Singapore, 8 December 2025 – The Ascott Limited (Ascott), the wholly owned lodging business unit of CapitaLand Investment (CLI), concludes 2025 with unprecedented recognition across the global hospitality landscape. At the World Travel Awards 2025, Ascott secured its fifth World’s Leading Serviced Apartment Brand title as part of a standout haul of 31 accolades across international and regional categories. The year also marked breakthrough achievements beyond product and service excellence, with Ascott Star Rewards named Best Hotel Loyalty Programme in Asia-Pacific by the Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards 2025 and Ascott recognised with the World’s Leading Sustainable Accessibility and earned the title of Best Serviced Residence Operator at the TTG Travel Awards 2025 and TTG China Travel Awards 2025. Pioneering Sustainable and Inclusive Hospitality Ascott’s commitment to responsible hospitality earned major recognition in 2025, with multiple first-time wins highlighting the company’s leadership in environmental stewardship and accessibility innovation. Beyond reducing carbon footprints across its global portfolio, Ascott pioneered industry-changing initiatives, including one of the world’s first open-access playbooks on disability inclusion, a practical resource empowering the broader hospitality sector on this essential journey. At the World Sustainable Travel Hospitality Awards 2025, organised in partnership with the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, Ascott received dual recognition. The company was honoured with the World’s Leading Sustainable Accessibility & Inclusion Initiative award, while Ms Beh Siew Kim, Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer for Lodging at CLI and Managing Director for Japan & Korea at Ascott, was recognised as World’s Leading Sustainability Leader 2025. Ms Beh’s recognition reflects her instrumental role in advancing Ascott CARES, the company’s sustainability framework that aligns growth with environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles and Global Sustainable Tourism Council criteria. Her leadership earned further recognition in Singapore at the 2025 Sustainability Impact Awards organised by The Business Times and United Overseas Bank. Ascott received the Impact Enterprise Excellence Award for large enterprises, the company’s first win at this prestigious programme celebrating corporate sustainability leadership, while Ms Beh clinched the Impact Leader Excellence Award for inspiring transformative change across the organisation and industry. In China, Ascott achieved its first major win at the 2025 Hospitality Industry ESG Innovation Competition organised by the China Hospitality Association, earning bronze in the lodging sector. Breakthrough Recognition for Guest Loyalty Excellence Ascott Star Rewards (ASR) achieved defining milestones in 2025, transitioning from an emerging programme to a recognised industry leader in its sixth year of operation.
