World of Accor Comes to Auckland

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10 JULY 2007

New Zealand's Largest Hotel Expo Comes to Auckland in August

Travel industry invited to World of Accor

World of Accor, the largest hotel expo in the Asia Pacific, is coming to Auckland next month, providing agents, wholesalers, corporate bookers and MICE organisers with all the latest accommodation news and trends across the region.

On August 16, representatives from Accor's 300 hotels across New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific and Asia will hold its annual trade expo at Novotel Ellerslie, gaining insight into the group's new developments, products and services.

The New Zealand event will be held on 16 August and is part of Accor's Asia Pacific series of trade expos, which this year will be held in a record 14 destinations across the region. World of Accor will be held at Novotel Ellerslie Auckland, with more than 300 delegates guests expected to attend.

Delegates will be able to hear more about key developments such as Christchurch's new Ibis Hotel, the extensive expansion and renovation of Novotel Gardens Queenstown and plans for the new Hotel Ibis Hamilton, due to open in December. News from further afield includes the opening of several new hotels in areas popular with New Zealand travellers such as Cairns and Palm Cove in North Queensland; Bali, Bangkok, and Beijing in Asia; the launch of new Club Sofitel lounges in Sydney and Melbourne; and the re-launch of Nadi's famous Mocambo Hotel as Fiji's first Novotel.

"We are experiencing unprecedented growth in the region and opening up many new destinations that New Zealand agents are selling," said Accor's Area Director Sales & Marketing for New Zealand and South Pacific, John Farrell.

"With the widest range of locations and hotel styles in the region, World of Accor provides a one-stop shop for the travel industry. We can offer face to face meetings, briefings and great hospitality. "

World of Accor will highlight the vast expansion of Accor's hotel network in Asia Pacific. The group has added six Sofitel and Novotel hotels in French Polynesia and is undergoing massive growth in China and India, as well as adding significant new hotels and resorts in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. The expansion will see the Asia Pacific network grow from its current 300 hotels to more than 350 hotels by the end of 2008.

Refreshments will be available throughout the day and registered visitors will have the chance to win a range of accommodation prizes across the Asia Pacific region.

Accor is the worldwide leader in hotels, tourism and corporate services, employing 170,000 people in 100 countries. . It offers to its individual and corporate clients nearly 40 years of expertise in its two core businesses:
- Hotels: almost 4,000 hotels (475,000 rooms) in 92 countries (including 150 hotels and resorts in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific under the brands Sofitel, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure, All Seasons, Ibis and Formule 1) as well as backpacker hostels, restaurants and casinos;
- Services to corporate clients and public institutions: 21 million people in 35 countries benefit from Accor Services' products – employee assistance programs, people care and services, incentive, loyalty programs, events, food vouchers.

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