Archipelago played a major role in the successful planning and staging of one of the world's largest sporting events - the 18th Asian Games. This took place in August 2018, when over 18,000 athletes from all over Asia came to Indonesia to compete for gold. This is a larger number of athletes than the Olympic Games (as the quota of athletes per country is higher). Archipelago was proud to be the selected accommodation provider for two athletes villages in Jakarta and Palembang. The trust put into our hands resulted in an unprecedented logistical effort and a tremendous success.

Meeting the requirements set by INASGOC and planning for an effective management and oversight of the villages for the scale of this event has its challenges as the villages were in two different cities with Archipelago utilizing the help and expertise of over 600 staff, support personnel, logistical, IT and programming specialists to ensure the comfort and safety of all guests staying at the athletes villages.

John Flood, President and CEO of Archipelago spoke about being chosen to provide the accommodation for elite athletes from over 45 countries and the great support they received from INASGOC and everyone involved: 'We are delighted to be part of history. Having worked alongside INASGOC and the various Government departments in such an effective and collaborative manner was a real pleasure and a great experience – everyone was really focused and totally committed to making the games a roaring success and making Indonesia proud.'