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The Accor Communications team produces press releases covering a wide range of consumer and industry topics, including new developments, innovations and special packages. You will find press releases relating to all of Accor’s brands and across the globe, but with a concentration on Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Asia. High resolution photographs are available to complement the press releases and can be obtained by contacting the PR team via the contact details below.
NEW PULLMAN PHUKET ARCADIA OFFERS IDYLLIC TROPICAL SETTING – JUST 15 MINUTES FROM AIRPORT
- Date Published: 14/05/2013Region: Australia
- Accor has launched its first 5-star resort in Phuket - the Pullman Phuket Arcadia – offering the perfect combination of an idyllic beachside location, yet just 15 minutes from the airport. Other resort destinations in Phuket can be up to an hour’s drive from the airport. The resort is located at secluded Naithon Beach, one of the most stunning stretches of Phuket’s western coastline, overlooking the Andaman Sea and surrounded by tropical hills.
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STYLISH NEW LOOK FOR MERCURE SYDNEY
- Date Published: 08/05/2013Region: Australia
- Sydney’s Central Station/Broadway area is undergoing a substantial urban renewal programme, with new residential, commercial and educational buildings transforming the precinct. In keeping with the refurbishment phase, the area’s most prominent hotel, Mercure Sydney, is about to unveil an exciting multi-million dollar re-vamp.
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Hotel openings boost Christchurch recovery
- Date Published: 08/05/2013Region: Australia
- Accor will re-open the Novotel Christchurch on 18 August, a year after it opened the first city centre hotel, the Ibis.Novotel Christchurch Cathedral Square was the city’s newest hotel when the earthquake struck in February 2011, and while many of the buildings around the hotel had to be demolished, the Novotel sustained only minor structural – although considerable interior – damage.
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Accor answers Prime Minister’s call to upgrade services for Chinese tourists with introduction of Chinese Optimum Service Standards
- Date Published: 08/05/2013Region: Australia
- New Zealand’s largest hotel group, Accor, is to introduce Optimum Service Standards at a range of its hotels to cater for the country’s fastest growing tourism market – China. The move follows New Zealand Prime Minister John Key’s call to upgrade services to Chinese visitors in order to attract a greater share of the market.
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SEBEL PIER ONE UNVEILS NEW PREMIUM SUITES
- Date Published: 08/05/2013Region: Australia
- Sydney’s majestic Sebel Pier One hotel, built over the glorious Sydney Harbour at Walsh Bay has unveiled seven newly constructed suites that boast unparalleled views across the water, taking in the city’s iconic landmarks including The Sydney Harbour Bridge, The Sydney Opera House and the famous smile of Luna Park.
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Great Golf Courses of Australia and Accor partner to launch inspiring golfing itineraries
- Date Published: 08/05/2013Region: Australia
- Australia’s largest hotel and resort group, Accor, has signed a partnership agreement with Great Golf Courses of Australia (GGA) to provide a range of inspiring golf itineraries to showcase the best of Australia. The agreement was announced at Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) in Sydney.
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Pullman Sydney Hyde Park unveils multi-million dollar makeover
- Date Published: 16/04/2013Region: Australia
- In May 2012, a new sign towered over one of Sydney’s most iconic parks signalling the arrival of Pullman Sydney Hyde Park and the start of Pullman’s expansion in becoming Australia’s largest and fastest growing 5-star hotel brand.
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Sydney’s largest 5-star hotel brand partners with Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia
- Date Published: 25/03/2013Region: Australia
- Pullman, Australia’s largest 5-star hotel brand is proud to announce it is the Official Hotel Partner of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia and as a result, will be playing host to key Australian media, revered international fashion writers, bloggers, fashion buyers, and the nation’s top fashion designers.
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ACCOR EXPANDS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, SIGNING 3 NEW HOTELS IN MYANMAR
- Date Published: 19/03/2013Region: Asia
- Accor opens new frontiers in Southeast Asia as the first major international hotel operator to enter into Myanmar with an MGallery hotel in the country’s capital and 2 newly built Novotel hotels in Yangon and Mandalay.
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SHOP TILL YOU DROP WITH BARGAIN PRICES AT NEW MERCURE AND IBIS BANGKOK SIAM
- Date Published: 18/03/2013Region: Thailand
- Accor’s newest hotels in Thailand, the Mercure Bangkok Siam and Ibis Bangkok Siam, are located just metres from the city’s MBK shopping mecca, providing the perfect affordable base from which to shop till you drop.
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Accor Ramps up Mobile Reservations Strategy
- Date Published: 07/02/2013Region: Accor Global
- Accor has added new elements to enhance mobile reservations across the group's 3500 hotels
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REEF HOUSE RESORT & SPA JOINS ACCOR’S MGALLERY COLLECTION
- Date Published: 07/02/2013Region: Australia
- After undergoing an impressive refurbishment, Reef House Resort & Spa in Palm Cove, a favoured hideaway of Australia’s elite is set to join the Accor network on 22 February and become part of its exclusive MGallery Collection of hotels.
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PULLMAN’S PARTY OF THE YEAR
- Date Published: 13/12/2012Region: Australia
- Last night Pullman celebrated its arrival as Australia’s largest 5-star hotel brand with a glamorous soiree held at Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour, hosted by Channel Seven star Larry Edmur.
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TEN THOUSAND REASONS WHY IT PAYS TO STAY AT NOVOTEL AND IBIS BRISBANE THIS SUMMER
- Date Published: 30/11/2012Region: Australia
- Staff at Accor’s Novotel and Ibis Brisbane hotels are preparing for complaints about lumpy pillows over the forthcoming holiday season. Before complaining however, guests are urged to look under their pillow for their share of $10,000 in cash that is being given away between December 1 and January 31 as part of the hotels’ Checkin and Win promotion.
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EARLY BIRD GETS THE MICE DEAL AT TOWNSVILLE IBIS AND MERCURE
- Date Published: 30/11/2012Region: Australia
- The early bird gets the conference deal at Hotel Ibis Townsville and Mercure Townsville with a $44 per person day delegate rate being offered for January and February bookings. The price includes room hire, tea and coffee on arrival, morning and afternoon tea and a working lunch.
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Pullman takes over as Australia’s largest 5-star hotel brand with re-branding of two North Queensland Sea Temple resorts
- Date Published: 29/11/2012Region: Australia
- Accor’s Pullman brand officially became Australia’s largest 5-star hotel brand today following the re-branding Sea Temple Resort & Spa Port Douglas. It follows hot on the heels of the re-branding to Pullman of Sea Temple Resort & Spa Palm Cove earlier this week. They join two Pullman hotels in Cairns (Reef Casino and the former Sebel) to give the Pullman brand a prominent position in Tropical North Queensland’s hotel and tourism industry.
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YOU'RE NICKED - MERCURE CONVERTS FORMER GREENWICH POLICE STATION INTO A HOTEL
- Date Published: 27/11/2012Region: United Kingdom
- A 1930s police station in Greenwich has been transformed into a stylish, boutique Mercure hotel. The hotel is ideally located for both business and leisure travellers, and unlike its former use, guests of the Mercure will gladly spend the night in their "cells".
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Accor celebrates 30 years in Asia-Pacific with record-breaking growth
- Date Published: 21/11/2012Region: Accor Global
- Accor, the largest international hotel operator in Asia-Pacific, today commemorates its 30th anniversary in the region. The milestone comes as the French hotelier celebrates a year of record-breaking expansion, opening 110 new properties, ranging from luxury to budget, which will bring Accor’s network in the region to 550 hotels by the end of the year.
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Accor Opens First Pullman Hotel in UK
- Date Published: 15/11/2012Region: United Kingdom
- Accor has launched its first upscale Pullman hotel in the UK, just three minutes walk from the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras in London. Entering the market as London’s newest upscale hotel brand, the UK’s first Pullman hotel is a cosmopolitan home of style and modernity, while paying homage to Pullman’s rich history in luxury train travel, with the hotel’s restaurant named the Golden Arrow, after one of the UK’s most famous Pullman trains.
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MGALLERY ADDS THE COMO MELBOURNE TO ITS COLLECTION, WITH TWO MORE ICONIC AUSTRALIAN HOTELS TO JOIN BY 2013
- Date Published: 30/08/2012Region: Australia
- The 5-star Como Melbourne is the newest hotel to join the MGallery Collection and boasts a legendary, glamorous history and celebrated following. By the end of 2012, two more boutique hotels will join the Collection, signifying an exciting time for the MGallery brand in Australia.
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Pullman on track to become Australia’s largest 5-star hotel brand with key new signings
- Date Published: 16/10/2012Region: Australia
- The renowned Quay Grand Suites Sydney has rebranded to Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour, signalling a dramatic expansion of Accor’s 5-star Pullman brand in Australia.
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MGALLERY ‘LINES UP’ MELBOURNE’S ICONIC HOTEL LINDRUM
- Date Published: 15/11/2012Region: Australia
- MGallery, Accor’s Collection of distinctive boutique hotels has added one of Melbourne’s most treasured hotels, Hotel Lindrum to its bourgeoning collection, heralding an exciting time for the brand in Australia. Named after Walter A. Lindrum, an acclaimed billiard player who used to play on the premises, the hotel is set to lure guests with a specially crafted Memorable Moment package as it joins the MGallery Collection.
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MISSION AUSTRALIA RECEIVES $260,000 BOOST FROM ACCOR HOTELS
- Date Published: 05/11/2012Region: Australia
- The second annual ‘Accor Race to Survive: Mission Possible Australia’ fundraising event has raised an incredible $260,000 for five Mission Australia services located across the country.
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Accor tops 200 hotel mark in Australia with takeover of Radisson Gold Coast
- Date Published: 15/11/2012Region: Australia
- Accor will add the popular Radisson Gold Coast Resort to its portfolio from 18 December, with the hotel to be re-branded to a Mercure Resort. The strategic addition to the group was made even more significant because the hotel will be the 200th in Accor's Australian network.
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The Sebel King George Square becomes Pullman
- Date Published: 14/11/2012Region: Australia
The former Sebel King George Square hotel has taken on the world’s newest 5-star hotel branding as it has rebranded to Pullman Brisbane King George Square. The adjoining Citigate hotel has also been rebadged to Mercure, the second in the Brisbane CBD.
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