest preferences enabling for data capture to inform future menu planning. inamo-restaurant.com

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Spyce

Spyce is the world’s first restaurant featuring a robotic kitchen that cooks complex meals to order.

Founded by four MIT engineering graduates (pictured above left), Sypce closed a US$21M Series A financing round in late 2018 with only one restaurant open at that time, in Boston Massachusetts.

Funding came from angel investors and also from world-renowned Chefs including Chef Thomas Keller, Chef Jerome Bocuse, and Chef Gavin Kaysen, who join Spyce Culinary Director Chef Daniel Boulud as prominent culinary angel investors in Spyce.

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The purpose-built, 22-seat Sky Table is suspended by a crane 100ft in the air

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You will need both a stomach for heights and a stomach for delicious food at a Dinner in the Sky experience. The purpose-built, 22-seat Sky Table is suspended by a crane 100ft in the air with guests enjoying a meal, a cocktail event, or a corporate function.

Currently finishing a summer season at The O2 in London, Dinner in the Sky has held more than 5000 events across 45 countries.

Melbourne and Sydney in the Sky dining experiences are scheduled for Australia late 2019. dinnerinthesky.com

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Ultra Violet

Ultraviolet in Shanghai, is an immersive experience using multi-sensorial technology as a tool, to enhance the food. Each dish supported by a tailored ambiance combining visual, sound, smell, and feel, to create the most relevant “sense of place” for that dish. The intimate 10-seat dining room houses 360-degree wall projections, tabletop videos, scent diffusers, and a multichannel speaker system to set the tone of the evening. There are twenty dishes in total, each paired with an audio-visual experience to enhance the diners’ experience of flavour. The immersive experience includes witnessing a sunrise and a thunderstorm among other incredible sensory experiences.

French chef Paul Pairet took 15 years to create the experience from conception. 10 seats become available at midnight each night for bookings 90 days in advance. uvbypp.cc

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Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

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Heston Blumenthal is no stranger to English or Australian foodies. A pioneer of molecular gastronomy, Blumenthal has changed the way diners smell, observe, and eat their meal.

Less about digital technology and more about molecular mastery, Blumenthal, together with head chef Ashley Palmer-Watts, have created a modern menu with a contemporary nod to the tastes and flavours of British and Australian history.

On the menu is the famous ‘meat fruit’ (circa 1500) described as a mandarin, chicken liver parfait, and grilled bread, and it needs to be seen to be believed, and then tasted.

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WEEKEND GETAWAY

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hristchurch could do with a name change — a ‘re-brand,’ in the parlance of our times. The gardens of the ‘The Garden City’ may be as beautiful as ever, but it’s an inadequate description of a city whose cultural and culinary landscape has been so radically rejuvenated and reinvented.

The simplest and most rewarding way to approach the city is on foot. The newly opened, two-kilometre riverside promenade snakes its way through the centre of the city, taking pedestrians past the Canterbury Earthquake Memorial Wall, alongside the bars and restaurants of The Terrace to Victoria Square and ends at the futuristic Margaret Mahy Playground.

If you’d rather ride, Chill Urban (chillout.co.nz/urban) provide daily city or tailored private cycle tours to suit individual interests. Alternatively, float downstream with Christchurch Sea Kayaking (https://www. christchurchseakayaking.com/) from the Botanic Gardens, through the city and out into the ‘Red Zone’ — the former urban area left to nature.

Bryn Reade suggests the best way to enjoy the interesting, inviting and reinvented Christchurch.

One of the most striking features of the ‘new’ Christchurch is the public art installations and huge murals. Installed and curated by Scape Public Art (scapepublicart.org.nz), there’s a free app (Scape Public Art) for geo-specific information on the artworks as you encounter them.

Christchurch Art Gallery (christchurchartgallery. org.nz) has resumed its role as the cornerstone of the city’s art scene after serving as the H.Q. for Civil Defence. It houses a significant permanent collection ranging from old masters to modern as well as temporary exhibitions of local and international artists.

Architecture enthusiasts will get an extra kick at CoCA — the Centre of Contemporary Art (coca.org. nz). The gallery was purpose built in the modernist ‘Christchurch Style’ influenced by the British New Brutalism movement. Expect to be challenged by inspiring and provocative contemporary works.

Christchurch Town Hall reopened this February after eight years of repair and reconstruction. All but the

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Julia Morison, Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers, Gloucester Street.

The Old Government Building Bar (O.G.B.)

friendliest in Canterbury. Additionally, there’s a choice of more than 40 courses in the region if you want to make a day of it.

For those who view a shot of adrenaline as an essential part of a weekend away, Christchurch Adventure Park (christchurchadventurepark.com) offers an extensive selection of mountain bike trails from beginner to expert with all equipment available for hire. The park also boasts N.Z.’s highest and longest zip lines for an extra dopamine surge.

Directly south of Christchurch lies the Banks Peninsula. Formed by a series of eroded ancient volcanoes, it’s a stronghold for Hector’s dolphin — the world’s smallest and rarest — as well as playing host to a bounty of other sea life including seals and penguins. The best way to see them is probably from a kayak. The daily shuttle service from Christchurch coach station stops 100m from the Pohatu Sea-Kayaking office in Akaroa (pohatu.co.nz/) If boats aren’t your thing, there’s a vast network of walking trails on the peninsula offering amazing views and displays of native bush, rich with birdlife.

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main auditorium was initially recommended for demolition in 2012, but instead, it was decided to rebuild the entire hall. It’s the city’s pre-eminent performance venue and boasts acoustics which, when it was built, set the blueprint for modernday music halls. The interior has been lovingly preserved in its distinctive 1970s style and is worth a visit in its own right, but concert tickets are what you should be looking for (eventfinda.co.nz/venue/ christchurch-town-hall).

Of course, the city’s beautiful gardens provide an obvious and immediate means to get out into nature. Hagley Park’s 165 hectares are intersected by long avenues of trees and adorned with vast arrays of flowers and shrubbery. In spring it’s a riot of cherry blossom and daffodils. In autumn introduced trees produce a red and gold palate all the more striking in evergreen N.Z. Christchurch Botanic gardens — an inner-city oasis of tranquility for your morning meditation — lies within a loop of the Avon River.

Should you require golf to spoil a pleasant walk, there are 12 ‘forgiving’ holes available in Hagley Park itself (hagleygc.org.nz). The club welcomes green fee players and prides itself on being the

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than you can wave a burrito at with any number of delicious-smelling pop-ups, cabins, cafés, and booths to tempt the unwary. It’s perfectly understandable if, in the interest of maintaining morale, you grab a pneumatically-delivered slider at C1 Espresso (c1espresso.co.nz/), or take the Chilli Scramble for second breakfast at the Caffeine Laboratory (caffeinelab.co.nz/). However, get your timings right: you need to be at peak appetite by the end of the day.

In a high stakes game, leave nothing to chance: an apéritif makes common sense. Louis Champagne and Oyster Bar offer 16 different champagnes (as well as cocktails, craft beer, and a full bar). Moreover, there are, of course, the oysters served with Hendricks gin and cucumber, or white balsamic caviar, among other diverse and delicious combinations. For an alternative pick-me-up, the Old Government Building Bar (O.G.B.) (ogb.co.nz/) has live music every evening to resonate with their creative cocktails and beer selection.

Roots Restaurant (rootsrestaurant.co.nz/) is situated at Lyttelton Harbour, 20 minutes from central Christchurch. It’s worth the trip. Chef Giulio Sturla,

Cuisine Magazine’s 2018 Chef of the year, produces a continually changing degustation menu from locally sourced and foraged ingredients of such exquisite construction it’s almost too good to eat. You can’t order a steak, and there’s no Southland cheese roll on the menu, but dishes such as ‘langoustine steeped in miso and garnished with onion flowers’ will bring you to a higher level of consciousness.

For a more traditional approach to dinner, Twenty Seven Steps (twentysevensteps.co.nz/) offers an award-winning brasserie menu in central Christchurch.

Here you can (and very possibly should) order a steak with gruyere and kumara dauphinoise, bone marrow, and horseradish butter. The 15 minutes to allow for the cooking of the Pear Tart Tatin with Earl Grey ice cream will give you time to mop your fevered brow. 

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omic conventions have exploded into the mainstream in the last few years, with major conventions held in all corners of the globe including New York, Mumbai, Singapore, London, Scotland, Australia, and Africa.

San Diego is the oldest and most well-known comic convention, hosting hundreds of celebrities for signings, panels and meet-and-greets as well as being the go-to place for studios to release major news about upcoming shows.

Comic-Con International: San Diego began in 1970 when a group of comics, movie, and science fiction fans, including the late Shel Dorf, Ken Krueger, and Richard Alf, came together to put on, what was then a comic book convention.

San Diego’s infamous convention now draws more than 130,000 people each year and is estimated to generate an economic impact of more than $140 million on the city. The attendance number hasn’t grown because the convention organizers cannot fit any more attendees into the exhibition centre. The New York convention attracts over 250,000 attendees each year.

Over its four-and-a-half decade-plus history, Comic-Con International has continually presented comic books and comic art to a growing audience.

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WINE REVOLUTION

The wine industry is an ever-evolving landscape that embraces change and technology, even if the consumer is blissfully unaware, as Winsor Dobbin explains.

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ine sounds like a reasonably simple beverage to make. You take some grape juice, let it ferment, and you have a delicious drink.

But from GPS machines in the vineyards to Vinolok glass closures and Reverse Osmosis machines, there is always new technology making an impact on the wine industry - even if wine lovers might not be aware of the changes when they sip their glass of Shiraz.

Researchers and wine scientists play vital roles in the wine business, which is continually looking for cutting-edge ideas and innovations both in the vineyard and in the winery.

Recently retired New Zealand wine scientist Dr. Mike Trought, who worked for Villa Maria Wines and at Lincoln University, recently underlined the

many aspects of wine science he has undertaken in his career; from bird behaviour in vineyards to irrigation, yield predictions and canopy management.

“Wine science is about trying to anticipate the future,” said Trought. “Today’s problems have to be solved with today’s information. Tomorrow’s problems have to be worked on today.

“The New Zealand wine industry holds a special place in the world, which we are all passionate about. Our industry is like a grapevine, it needs to be nurtured and cared for to grow and remain healthy, for all great wines start in the vineyard.”

The Australian wine industry holds a technical conference every three years that looks at various research and technical innovations. It incorporates WineTech – the Australian Wine Industry Trade

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aerial images, either utilizing satellites or, more commonly, flying an aeroplane or a drone over the vineyards, or the use of yield monitors.

These devices are attached to harvesters and, when used with GPS, enable yield maps to be generated.

Typically, the areas with the heaviest yields are of lower quality than those with the lower yields.

Winemaker Peter Caldwell, who has worked in Australia and New Zealand and currently heads the Dalrymple operation in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley, says there is constant technological innovation within the wine industry.

“Technology is probably more evident in mainstream wines,” says Caldwell, pointing to the use of micro-oxygenation, a process which softens tannins.

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Exhibition, Australia’s premier exhibition of wine technology, equipment and services featuring winemaking and vineyard equipment, materials and associated services.

In the past, innovation and technology have played an essential role in the success of the Australian wine industry. Think refrigeration in wineries, tank infrastructure, and Stelvin screw caps.

Now a new generation of sensor-driven viticulture tools is giving grape growers the ability to monitor and measure their vines like never before.

Remote sensors with the ability to detect everything from how much water a plant is storing to how much light is falling on the ripening grape are revealing valuable information to growers.

Precision viticulture sees data collected via

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After it is in the bottle, oxygen is wine’s enemy, but by adding oxygen during key parts of the fermentation process, winemakers can improve a wine’s flavour and texture.

Introduced in the mid-1990s, and a vital tool for larger producers is the Reverse Osmosis machine, which addresses the excess alcohol that results from high sugar levels in grapes.

In RO, the wine passes through a filter that blocks colours, tannins, and, flavours.

The colourless and tasteless water and alcohol mixture are distilled to separate the alcohol from the water. The water is then recombined with the color, flavor, and tannins. The result: a small batch of wine with reduced alcohol.

This small batch is usually blended back into the rest of the wine, thereby diluting the alcohol without losing any of the flavour elements.

“The main use of the RO machine is to find a sweet spot for a wine,” says Caldwell.

The Pellenc company attracted a lot of interest

with a mechanical harvester that has fruit-sorting capabilities. Pellenc’s Selectiv system is not only a mechanical harvester, but it also destems and removes material other than grapes.

There are also machines that can be used to automatically time functions in the winery, meaning a winemaker does not have to be up at 2am to do a pump-over or plunge.

Caldwell favours the very tech process of pigeage, or foot stomping, as a way of getting the best quality fruit from grapes. “That often produces some of our best wines with interesting characters,” he says.

Other innovations include the increasing use of biodynamics (although the science has been questioned); while organic farming focuses on limiting synthetic inputs, like chemical fertilizers, biodynamic farming looks at the farm and surrounding land as an ecosystem to determine the best ways to control pests and get the best yields.

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Dog Point 2018 Sauvignon Blanc (NZ) The Marlborough Sauvignon blanc juggernaut appears to be coming to a halt; there are too many generic wines. There are brands still making stellar examples, among them Greywacke and Dog Point (both brands with links to regional pioneer Cloudy Bay). This is handpicked from vines that are farmed organically and made with serious attention to detail.

➔ Schild Estate Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre (Aus)

Essentially, biodynamic farming uses organic methods, but is more big-picture focused, treating the land and the farm’s micro-climates as living things that need to be nurtured.

Other advances may be of dubious benefit.

While not yet as common as the wine cask (an Australian invention) canned wine is another packaging innovation that’s changing how we consume wine.

Australian company Barokes developed and sold the first wine in a can in 2003, and the trend is now moving apace. Like bag in a box wine, one of the significant benefits with canned wines is that the finished wine’s oxygen exposure is limited.

Cans also weigh less than glass bottles, which means a lower carbon footprint for shipping.

The use of screw caps rather than unreliable corks is now the norm in 95% of wines from Australia and New Zealand, while others have looked at the Vino-Lok glass stoppers,  a German innovation.

The Schild family produces an impressive range of hearty, gutsy and intensely flavoured Barossa red wines. This is all about juicy fruit and is made using three of the varieties that do best in the warmth of the Barossa. The three varieties are blended seamlessly with dark and blue fruits, spice and softness on the palate that makes this an amiable companion for a barbecue.

➔ Louis Pommery NV England Traditional Method Vranken-Pommery has become the first of the big Champagne houses to release an English sparkling wine, having launched its debut release from the south coast under its new Louis Pommery label. Made from fruit grown in Hampshire, this is very fresh and lively and is a collaboration between Thierry Gasco, Pommery’s chef de cave, and award-winning winemaker Emma Rice at the Hattingley Valley.

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SEEDY NO GRAIN BIRCHER Serves Two Prep Time: 5 minutes.

Gluten Free, Dairy Free.

ingr edients Health advocate & recipe developer, Taline Gabriel has two recipes for you to create in your apartment and give you the energy you need.

½ cup (60g) walnuts, finely chopped 1 tbsp hemp seeds 1 tbsp chia seeds 1 tbsp flax meal 1 tsp sunflower seeds 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds ½ tsp cinnamon powder 1 tsp collagen powder (optional) 1 cup (240ml) almond / coconut milk 2 tbsp apple or orange juice 1 small green apple, finely grated ½ - 1 cup (125 -250g) coconut yoghurt

method

1. Combine all the ingredients, except coconut yoghurt, in a mixing bowl and combine well.

2. Cover and transfer to the fridge overnight (or for 4+ hours).

3. When ready to serve, add coconut yoghurt and optional extras and enjoy.

Optional Extras: Banana, Kiwi Fruit, Pistachio nuts, Chia seeds, Maple syrup or honey

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VEGAN POKE BOWL Serves One Prep Time: 20 minutes Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan.

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1/2 cup (95g) brown rice, rinsed and cooked to packet instructions 1 cup (100g) purple and white cabbage, 1 cup (155g) edamame beans 150g silken-medium tofu, cut in cubes 1/2 cup (50g) store-bought Japanesestyle seaweed 1/2 cucumber, chopped 1/2 avocado, halved and sliced 1 radish, soaked and thinly sliced 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced 1 small carrot, peeled and thinly sliced 1/2 red chilli, chopped 1 shallot, chopped Dressing: 2-3 tbsp tamari 3/4 tsp mirin 1/2 tsp sesame oil 1/2 tsp rice wine vinegar 1 red chilli, chopped (optional)

method

Place cooked and cooled brown rice into two serving bowls.

Make the dressing by combining ingredients in a small glass.

Assort the cabbage, edamame, seaweed, cucumber, avocado, radish, red onion and carrot in sections on top of the rice.

Drizzle with dressing.

Top with tofu.

Optional Extras: Chilli mayo, Pickled Japanese ginger, Wasabi Peas, Fried shallots, Nori, Assorted Sprouts

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Quest Accommodation Directory QLD REGIONAL

QLD REGIONAL

SA ADEL AIDE CBD

TASMANIA HOBART CBD

QUEST MACKAY

QUEST TOWNSVILLE

QUEST KING WILLIAM SOUTH

QUEST SAVOY

38 Macalister Street, Mackay QLD 4740 T: 61 (07) 4829 3500 questmackay.com.au

30-34 Palmer Street, Townsville QLD 4810 T: 61 (07) 4726 4444 questtownsville.com.au

379 King William Street, Adelaide SA 5000 T: 61 (08) 8206 6500 questkingwilliamsouth.com.au

38 Elizabeth Street, Hobart TAS 7000 T: 61 (03) 6220 2300 questsavoy.com.au

QLD REGIONAL

QUEST MACKAY ON GORDON 27 Gordon Street, Mackay QLD 4740 T: 61 (07) 4842 1800 questmackayongordon.com.au

QLD REGIONAL

QLD REGIONAL

SA ADEL AIDE SUBURBS

QUEST TOWNSVILLE ON EYRE

QUEST MAWSON LAKES

19-21 Leichhardt Street, North Ward QLD 4810 T: 61 (07) 4789 7400 questtownsvilleoneyre.com.au

33–37 Main Street, Mawson Lakes SA 5095 T: 61 (08) 7071 0100 questmawsonlakes.com.au

149 Brooker Avenue, Hobart TAS 7000 T: 61 (03) 6236 9656 questtrinityhouse.com.au

SA ADEL AIDE CBD

SA ADEL AIDE SUBURBS

TASMANIA HOBART CBD

QUEST ROCKHAMPTON

QUEST ON FRANKLIN

QUEST PORT ADELAIDE

48 Victoria Parade, Rockhampton QLD 4700 T: 61 (07) 4920 5300 questrockhampton.com.au

74 Franklin Street, Adelaide SA 5000 T: 61 (08) 8113 7500 questonfranklin.com.au

36 North Parade, Port Adelaide SA 5015 T: 61 (08) 8409 3500 questportadelaide.com.au

QLD REGIONAL

SA ADEL AIDE CBD

SA REGIONAL

QUEST TOOWOOMBA 133 Margaret Street, Toowoomba QLD 4350 T: 61 (07) 4690 2222 questtoowoomba.com.au

TASMANIA HOBART CBD

QUEST TRINITY HOUSE

QUEST WATERFRONT 3 Brooke Street, Hobart TAS 7000 T: 61 (03) 6224 8630 questwaterfront.com.au

TASMANIA REGIONAL

QUEST ADELAIDE CENTRAL

QUEST WHYALLA

QUEST LAUNCESTON

82 King William Street, Adelaide SA 5000 T: 61 (08) 8217 5000 questadelaidecentral.com.au

4 Moran Street, Whyalla SA 5608 T: 61 (08) 8644 7600 questwhyalla.com.au

16 Paterson Street, Launceston TAS 7250 T: 61 (03) 6333 3555 questlaunceston.com.au

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Quest Accommodation Directory VIC MELBOURNE CBD

VIC MELBOURNE CBD

VIC MELBOURNE CBD

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST BRIGHTON ON THE BAY

QUEST JOLIMONT

QUEST SOUTHBANK

155 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 T: 61 (03) 9631 0400 questonbourke.com.au

153-155 Wellington Pde South, East Melbourne VIC 3002 T: 61 (03) 9668 1200 questjolimont.com.au

12-16 Kavanagh Street, Southbank VIC 3006 T: 61 (03) 9694 5600 questsouthbank.com.au

250 Esplanade, Brighton VIC 3186 T: 61 (03) 9591 5000 questbrightononthebay.com.au

VIC MELBOURNE CBD

VIC MELBOURNE CBD

VIC MELBOURNE CBD

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST ON BOURKE

QUEST DOCKLANDS

QUEST ON LONSDALE

QUEST ON WILLIAM

QUEST BUNDOORA

750 Bourke Street, Docklands VIC 3008 T: 61 (03) 9630 1000 questdocklands.com.au

43 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 T: 61 (03) 9663 3317 questonlonsdale.com.au

172 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 T: 61 (03) 9605 2222 questonwilliam.com.au

40 Janefield Drive, Bundoora VIC 3083 61 (03) 8306 0600 questbundoora.com.au

VIC MELBOURNE CBD

VIC MELBOURNE CBD

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST GORDON PLACE

QUEST NEWQUAY

QUEST ABBOTSFORD

24 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 T: 61 (03) 9663 2888 questgordonplace.com.au

26 Caravel Lane, Docklands VIC 3008 T: 61 (03) 9070 8000 questnewquay.com.au

611 Victoria Street, Abbotsford VIC 3067 T: 61 (03) 9426 1800 questabbotsford.com.au

VIC MELBOURNE CBD

VIC MELBOURNE CBD

QUEST GRAND HOTEL MELBOURNE 33 Spencer St, Melbourne VIC 3000 t: 61 (03) 9611 4567 questgrandhotelmelbourne.com.au

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST ST KILDA ROAD

QUEST BURWOOD EAST

478 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC 3004 T: 61 (03) 7019 8888 queststkildaroad.com.au

335 Burwood Highway, Burwood East, VIC 3151 T: 61 (03) 9069 6888 questburwoodeast.com.au

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST CARLTON ON FINLAY 2-9 Finlay Place, Carlton VIC 3053 T: 61 (03) 8341 4777 questcarltononfinlay.com.au

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST CAROLINE SPRINGS 234 Caroline Springs Boulevard, Caroline Springs VIC 3023 T: 61 (03) 8361 3888 questcarolinesprings.com.au âž” Quest KUDOS / 65

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Quest Accommodation Directory VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST ON CHAPEL

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST DONCASTER

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

855 Doncaster Road, Doncaster VIC 3108 T: 61 (03) 8848 1600 questdoncaster.com.au

QUEST FLEMINGTON

QUEST GLEN WAVERLEY

651 Chapel Street, South Yarra VIC 3141 T: 61 (03) 9828 2444 questonchapel.com.au

600 Epsom Road, Flemington VIC 3031 T: 61 (03) 9371 2200 questflemington.com.au

353-361 Springvale Road, Glen Waverley VIC 3150 T: 61 (03) 9239 2900 questglenwaverley.com.au

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST ON DORCAS

QUEST FLEMINGTON CENTRAL

QUEST HAWTHORN

1 Ascot Vale Rd, Flemington VIC 3031 T: 61 (03) 8595 8880 questflemingtoncentral.com.au

616 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn VIC 3122 T: 61 (03) 8803 7700 questhawthorn.com.au

QUEST CHELTENHAM 37-39 Station Road, Cheltenham VIC 3192 T: 61 (03) 8523 5800 questcheltenham.com.au

8 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne VIC 3205 T: 61 (03) 9698 1500 questondorcas.com.au

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST DANDENONG

QUEST EAST MELBOURNE

QUEST FRANKSTON

QUEST IVANHOE

Cnr Princes Hwy & James Street, Dandenong VIC 3175 T: 61 (03) 9797 2200 questdandenong.com.au

48 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002 T: 61 (03) 9413 0000 questeastmelbourne.com.au

377 Nepean Highway, Frankston VIC 3199 T: 61 (03) 8796 1000 questfrankston.com.au

72-84 Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe VIC 3079 T: 61 (03) 9490 2100 questivanhoe.com.au

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST DANDENONG CENTRAL 2-10 Walker Street, Dandenong VIC 3175 T: 61 (03) 8710 5700 questdandenongcentral.com.au

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST EPPING Epping Plaza, Corner of Cooper & Miller Street, Epping VIC 3076 T: 61 (03) 9133 5300 questepping.com.au

QUEST FRANKSTON ON THE BAY

QUEST KEW

435 Nepean Highway, Frankston 3199 T: 61 (03) 8765 2500 questfrankstononthebay.com.au

19-21 Walpole Street, Kew VIC 3101 T: 61 (03) 9854 7201 questkew.com.au

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Quest Accommodation Directory VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST MARIBYRNONG

QUEST MOORABBIN

QUEST ROYAL GARDENS

QUEST WILLIAMSTOWN

2A Wests Rd, Maribyrnong VIC 3032 61 (03) 9070 2222 questmaribyrnong.com.au

3 Kingston Road, Heatherton VIC 3202 T: 61 (03) 9981 8900 questmoorabbin.com.au

8 Royal Lane, Fitzroy VIC 3065 T: 61 (03) 9419 9888 questroyalgardens.com.au

1 Syme Street, Williamstown VIC 3016 T: 61 (03) 9393 5300 questwilliamstown.com.au

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST MELBOURNE AIRPORT

QUEST NARRE WARREN

20 Annandale Road, Melbourne Airport VIC 3045 T: 61 (03) 8340 8400 questmelbourneairport.com.au

Cnr Princes Highway & Verdun Drive, Narre Warren VIC 3805 T: 61 (03) 9796 6944 questnarrewarren.com.au

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST SANCTUARY LAKES

9 Greg Norman Drive, Sanctuary Lakes Resort, Point Cook VIC 3030 T: 61 (03) 9394 2100 questsanctuarylakes.com.au

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST WILLIAMSTOWN NORTH 115-119 Kororoit Creek Road, Williamstown VIC 3016 T: 61 (03) 9393 9700 questwilliamstownnorth.com.au

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST MONT ALBERT

QUEST NOTTING HILL

QUEST ST KILDA BAYSIDE

QUEST WINDSOR

741-745 Whitehorse Road, Mont Albert VIC 3127 T: 61 (03) 8843 1500 questmontalbert.com.au

Ferntree Business Park, 5 Acacia Place, Notting Hill VIC 3168 T: 61 (03) 9069 2888 questnottinghill.com.au

1 Eildon Road, St Kilda VIC 3182 T: 61 (03) 9593 9500 queststkildabayside.com.au

111 Punt Road, Prahran VIC 3181 T: 61 (03) 9520 3333 questwindsor.com.au

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

VIC MELBOURNE SUBURBS

QUEST MOONEE VALLEY

QUEST PRAHRAN

QUEST WERRIBEE

Cnr McPherson & Coats Street, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 T: 61 (03) 8325 9500 questmooneevalley.com.au

9 Balmoral Street, South Yarra VIC 3141 T: 61 (03) 9823 8888 questprahran.com.au

69 Synnot Street, Werribee VIC 3030 T: 61 (03) 8744 6000 questwerribee.com.au

VIC REGIONAL

QUEST BALLARAT 7-11 Dawson Street North, Ballarat VIC 3350 T: 61 (03) 5309 1200 questballarat.com.au

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Quest Accommodation Directory VIC REGIONAL

VIC REGIONAL

VIC REGIONAL

WA PERTH CBD

QUEST BENDIGO

QUEST GEELONG

QUEST WARRNAMBOOL

QUEST WEST END

489 High Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 T: 61 (03) 5447 0822 questbendigo.com.au

16-18 The Esplanade South, Geelong VIC 3220 T: 61 (03) 5228 2000 questgeelong.com.au

15-19 Liebig Street, Warrnambool VIC 3280 T: 61 (03) 5564 1200 questwarrnambool.com.au

451 Murray Street, Perth WA 6000 T: 61 (08) 9480 3888 questwestend.com.au

VIC REGIONAL

QUEST BENDIGO CENTRAL

VIC REGIONAL

QUEST PORTLAND

228 McCrae Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 T: 61 (03) 5410 1300 questbendigocentral.com.au

66 Julia Street, Portland VIC 3305 T: 61 (03) 5500 9222 questportland.com.au

VIC REGIONAL

VIC REGIONAL

VIC REGIONAL

QUEST WODONGA

QUEST FREMANTLE

46 Reid Street, Wodonga VIC 3690 T: 61 (02) 6043 8300 questwodonga.com.au

8 Pakenham Street, Fremantle WA 6160 T: 61 (08) 9433 9400 questfremantle.com.au

WA PERTH CBD

WA PERTH SUBURBS

QUEST INNALOO 1 Sunray Drive, Innaloo WA 6018 T: 61 (08) 6148 2600 questinnaloo.com.au

QUEST SALE

QUEST EAST PERTH

60 Lucan St, Bendigo VIC 3550 T: 61 (03) 4433 6100 questschallerhotelbendigo.com.au

180–184 York Street, Sale VIC 3850 T: 61 (03) 5142 0900 questsale.com.au

176 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth WA 6004 T: 61 (08) 6210 6000 questeastperth.com.au

VIC REGIONAL

VIC REGIONAL

WA PERTH CBD

QUEST SCHALLER HOTEL BENDIGO

WA PERTH SUBURBS

WA PERTH SUBURBS

QUEST ECHUCA

QUEST SHEPPARTON

QUEST MOUNTS BAY ROAD

QUEST KINGS PARK

25–29 Heygarth Street, Echuca VIC 3564 T: 61 (03) 5481 3900 questechuca.com.au

177-183 Welsford Street, Shepparton VIC 3630 T: 61 (03) 5814 4800 questshepparton.com.au

130 Mounts Bay Road, Perth WA 6000 T: 61 (08) 9480 8100 questmountsbayroad.com.au

54 Kings Park Road, West Perth WA 6005 T: 61 (08) 9420 8700 questkingspark.com.au

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Accommodation Directory

WA PERTH SUBURBS

WA REGIONAL

NEW ZEALAND

NORTH ISLAND AUCKLAND

NORTH ISLAND AUCKLAND

QUEST ON BEAUMONT

QUEST MIDLAND

QUEST BUNBURY

QUEST AUCKLAND

3 The Crescent, Midland, WA 6056 T: 61 (08) 6148 3900 questmidland.com.au

14 Lyons Cove, Bunbury WA 6230 T: 61 (08) 9722 0777 questbunbury.com.au

363 Queen Street, Auckland NZ 1010 T: 64 (09) 300 2200 questauckland.co.nz

80 Beaumont Street, Auckland 1010 T: 64 (09) 222 0180 questonbeaumont.co.nz

WA PERTH SUBURBS

WA REGIONAL

NORTH ISLAND AUCKLAND

NORTH ISLAND AUCKLAND

QUEST MANDURAH

QUEST ON QUEEN

18 Rheola Street, West Perth WA 6005 T: 61 (08) 9365 8999 questonrheola.com.au

20 Apollo Place, Mandurah WA 6210 T: 61 (08) 9535 9599 questmandurah.com.au

62 Queen Street, Auckland NZ 1010 T: 64 (09) 300 2500 questonqueen.co.nz

WA PERTH SUBURBS

WA REGIONAL

QUEST ON RHEOLA

QUEST SCARBOROUGH 4 Brighton Road, Scarborough WA 6019 T: 61 (08) 6140 3500 questscarborough.com.au

WA PERTH SUBURBS

NORTH ISLAND AUCKLAND

QUEST CARLAW PARK 15 Nicholls Lane, Carlaw Park Auckland NZ 1010 T: 64 (09) 304 0521 questcarlawpark.co.nz

NORTH ISLAND AUCKLAND

QUEST PARNELL

QUEST ROCKINGHAM

QUEST ON EDEN

22 Flinders Lane, Rockingham WA 6168 T: 61 (08) 9591 0600 questrockingham.com.au

52 Eden Crescent, Auckland NZ 1010 T: 64 (09) 366 6500 questoneden.co.nz

8 Heather Street, Parnell Auckland NZ 1052 T: 64 (09) 337 0804 questparnell.co.nz

WA REGIONAL

NORTH ISLAND AUCKLAND

NORTH ISLAND AUCKLAND

QUEST SOUTH PERTH FORESHORE

QUEST YELVERTON KALGOORLIE

22 Harper Terrace, South Perth WA 6151 T: 61 (08) 6559 5500 questsouthperthforeshore.com.au

210 Egan Street, Kalgoorlie WA 6430 T: 61 (08) 9022 8181 questkalgoorlie.com.au

QUEST ON HOBSON

QUEST PONSONBY

127 Hobson Street, Auckland NZ 1010 T:64 (09) 282 4763 questhobson.co.nz

68 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby Auckland NZ 1011 T: 64 (09) 360 4240 questponsonby.co.nz

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Quest Accommodation Directory NORTH ISLAND AUCKLAND

NORTH ISLAND REGIONAL

NORTH ISLAND REGIONAL

QUEST NEWMARKET

QUEST HAMILTON

31-39 Davis Crescent, Newmarket Auckland NZ 1023 T: 64 (09) 520 3000 questnewmarket.co.nz

51 London Street, Hamilton NZ 3204 T: 64 (07) 834 1440 questhamilton.co.nz

1-17 Fitzherbert Avenue, (Cnr of Fitzherbert Avenue & The Square) Palmerston North NZ 4410 T: 64 (06) 357 7676 questpalmerstonnorth.co.nz

42-47 Ward Street, Hamilton NZ 3204 T: 64 (07) 839 1676 questonward.co.nz

NORTH ISLAND AUCKLAND

NORTH ISLAND REGIONAL

NORTH ISLAND REGIONAL

NORTH ISLAND REGIONAL

QUEST ALBANY

QUEST ON DURHAM

QUEST PALMERSTON NORTH

NORTH ISLAND REGIONAL

QUEST ON WARD

32 Kell Drive, Albany Auckland, NZ 0632 T: 64 (09) 414 0024 questalbany.co.nz

6 Durham Street, Tauranga NZ 3110 T: 64 (07) 571 1455 questondurham.co.nz

QUEST NEW PLYMOUTH

QUEST WHANGAREI

21 Currie Street, New Plymouth NZ 4310 T: 64 (06) 758 5483 questnewplymouth.co.nz

58 Bank Street Whangarei, NZ, 0110 T: 64 (09) 972 7854 questwhangarei.co.nz

NORTH ISLAND AUCKLAND

NORTH ISLAND REGIONAL

NORTH ISLAND REGIONAL

WELLINGTON

QUEST HENDERSON

QUEST ROTORUA CENTRAL

QUEST TAUPO

QUEST ON JOHNSTON

12 Wadier Place, Henderson Auckland NZ 0610 T: 64 (09) 839 7247 questhenderson.co.nz

1192 Hinemoa Street, Rotorua NZ 3010 T: 64 (07) 929 9808 questrotoruacentral.co.nz

59-61 Kaimanawa Street Taupo, NZ, 3330 T: 64 (07) 929 8579 questtaupo.co.nz

35 Johnston Street, Wellington NZ 6011 T: 64 (04) 460 5100 questonjohnston.co.nz

NORTH ISLAND AUCKLAND

NORTH ISLAND REGIONAL

NORTH ISLAND REGIONAL

WELLINGTON

QUEST HIGHBROOK

QUEST NAPIER

QUEST TAURANGA CENTRAL

QUEST ON THE TERRACE

60 Highbrook Drive, The Crossings East Tamaki, Auckland NZ 2013 T: 64 (09) 222 0160 questhighbrook.co.nz

176 Dickens Street, Napier NZ 4110 T: 64 (06) 833 5325 questnapier.co.nz

71 Devonport Street, Tauranga NZ 3110 T: 64 (07) 282 9100 questtaurangacentral.co.nz

120 The Terrace, Wellington NZ 6011 T: 64 (04) 470 1820 questterrace.co.nz

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QuestAccommodation Directory WELLINGTON

WELLINGTON

ASCOTT PROPERTY NETWORK

SOUTH ISLAND REGIONAL

AUSTRALIA

QUEST WELLINGTON

QUEST INVERCARGILL

40-42 Richmond Street Petone, Lower Hutt T: 64 (04) 282 1680 questpetone.co.nz

Cnr Hunter and Lambton Quay, Wellington NZ 6011 T: 64 (04) 916 0700 questwellington.co.nz

10 Dee Street, (Cnr Dee & Tay St) Invercargill NZ 9810 T: 64 (03) 211 3966 questinvercargill.co.nz

Somerset on the Pier, HOBART Elizabeth Street Pier, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia T: (61-3) 6220 6600

WELLINGTON

SOUTH ISLAND CHRISTCHURCH

SOUTH ISLAND REGIONAL

AUSTRALIA

QUEST NELSON

QUEST PETONE

QUEST ATRIUM

QUEST CHRISTCHURCH

154 The Terrace, Wellington NZ 6011 T: 64 (04) 931 1000 questatrium.co.nz

Cathedral Junction 113 Worcester Street, Christchurch NZ 8011 T: 64 (03) 222 2003 questchristchurch.co.nz

108-110 Collingwood Street, Nelson, NZ, 7010 T: 64 (03) 929 5503 questnelson.co.nz

Citadines on Bourke, MELBOURNE No 131-135 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia T: (61-3) 9039 8888

WELLINGTON

SOUTH ISLAND CHRISTCHURCH

FIJI

AUSTRALIA

Somerset on Elizabeth, MELBOURNE No 250 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia T: (61-3) 8665 8888

QUEST ON LAMBTON 120 Lambton Quay, Wellington NZ 6011 T: 64 (04) 931 2999 questonlambton.co.nz WELLINGTON

QUEST ON MANCHESTER

QUEST SUVA

54 Manchester Street, Christchurch NZ 8011 T: 64 (03) 595 1538 questonmanchester.co.nz

Suva Central, Renwick Road Suva Central Fiji T: 67 (9) 331 9119 questsuva.com

SOUTH ISLAND REGIONAL

UK LIVERPOOL

QUEST ON THORNDON

QUEST DUNEDIN

61-63 Thorndon Quay, Wellington NZ 0611 T: 64 (04) 333 0007 questonthorndon.co.nz

333 Cumberland Street, Dunedin NZ 9016 T: 64 (03) 470 1725 questdunedin.co.nz

QUEST LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE 72 Church Street, L1 3AY, Liverpool United Kingdom questliverpoolcitycentre.co.uk

AUSTRALIA

Citadines St Georges Terrace, PERTH No. 185 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA 6000, Australia T: (61-8) 9226 3355

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Ascott Property Network Accommodation Directory CAMBODIA

Somerset Norodom, PHNOM PENH No. 10-12, Street 41, Tonle Bassac Commune, Phnom Penh T: +65 6272 7272 CHINA

Ascott BEIJING No.108B Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100022 China T: (86 10) 6587 0888 CHINA

Ascott Raffles City, BEIJING No. 1–2 Dongzhimen South Street, Dongcheng District Beijing 100007, China T: (86-10) 8405 3888

CHINA

Ascott Riverside Garden, BEIJING No. 33, Zhou Zhuang Jiayuan Dongli, Chaoyang District Beijing 100122, China T: (86-10) 8783 1666 CHINA

Ascott Raffles City, CHENGDU No. 3 Section 4, South Renmin Road, Wuhou District Chengdu 610041, China T: (86-28) 6268 2888 CHINA

Citadines South, CHENGDU 88 Tianfu 3rd Street, ICON Genesis Plaza Tower 5 Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, Chengdu, China T: (86-28) 8521 6666 CHINA

Ascott Property Network Directory

Somerset Riverview, CHENGDU No. 1 Section 3, Renmin South Road, Wuhou District Chengdu 610041, China T: (86-28) 6181 6888

CHINA

Somerset Yangtze River, CHONGQING Block B, Hejing Building, No. 151 Changjiang Binjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400010, China T: (86-23) 6399 7888 CHINA

Somerset JieFangBei, CHONGQING Block B, Hejing Building, No. 108 Minzu Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400010, China T: (86-23) 8677 6888 CHINA

Somerset Grand Central, DALIAN No 128-2 Jinma Road, Dalian Development Area Dalian 116600, China T: (86-411) 8801 3888 CHINA

Citadines Gugeng DALIAN No. 138 Jinma Road, Dalian Development Area, Dalian T: (86-411) 8793 5888

CHINA

Somerset Harbour Court, DALIAN No. 55 Renmin Road, Zhongshan District, Dalian 116001, China T: (86-411) 3991 1888 CHINA

Ascott GUANGZHOU No. 73 Tianhedong Road, Tianhe District Guangzhou 510630, China T: (86-20) 8513 0388 CHINA

Ascott IFC, GUANGZHOU No. 5 Zhujiang Xi Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District Guangzhou 510623, China T: (86-20) 3838 9888 CHINA

Citadines Lizhiwan, GUANGZHOU No. 145-4 Longjin Xi Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou 510150, China T: (86-20) 2835 1999

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Ascott Property Network Accommodation Directory CHINA

CHINA

CHINA

Somerset Riviera, GUANGZHOU No. 770 Binjiang Zhong Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510220, China T: (86-20) 8956 6688

Citadines Ashley, HONG KONG No. 18 Ashley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China T: (852) 2262 3062

Ascott Macau Dynasty District, Cidade de Braga, Nape, Macau T: (853) 2822 0688

Ascott Huai Hai Road, SHANGHAI No. 282, Huai Hai Road Central, Huangpu District Shanghai 200021, China T: (86-21) 2329 8888

CHINA

CHINA

CHINA

CHINA

Ascott Raffles City, HANGZHOU 18F, T1 No. 228 Xinye Road, Qianjiang New Town, Jianggan District, Hangzhou, China T: (86-571) 5602

Somerset Victoria Park, HONG KONG No. 118 Electric Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China T: (852) 3653 8088

Somerset Youth Olmpic NANJING No. 9 Qing’ao South Road, Jianye District Nanjing 210000, China T: (86-25) 8308 0888

Somerset Gubei, SHANGHAI Lane 99 Yao Hong Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 201103, China T: (86-21) 5195 9888

CHINA

CHINA

Citadines Intime City, HANGZHOU Block 4, Intime City, 380 Fengtan Road, Gongshu District Hangzhou 310011, China T: (86-571) 8667 9888 CHINA

Somerset Swan Lake, HEFEI No. 888 Qianshan Road, New Municipal and Cultural District, Hefei, China T: (86-551) 6610 6888

CHINA

Citadines Harbourview HONG KONG 138 Connaught Road West, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong T: (852) 3607 3333

CHINA

Ascott Harmony City, NANTONG No.57 Gongnong Road, Chongchuan District, China T: (86-513) 8566 7888

CHINA

Somerset Xu Hui, SHANGHAI No 888 Shaanxi Nan Road, Xu Hui District Shanghai 200031, China T: (86-21) 6466 0888

CHINA

CHINA

CHINA

Citadines Mercer, HONG KONG No. 29 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, China T: (852) 2922 9988

Ascott Heng Shan, SHANGHAI No. 99 Hengshan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200031, China T:(021) 3339 5588

Somerset Heping, SHENYANG No 80 Taiyuan North Street, Heping District Shenyang 110000, China T: (86-24) 2397 5555

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Ascott Property Network Accommodation Directory CHINA

Ascott Maillen, SHENZHEN No 3 Yanshan Road, Nanshan District Shenzhen 518067, China T: (86-755) 2160 0188

CHINA

Citadines Xinghai, SUZHOU Block 27 Jiacheng Gardens, 58 Xinghai St Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215021, China T: (86-512) 8885 8288

CHINA

CHINA

Somerset International Building, TIANJIN No 75 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300050, China T: (86-22) 2330 6666

Ascott Central WUXI No. 288, Zhongshan Road, Liangxi District, Wuxi 214000, China T: (86 510) 6888 2888

CHINA

CHINA

CHINA

CHINA

Ascott Raffles City, SHENZHEN No. 22 Dengliang Road, Nanshan District Shenzhen 518054, China T: (86-755) 2523 6888

Somerset Baitang, SUZHOU 266 East Suzhou Avenue, Suzhou Industrial Park Suzhou 215028, China T: (86-512) 6688 6688

Somerset Olympic Tower, TIANJIN No 126 Chengdu Dao, Heping District, Tianjin 300051, China T: (86-22) 2335 5888

Somerset Software Park XIAMEN No.2 Jinshan Road, Siming District, Xiamen 361008, China T: (86-592) 3236 888

CHINA

CHINA

CHINA

Somerset Emerald City, SUZHOU No 436 Changjiang Road, Suzhou New District Suzhou 215011, China T: (86-512) 6818 6611

Citadines Zhuankou, WUHAN No 159 Dongfeng Avenue, Wuhan Economic & Technological Development Zone 430056, China T: (86-27) 8421 8000

Somerset Grandview, SHENZHEN No 5 Xinsha Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518048, China T: (86-755) 8312 9888 CHINA

Ascott Midtown, SUZHOU No 229 Zhongxin West Avenue, Suzhou Industrial Park Suzhou 215021, China T: (86-512) 6293 3666

CHINA

Ascott TEDA MSD Tianjin No 7 Xincheng West Road, Tianjin Economic Technological Development Area, Tianjin 300475, China T: (86-22) 5999 7666

CHINA

Somerset Wusheng, WUHAN No 238, Zhongshan Avenue, Qiaokou District, Hankou Wuhan 430032, China T: (86-27) 6360 1688

CHINA

Somerset Harmony City, WUXI Build. 2, No. 260 Xicheng Road, Liangxi District, China T: (86-510) 6888 9888

CHINA

Citadines Central, XI’AN 36 Zhubashi, Beilin District, Xi’an 710002, China T: (86-29) 8576 1188

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CHINA

INDIA

Citadines Gaoxin, XI’AN 13 Gaoxin Si Road, Hi-Tech Zone Xi’an 710075, China T: (86-29) 8843 7888

Somerset Greenways, CHENNAI No 94, Sathyadev Avenue, MRC Nagar, Chennai 600 028, India T: (91-44) 7100 0001 F: (91-44) 7100 0010

CHINA

INDONESIA

INDONESIA

Somerset Xindicheng XI’AN No. 64, The West Section of South 2nd Ring Road, Yanta District, Xi’an, China T: (86-29) 8790 9888

Citadines Kuta Beach, BALI Jalan Pantai Kuta, Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia T: (62-361) 849 6500 F: (62-361) 849 6565

Citadines Rasuna, JAKARTA The H Tower, Jalan HR Rasuna Said Kav. 20, Kuningan, Jakarta 12940, Indonesia T: (62-21) 2953 3123

CHINA

Citadines Xingqing Palace, XI’AN 159 Xingqing Road, Beilin District, Xi’an 710049, China T: (86-29) 8338 0588

INDONESIA

Ascott JAKARTA Jalan Kebon Kacang Raya No 2, Jakarta 10230, Indonesia T: (62-21) 391 6868 F: (62-21) 391 3368

INDIA

INDONESIA

Citadines OMR Chennai Sholinganallur Junction, Old Mahabalipuram Road Sholinganallur, Chennai 600119, India T: (91-44) 7111 7111

Ascott Kuningan, JAKARTA Ciputra World 1, Jalan Prof Dr Satrio Kav 3-5, Jakarta 12940, Indonesia T: (62-21) 3006 0288

Ascott Sudirman, JAKARTA Ciputra World 2, Jalan Prof. Dr. Satrio Kav. 11 Jakarta 12930, Indonesia T: (62-21) 5083 7878

INDONESIA

Somerset Berlian, JAKARTA Jalan Permata Berlian V, Permata Hijau, Jakarta 12210, Indonesia T: (62-21) 5366 8888

INDONESIA

Somerset Grand Citra, JAKARTA Jalan Prof Dr Satrio Kav. 1, Jakarta 12940, Indonesia T: (62-21) 2995 6888

INDONESIA

Ascott Waterplace, SURABAYA Tower D 1 Jalan Pakuwon Indah Lontar Timur Kav. 3-5, Surabaya 60216 Indonesia T: (62-31) 7393 001 JAPAN

Citadines Karasuma-Gojo, KYOTO 432 Matsuya-cho Gojo-dori Karasuma-Higashiiru Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600 8105, Japan T: (81-75) 352 8900 JAPAN

Citadines Central Shinjuku, TOKYO 1-2-9 Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160 0021, Japan T: (81-3) 3200 0223 JAPAN

Somerset Ginza, EAST TOKYO 4-1-12 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045 T: (81-3) 3549-7111

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Ascott Property Network Accommodation Directory JAPAN

JAPAN

MAL AYSIA

MAL AYSIA

Somerset Shinagawa, TOKYO 4-24-58 Takanawa Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0074 , Japan T: (81-3) 3445 2805

Ascott Marunouchi TOKYO 1-1-1 Otemachi, Chiyodaku Tokyo, Japan T: (81-3) 5208 2001

Somerset Medini Iskandar PUTERI Lot 5 Jalan Medini Utara 4, Medini Iskandar Malaysia, 79200 Nusajaya Johor, Malaysia T: (60-7) 287 1011

Ascott Sentral, KUALA LUMPUR No. 211 Jalan Tun Sambanthan, KL Sentral 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia T: (60-3) 2727 9999

JAPAN

L AOS

MAL AYSIA

MAL AYSIA

Citadines Shinjuku, TOKYO 1-28-13 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160 0022, Japan T: (81-3) 5379 7208

Somerset Vientiane Souphanouvong Avenue, Sikhotabong district P.O.Box: 4793 Vientiane, Lao PDR T: (856) 21 250 888

Somerset Puteri Harbour Iskandar PUTERI Persiaran Puteri Selatan, Puteri Harbour 79000 Iskandar Puteri, Johor Darul Ta’zim, Malaysia T: (60-7) 287 1088

Somerset Ampang, KUALA LUMPUR No. 187 Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia T: (60-3) 2723 8888

JAPAN

MAL AYSIA

MAL AYSIA

MAL AYSIA

Somerset Azabu East, TOKYO No. 1-9-11 Higashi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106 0044, Japan T: (81-3) 5114 2800

Citadines DPulze, Cyberjaya Lingkaran Cyber Point Timur Cyber 12, 63000 Cyberjaya Malaysia T: (60-3) 8689 9888

Ascott Kuala Lumpur No. 9 Jalan Pinang 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia T: (603) 2718 6868

Citadines Uplands, KUCHING No. 55 Jalan Simpang Tiga 93350 Kuching Sarawak, Malaysia T: (60-82) 281 888 MAL AYSIA

Ascott Property Network Accommodation Directory Somerset Damansara UPtown Petaling JAYA 2A, Jalan SS21/37, Damansara Utama ,47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor T: (60-3) 7730 0888 76 / Quest KUDOS

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Ascott Property Network Accommodation Directory PHILIPPINES

PHILIPPINES

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE

Ascott Makati, Glorietta 4, Ayala Centre, Makati City 1224, Philippines T: (63-2) 729 8888

Ascott Raffles Place, SINGAPORE No 2 Finlayson Green, Singapore 049247 T: (65) 6577 1688

Somerset Bencoolen, SINGAPORE No 51 Bencoolen Street, Singapore 189630 T: (65) 6849 4688

PHILIPPINES

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE

Citadines Bay City, MANILA D. Macapagal Blvd. corner Coral Way Pasay a City, 1300, Philippines T: (02) 550 3200

Citadines Salcedo, MAKATI 148 Valero Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City 1227 Philippines T: (63-2) 863 9888

Ascott Orchard Singapore, SINGAPORE No 11 Cairnhill Road, Singapore 229724 T: (65) 6540 1688

Somerset Liang Court, SINGAPORE No 177B River Valley Road, Singapore 179032 T: (65) 6337 0111

PHILIPPINES

PHILIPPINES

SINGAPORE

SOUTH KOREA

Somerset Millennium MAKATI No. 104 Aguirre Street, Legaspi Village Makati City 1229, Philippines T: (63-2) 750 7888

Citadines Mount Sophia, SINGAPORE 8 Wilkie Road #01-26 Wilkie Edge, Singapore 228095 T: (65) 6593 8188

Citadines Haeundae, BUSAN 620 Haeun-daero.

Haeundae-gu, Busan 48094, South Korea T: (82-51) 662 8888

PHILIPPINES

SINGAPORE

SOUTH KOREA

Somerset Olympia MAKATI No 7912 Makati Avenue, Makati City 1200, Philippines T: (63-2) 812 1010

Citadines Fusionopolis, SINGAPORE 3 Fusionopolis Way Symbiosis Tower Singapore 138633 T: (65) 6248 3333

Citadines Han River, SEOUL 11 Yangpyeong-ro 28-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07202 South Korea T: (82-2) 2014 1111 âž”

Somerset Alabang MANILA 3409 Spectrum Midway Filinvest City 1781 Alabang, Muntinlupa City T: (63-2) 643 0999 PHILIPPINES

Ascott Bonifacio Global City, MANILA 28th Street corner 5th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City 1634 Philippines T: (63-2) 860 9888 PHILIPPINES

Citadines Millennium Ortigas, MANILA 11 Ortigas Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Manila Philippines T: (63-2) 814 6888

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Ascott Property Network Accommodation Directory SOUTH KOREA

THAIL AND

THAIL AND

THAIL AND

Somerset Palace, SEOUL 7 Yulgok-ro 2-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03143, South Korea T: (82-2) 6730 8888

Citadines Sukhumvit 8, BANGKOK 77/7 Sukhumvit 8, Sukhumvit Road, Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110, Thailand T: (66-2) 257 2277

Citadines Sukhumvit 16, BANGKOK 38 Sukhumvit 16, Sukhumvit Road, Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110, Thailand T: (66-2) 663 8777

Somerset Sukhumvit Thonglor, BANGKOK No 115 Sukhumvit 55 (Thonglor), Sukhumvit Road, Klongton Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand T: (66-2) 365 7999

SOUTH KOREA

THAIL AND

THAIL AND

THAIL AND

Somerset Jeju Shinhwa World 139 Sinhwayeoksa-ro 304 beongil, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo-si, Jeju 63522, South Korea T: (82-64) 908 8800

Somerset Park Suanplu, BANGKOK No. 39 Soi Suanplu, South Sathorn Road Thungmahamek, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120, Thailand T: (66-2) 679 4444

Citadines Sukhumvit 23, BANGKOK 37/7 Sukhumvit 23, Sukhumvit Road, Klongtoey-nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand T: (66-2) 204 4777

Citadines Grand Central, SRI RACHA 99/9 Thetsaban 1 Road Sri Racha, Chonburi 20110 Thailand T: (66) 3831 6600

THAIL AND

THAIL AND

THAIL AND

VIETNAM

Somerset Ekamai, BANGKOK 22/1 Ekamai Soi 2, Sukhumvit 63 Road, Phra Khanong Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110 T: (66-2) 032 1999

Somerset Maison Asoke, BANGKOK No. 84 Sukhumvit 23 (Prasanmitri) Klongtoey - Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand T: (66-2) 260 5999

Somerset Lake Point, BANGKOK No 41 Sukhumvit 16, Sukhumvit Road, Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110, Thailand T: (66-2) 663 1234

Citadines Blue Cove DANANG No.1 Le Van Duyet, Nai Hien Dong Ward, Son Tra District, Da Nang City, Vietnam T: (84-236) 387 8888

THAIL AND

THAIL AND

VIETNAM

Citadines Sukhumvit 11, BANGKOK 22/22 Sukhumvit 11, Sukhumvit Road, Klongtoey Nue, Wattana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand T: (66-2) 264 6777

Somerset Harbourview Sri Racha No. 88 Surasak Sa-Nguan Sri Racha District, Chon Buri 20110, Thailand T: (66-3) 834 3708

Citadines Regency SAIGON No. 20-22 Pham Ngoc Thach Street District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam T: (84-28) 3736 6666

THAIL AND

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Ascott Property Network Accommodation Directory VIETNAM

Citadines Bayfront NHA TRANG 62 Tran Phu, Nha Trang, Vietnam T: (84-25) 8351 7222

VIETNAM

Somerset West Lake, HANOI No 254D Thuy Khue Road, Hanoi, Vietnam T: (84-24) 3843 0030

BELGIUM

Citadines Sainte-Catherine, BRUSSELS 51 Quai au Bois à Brûler, 1000 Brussels, Belgium T: (32-2) 221 14 11

PARIS

Citadines Austerlitz, PARIS 27 rue Esquirol, 75013 Paris, France T: (33) 1 56 61 54 00

VIETNAM

VIETNAM

BELGIUM

PARIS

Somerset Central TD, HAI PHONG CITY Tower A, TD Plaza, Lot 20A, Le Hong Phong Street Dong Khe Ward, Ngo Quyen District, Hai Phong City, Vietnam T: (84-225) 3670 888

Somerset Chancellor Court, HO CHI MINH CITY No 21-23 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, District 1 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam T: (84-28) 3822 9197

Citadines Toison d’Or, BRUSSELS 61-63 Avenue de la Toison d’Or, 1060 Brussels, Belgium T: (32-2) 543 53 53

Citadines Bastille Gare de Lyon, PARIS 14-18 rue de Chaligny, 75012 Paris, France T: (33) 1 40 04 43 50

VIETNAM

VIETNAM

PARIS

PARIS

Somerset Grand, HANOI No 49 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi, Vietnam T: (84-24) 3934 2342

Somerset Ho Chi Minh City No 8A Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, District 1 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam T: (84-28) 3822 8899

La Clef Tour Eiffel PARIS 83 Avenue Kléber, 75116 Paris, France T: (33) 1 44 05 75 75

Citadines Bastille Marais PARIS 37 Boulevard Richard Lenoir 75011 Paris, France T: (33) 1 53 36 90 00

VIETNAM

VIETNAM

PARIS

Somerset Hoa Binh, HANOI No 106 Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Hanoi, Vietnam T: (84-24) 3755 5888

Somerset Vista, HO CHI MINH CITY No 628C Hanoi Highway, An Phu Ward, District 2 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam T: (84-28) 6255 9900

La Clef Louvre Paris 8 rue de Richelieu, 75001 Paris, France T: (33) 1 55 35 28 00

PARIS

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Ascott Property Network Accommodation Directory PARIS

FRANCE

FRANCE

FRANCE

Citadines La Défense, PARIS La Défense, Les Saisons 8 boulevard de Neuilly 92400 Courbevoie, France T: (33) 1 58 13 57 57

Citadines Opéra, PARIS 18 rue Favart, 75002 Paris, France T: (33) 1 40 15 14 00

Citadines Tour Eiffel, PARIS 132 boulevard de Grenelle, 75015 Paris, France T: (33) 1 53 95 60 00

Citadines City Centre, GRENOBLE 9-11 rue de Strasbourg, 38000 Grenoble, France T: (33) 4 76 15 02 00

PARIS

FRANCE

FRANCE

FRANCE

Citadines Les Halles, PARIS 4 rue des Innocents, 75001 Paris, France T: (33) 1 40 39 26 50

Citadines Place d’Italie, PARIS 18 place d’Italie, 75013 Paris, France T: (33) 1 43 13 85 00

Citadines Trocadéro PARIS 29 bis, rue Saint-Didier, 75116 Paris, France T: (33) 1 56 90 70 00

Citadines City Centre, LILLE Avenue Willy Brandt-Euralille, 59777 Lille, France T: (33) 3 28 36 75 00

PARIS

FRANCE

FRANCE

FRANCE

Citadines Maine Montparnasse, PARIS 67 avenue du Maine, 75014 Paris, France T: (33) 1 53 91 27 00

Citadines République, PARIS 75 bis, avenue Parmentier, 75011 Paris, France T: (33) 1 55 28 08 20

Citadines Croisette Cannes 1 rue le Poussin, 06400 Cannes, France T: (33) 4 97 06 92 00

Citadines Part-Dieu, LYON 91-95 rue Moncey, 69003 Lyon, France T: (33) 4 78 14 90 00

FRANCE

FRANCE

Citadines Montmartre, PARIS 16 avenue Rachel, 75018 Paris, France T: (33) 1 44 70 45 50

Citadines Saint-Germain -des-Prés, PARIS 53 ter, quai des GrandAugustins, 75006 Paris, France T: (33) 1 44 07 70 00

FRANCE

Citadines Genève, Ferney VOLTAIRE 34 rue de Genève, 01210 Ferney-Voltaire, France T: (33) 4 50 42 68 00

FRANCE

Citadines Presqu’île, LYON 2 rue Thomassin, 69002 Lyon, France T: (33) 4 72 40 40 50

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Ascott Property Network Accommodation Directory FRANCE

FRANCE

GERMANY

UNITED KINGDOM

Citadines Castellane, MARSEILLE 60 rue du Rouet, 13006 Marseille, France T:(33) 4 96 20 11 00

Citadines Wilson, TOULOUSE 8 boulevard de Strasbourg, 31000 Toulouse, France T: (33) 5 34 41 75 00

Citadines Michel, HAMBURG Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 7 20459 Hamburg, Germany T: (49) 040 300 6180

Citadines Barbican, LONDON 7-21 Goswell Road, London EC1M 7AH, United Kingdom T: (44) 207 566 8000

FRANCE

GEORGIA

GERMANY

UNITED KINGDOM

Citadines Prado Chanot, Marseille 9-11 boulevard de Louvain, 13008 Marseille, France T:(33) 4 96 20 65 00

Citadines City Centre, TBILISI Building 2 a, 4 Freedom Square, 0105 Tbilisi, Georgia T: (995)322547030

Citadines Arnulfpark, MUNICH Arnulfstrasse 51, 80636 München, Germany T: (49) 089 94008-00

Citadines Holborn-Covent Garden, LONDON 94-99 High Holborn, London WC1V 6LF, United Kingdom T: (44) 207 395 8800

FRANCE

GERMANY

SPAIN

UNITED KINGDOM

Citadines Antigone, MONTPELLIER 588 boulevard d’Antigone, 34000 Montpellier, France T: (33) 4 99 52 37 50

Citadines Kurfürstendamm, BERLIN Olivaer Platz 1, 10707 BerlinWilmersdorf, Germany T: (0) 800 724 38 59

Citadines Ramblas, BARCELONA Ramblas 122, 08002 Barcelona, Spain T: (34) 932 701 111

Citadines South Kensington, LONDON 35A Gloucester Road London SW7 4PL, United Kingdom T: (44) 207 543 7878

UNITED KINGDOM

UNITED KINGDOM

The Cavendish, LONDON (Managed by The Ascott Limited) 81 Jermyn Street, St James’s London SW1Y 6JF, United Kingdom T: (44) (0) 207 930 2111

Citadines Trafalgar Square, LONDON 18-21 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5EA, UK T: (44) 207 766 3700

FRANCE

Citadines Kléber, STRASBOURG 50-54 rue du Jeu des Enfants, 67000 Strasbourg, France T: (33) 3 90 22 47 00

GERMANY

Citadines City Centre, FRANKFURT Europa-Allee 23 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany T: (49) 69 920385 0

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Ascott Property Network Accommodation Directory SAUDI ARABIA

SAUDI ARABIA

Somerset West Bay, DOHA Diplomatic Area, PO Box 26026, Doha, Qatar T: (974) 4420 3333

Ascott Tahlia, JEDDAH Al Andalus District, Prince Mohamed Bin Abdul Aziz Street (Tahlia Street), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia T: (966) 12 2832322

Citadines Al Salamah, JEDDAH (Prince Sultan Street), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia T: (966) 12 6111846

BAHRAIN

SAUDI ARABIA

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Somerset Al Fateh, BAHRAIN PO Box 75771, Juffair, Kingdom of Bahrain T: (973) 1781 1889 F: (973) 1781 1886

Ascott Corniche AL KHOBAR Prince Turki Bin Abdul Aziz Street, Corniche Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia T: (971) 4 366 1000

Ascott Park Place, DUBAI Park Place Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road. PO Box 117452, Dubai, United Arab Emirates T: (971-4) 310 8555

Ascott Rafal Olaya, RIYADH Al Ulaya, Olaya Street, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia T: (971) 4310 8503

SAUDI ARABIA

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

TURKE Y

Ascott Sari, JEDDAH Al Zahra’s District, Sari Street, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia T: (966) 12 6926299

Citadines Metro Central, DUBAI Barsha Heights PO Box 502400 Dubai, UAE T: +971 4 4354200

Somerset Maslak, ISTANBUL Maslak 1453, Maslak District, Sögüt Street No: 20AA C15 PK: 34396 Maslak Sanyer, Istanbul, Turkey T: 90 850 207 6162

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

QATAR

Hotel Central Fifth Avenue New York 15 West 45th Street, New York, 10036 New York, USA T: (+1) 212 302 9088

OMAN

Somerset Panorama, MUSCAT Al Ghubrah, Al Ghubrah Street, Muscat, Oman T: (971-4) 310 8503

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