One Million Hotel Rooms On Sale

One Million Hotel Rooms On Sale
BARGAIN RATES IN ACCOR’S 3-DAY SUPER SALE
Domestic holidays will help stimulate New Zealand economy

10 February 2009: Accor announced today the largest-ever hotel sale staged in New Zealand and the Asia Pacific region.

One million rooms across Accor Asia Pacific’s network will be on sale, with some 110,000 room nights in New Zealand available for just NZ$79 per night for hotel stays between 1 April – 31 July 2009. This represents a discount of over 75% off the full rack rate for some hotels featured in the sale.

Rooms can be booked over three days –24, 25 & 26 February, 2009 via the www.accorhotels.com/supersale website.

A total of over 250 hotels across Asia Pacific are available in the sale. In New Zealand, there are hotels available in key city and resort locations throughout the country.

Hotels under the Pullman, MGallery, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure, all seasons and Ibis brands are included in the sale.

Destinations included in the sale (and the price of their hotel rooms) are:

Country / Local Rate /
US$ Rate equiv
Australia / 79 AUD / 52
Bali / 43 USD / 43
China / 308 CNY / 45
Fiji / 79 FJD / 43
Hong Kong / 426 HKD / 55
India / 2400 INR / 50
Indonesia / 390,000 IDR / 35
Japan / 8500 JPY / 98
Laos / 44 USD / 44
Malaysia / 135 MYR / 37
New Zealand / 79 NZD / 41
Singapore / 88 SGD / 60
South Korea / 99,000 KRW / 70
Thailand / 1330 THB / 38
Vietnam / 40 USD / 40
* rates are subject to local taxes and service charges
* conversion equivalent subject to change

Commenting on the launch of the three-day super sale, Accor VP New Zealand and Fiji, Paul Richardson, said the super sale would provide a significant stimulus to New Zealand’s tourism market.

“With an unprecedented range of cheap airfares, and now cheap hotel rooms, short-break and longer holidays have never been more affordable.

“New Zealanders are looking for good value holidays in this difficult economic climate and these special rates will allow couples and families to get away for a quality holiday without breaking the bank.”

“It will be a welcome shot in the arm for local tourism and all the businesses that rely on the industry for income and jobs.”

Further information and bookings (from 24 February): www.accorhotels.com/supersale

_Accor, a major global group and the European leader in hotels, as well as the global leader in services to corporate clients and public institutions, operates in nearly 100 countries with 150,000 employees. It offers to its clients over 40 years of expertise in two core businesses:
- Hotels, with the Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis, all seasons, Etap Hotel, Formule 1 and Motel 6 brands, representing 4,000 hotels and nearly 500,000 rooms in 90 countries, as well as strategically related activities, such as Lenôtre;
- Services, with 30 million people in 40 countries benefiting from Accor Services products in employee and public benefits, rewards and loyalty, and expense management.

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