Staycity is sponsoring the debate, which takes place tonight and features four travel journalists: Claire Irvin, head of travel editorial, The Telegraph Media Group; Julia Buckley, head of travel for The Evening Standard & The Independent; Sarah Lee, travel journalist/editor/author/blogger/photographer; and Nick Redmayne, travel writer/photographer/broadcaster.

The 50 travel writers and editors attending the debate - all members of either The British Guild of Travel Writers or The Society of Editors - will visit the brand new Wilde Aparthotel by Staycity on the Strand, London - Staycity's first premium brand property - which opened on 12 March, before the debate gets underway.

Jason Delany, director of brand, product and marketing at Staycity Aparthotels, said: comments: "Staycity is delighted to partner with the British Guild of Travel Writers
and ASAP to host such an influential group of travel writers.  This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our new premium brand - Wilde Aparthotels
by Staycity - in this our opening week."

After viewing the new property the group will adjourn to the Smith & Wollensky restaurant opposite where Staycity has arranged for the debate to take place. The debate will be live streamed to the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) in the USA.

Alastair McKenzie, chair of the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW) said: "We're delighted that Staycity are supporting this debate because the topic is about change for travel media, something the hospitality industry is experiencing too. The serviced apartment sector is suddenly coming onto the radar of digital travel influencers and traditional travel journalists in a way that it perhaps hasn't in the past. So the timely appearance of a new brand, named appropriately after a writer, is already generating interest.'

James Foice, CEO of ASAP said: "It is fantastic that ASAP have been able to establish a very important new partnership with the British Guild of Travel Writers.  We are most grateful to Staycity for sponsoring the debate which presents such a valuable opportunity to raise the profile of our serviced apartment sector with key members of the global travel writing media and their community at this time of phenomenal growth in our sector."