Accor Hospitality Middle East to operate 44 hotels across the region by 2011

Notes and media contacts

About Suitehotel:
An Accor brand, Suitehotel operates 25 hotels in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Morocco. Featuring modular 30-square-meter suites, the chain is continuing to build a network that meets the expectations of today's independent travelers who are looking for a new way of hotel living.


Notes:
Accor Hospitality ME is one of the fastest growing hospitality groups in the region.

Currently, the company's portfolio includes a total of 27 operational hotels in seven countries in the Middle East. Among the existing global brands ranging from Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure and Ibis, new brands such as Pullman and Suitehotel are emerging as strong players in the region.

With over 25 years regional experience, Accor Hospitality ME is the first to establish a training academy, Tamheed - Accor Academie Middle East, which is dedicated to train all staff levels ensuring career development.

About Accor:
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 32 million people in 40 countries benefiting from Accor Services products in employee and public benefits, rewards and motivation, and expense management.


Contact:
Ferial Kurimbux
ACCOR Hospitality Middle East
Tel: +971 4 33 22 637
Fax: +971 4 33 23 247

or

Tariq Zuroub
Senior Account Manager
ACTION UAE
Tel: +971 4 390 2980
Fax: +971 4 390 8161