Archived Media Releases from Accor Asia Pacific

Fiji Travel Agent Exclusive

Accor Opens First MGallery Hotel in Asia

Win a Bali Holiday with Your Friends

December 2008
Your Chance To See Lance Tour Down Under With Mercure

Sydney’s First New-build CBD Hotel This Decade Takes Prices Back to the 80s

Dreaming Of A White Christmas?

Ibis Believes In Summer Savings – Rates From Just $139 Per Night For One Bedroom

Magnetic Magic Attracts Grand Mercure And Ibis

How To Avoid A Hangover This Christmas With Novotel Brisbane

Stay 3, Pay For 2 At The All Seasons Cairns Gateway Resort

Sleep Your Way To Malaysia

Bed, breakfast and babysitter at Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour

Bolt In To Novotel For A Great Family Getaway This Summer!

Brewing Up a Good Time On Mt Buller This Summer

Back to BASE-ICS – Backpacker network ramps up online action

Fight The Financial Fix With ‘50 Things To Do For Under $50’ In Melbourne

Get Wet & Wild at King Street Wharf’s newest hotel

Travel Agent Exclusive – Special offer to stay at Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa this

November 2008
May The Force Be With You

Melbourne Hotels In Christmas Shopping Frenzy!

Beat the “Euro blues” with 40% savings at Mercure hotels in Europe this winter

Canberra’s All Seasons Olims Hotel Launches Degas Packages

The 800th Ibis Hotel Opens In Shanghai

Novotel Forest Resort Creswick Named Victoria's Best Tourism Development

Accor opens two hotels in Asia’s ‘Hottest New Destination’ Kota Kinabalu

It’s all about you! Reward yourself with a Sofitel stay

New features for AccorTrade website

Enjoy Free Breakfast This Summer With Accor Hotels

Paradise for paupers…Tahiti and Bora Bora on a budget with Accor Hotels

Cairns gets on the Pullman ‘express’ with re-branding of the Reef Casino Hotel

Five-Night Family Package At Novotel Twin Waters Resort

October 2008
Mercure Showcases The 'Great Australian Red' In November

Grand Mercure Apartments Add A Breath Of Cool Fresh Air To Tropical North Queens

Rocky Horror Show Packages With Sofitel

Aussie Dollar Dramas Fine Up Conference Outlook For Fiji

Give The Perfect Gift This Christmas: The Gift Of Time Out

Novotel Hyderabad Airport Opens Its Doors To A “New Age Aerotropolis”

Bundaberg’S Coral Coast Welcomes Its First Internationally-Branded Luxury Apartm

Melbourne’S Gold-Rush Era Celebrated In Grand Hotel’s New Packages

September 2008
Mercure Sydney Celebrates 10th Anniversary With $98 Rate Taking Guests Back To 1

Sofitel Celebrates New Gold Coast Route With Five-Star Fiji Package

William Yang Portraits On Show At Sofitel

Sleep On A Bed Of Roses At Grand Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens

Save Buckets This Summer With Hot Hotel Rates From Accor

Plan A Christmas Getaway Staying In The Newest Hotel Rooms In The Barossa!

New Appointments Precede New 'Legend' Label For Sofitel Metropole Hanoi

Fiesta On The Fleurieu With Grand Mercure Links Lady Bay

Accor Targets The Boutique Hotel Sector With Launch Of The Mgallery Collection

August 2008
Novotel Lake Crackenback’S New Spa Is Golden

$50 Off Accor'S Bloomin' Great Spring Hotel Deals

Accor Appoints New Regional Gm For Victoria As Group Expands And Upgrades

Stars Come Out To Shine In Albany

New Human Resources Appointment For Accor Hotels

‘Start Me’ Gets Going For New Accor Hotel Employees

Accor Hr Manager Wins Hall Of Fame Award

Sofitel Macau Opens A New Chapter In Macau’S Heritage

Take The "Bite" Out Of Seeing The Shark In Australia With Great Packages At Jwc

Where There’S No Smoke – There’S Happy Guests

July 2008
Sofitel London Heathrow Takes Off At Terminal 5

Chequered Flag Signals Launch Of Formule 1 At Sydney Olympic Park

Mercure Sydney Staff Work With Lord Mayor To ‘Green’ The City

Visit World Of Accor To Win Trip For Two To Paris

New Hotel Accommodation Sweeps In Changes For Broome

New Regional Manager At The Helm For Sofitel Australia

New Pullman At Sydney Olympic Park Announces Champagne Mice Special

The Best Of Melbourne Just A Heart Beat Away With Novotel

Wake Up To The World’S Golfers And Great Deals

Clean Up Your Act With Ibis – Win A Housekeeper For A Year

Go For Gold At Mercure Sydney And Save Every Time Australia Wins

Jet Lag Cure At Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa

March 2008
Mercure’S ‘Grands Vins’ Gives Travellers A Real Taste Of Australia

New Appointment For Sofitel Asia Pacific

Novotel Has Recipe For Perfect Mother’S Day

Accor To Launch Pullman Hotels In New Zealand

February 2008
Accor Appoints Michael Issenberg As Chairman And Chief Operating Officer

Smoke Free At Hotel Ibis Perth

January 2008
Accor Hotels Launch Digital Travel Guides

Accor Launches Pullman Hotels In Asia Pacific

Accor Adds To Luxury Portfolio With New Surfers Paradise Hotel

Accor To Bring Mercure Brand To The Mamanuca Islands, Fiji

Iconic Bondi Resort Hotel Joins The Accor Group

December 2007
Base Expands Its Australian Hostel Network

A Win For Water At Manly Pacific Sydney

Accor Goes Way Ahead

Accor Announce Sydney'S Only New Build Hotels This Decade

Hunter Valley Gardens’ Tallwanta Lodge Goes Grand

French Riviera Reward To Tempt Sofitel Guests This Summer

November 2007
Young Achiever At Novotel Lake Crackenback

Sofitel, Re-Inventing French Elegance In Luxury Hotels

Sofitel Hotels Plan To Elevate Brand Into Premium End Of Luxury Market

Swanston Hotel Reveals The Secrets Of Melbourne With Weekend Planners

Sofitel Mansion & Spa Named Best Boutique Accommodation In Victoria

Bigger Base For ‘Luxury’ Sydney Backpacker Hostel

Novotel Barossa Valley Resort The Place To Meet

October 2007
Legendary Paris Hotel Renovates And Relaunches

From Sydney To Shanghai – A Career With Accor Means The World Is Your Oyster

September 2007
Stress Free Aroma Zone At Novotel Coffs Harbour

Hollywood Stars Shine At Sofitel

Discover Great Team-Building Activities And Bonus Offers

Miss Saigon Package At Sofitel Wentworth Sydney

Accor Signs 62 New Hotels For China

Michelin Stars Shine Brightly For Sofitel Wentworth Sydney

Oriental Cleansing Ritual Defines Sofitel Brisbane'S Oriental Spa Package

Pullman Bangkok King Power Opens 15 October

Sofitel Says ‘Where Else’ But Cairns For Winter

Fuss Free Family Fun At The Mercure Townsville

Club Sofitel Opens At Sofitel Wentworth Sydney

Get Wild At Novotel In Darling Harbour

Beers, Cheers And Chocolate - Mercure’S “Tastes Of Dunedin” Package

Terraces On Wickham Moves Upmarket

‘Brooming Good’ Rates At Mercure Continental Broome

‘Hasta La Vista’ With Novotel Spring Package

August 2007
Accor Voted Top Of The ‘Hotel Club’ Once Again

Accor Announces 2007 Half Yearly Results

Grand Mercure And Mercure Teda Hotels Launch In Dalian

Accor Adds Great Value Ginza Hotel To Tokyo Network

Fifteen Thousand Reasons To Make Novotel Brisbane

Speed To Mercure Hotel Sydney Airport For $7000 In Prizes

First Internationally Branded Hotel For New Zealand'S Marlborough Wine Region

Accor Sweeps Hm Awards For Hotel And Accommodation Excellence

Sofitel Brisbane Introduces Adrenaline At Altitude

Sofitel Wanda Beijing Brings French-Style To The Heart Of Beijing

Ten Years After Opening, Cairns’ Oasis Resort Returns To The Accor Network

Have A Whale Of A Time As All Seasons Albany Wa Launches

Accor Appoints Cure Kids Fiji Administrator

Sofitel Launches Australia’S First Lancome Beauty Studio

Nicole And Tom To Check In To Sofitel Brisbane

No (Red) Bull - The Best Views In Perth At Novotel

Wild West Wildflowers - Great Rates From All Seasons

First Internationally-Branded Luxury Accommodation For Queensland’S Hervey Bay

Signature Scents Ensure The Sweet Smell Of Success At Sofitel

Tee Off With Novotel For “Birdie Views” At World Class Women’S Tournament

Gluten Free Policy On The Menu At Sofitel Fiji

July 2007
Hong Kong’S Majestic Hotel To Be Re-Launched As A Novotel Following Purchase Of

Grand Mercure Launches In Beachfront Busselton

Strong Global Performance Reflected In Pacific Results

Accor 2007 Global Half Yearly Figures

Accor Boosts Australian Network With Cbd Adelaide Hotel

Meet@Novotel And You Could Win $15,000

A Steal Of A Deal – Minus The Five-Finger Discount

June 2007
‘New’ All Seasons Olims Celebrates 80th Year With $80 Slumber Party Package

Sofitel Wentworth Sydney Serves City’S Most Expensive Shot

Accor Hotels Provides Life Saving Equipment For Babies In Fiji

24 Hours Of Suite Love For Just $24 An Hour

Grand Mercure ‘Blows’ Into Kiama

Pioneering Eco Resort Opens Today At Victoria’S Phillip Island

Deluxe $1 Deal At The Sofitel Fiji

Pudi Boutique Hotel Fuxing Parc Shanghai Opens

Melt Into Winter With Grand Hotel’S Hot Chocolate Package

Experience The ‘Electricity’ Of Billy Elliot-The Musical In Sydney

May 2007
Waipara Wine Village & Day Spa Goes ‘Grand’

Golf, Grapes And Grand Mercure On South Australia’S Fleurieu Peninsula

Great-Value Hotel Opens In Heart Of Bangkok’S ‘Party District’

Beat The Bowser Blues And Head South With Mercure Hotel Geelong

From Buzz Lightyear And Nemo To Pollock And Warhol

April 2007
The Best Of Victoria’S Regional Produce Comes To Melbourne With Novotel

Every Little Drop Counts…As Accor’S Hotels Hold Earth Guest Day To Tackle Enviro

Sofitel Krabi Sells Sea Shell Massage By The Seashore

March 2007
Bali Bounces Back With New Novotel

Accor Opens 300th Hotel In Asia Pacific

Sofitel Hotels To Launch 30-Minute Lunch For Time-Strapped City Workers

February 2007
Sofitel Hotels Receive Recognition From Trip Advisor And Travel + Leisure

Sofitel Mansion & Spa

A Champagne Celebration For The Launch Of Sofitel Mansion & Spa And Lespa

Mercure Melbourne Offers Fine Rates For Fina World Swimming Championships

January 2007
Shanghai Goes Grand With Re-Branding Of Baolong Hotel

Novotel Barossa Valley Adds Indulgent Spa Treatments To Fine Wine And Food

Novotel Ningaloo ‘Hatches’ On Nature’S Playground

Rafferty’S Rules For Mercure

Sofitel Hotels Announce The Opening Of The Grand Sopot Hotel By Sofitel

Le Spa Is Born In Birthplace Of Film

New Eco-Friendly Resort For Victoria’S Phillip Island

August 2006
'Jindabyne' Blockbuster Packages From Novotel Lake Crackenback

Auckland Hotel To Become Accor'S First Formule 1 In New Zealand

New Conference Business Lounge At Novotel Northbeach

New Names, New Luxury For Sofitel Hotels In French Polynesia

Sofitel Celebrates A High Tea Fit For A Dame

‘Beat The Chill’ In The Whitsundays…And Get Two Nights Free

'Booming' Townvsille Gets First New International Hotel In 20 Years

July 2006
Townsville Tourism To Reach New Heights With New Luxury All-Suite Hotel

Accor Launches New All Seasons Pavilion Wagga Wagga

Accor Leads The Way In Central Otago With New Grand Mercure

So-Ski Luxury Ski Services Arrive At Sofitel Queenstown

June 2006
Queensland'S Sunshine Coast Goes 'Grand'

May 2006
Sofitel Continues Awards Scoop With 'Best Deluxe Accommodation' Win

Life’S A Beach At Ki-Ea All Seasons With Kids Loyalty Program

Accor Launches First New Hotel In India

Airlie Beach Goes Upmarket With First Internationally-Branded Hotel

Accor Adds Sixth Perth Hotel To Wa Network

April 2006
New Grand Mercure Offers Indulgent Hunter Valley Packages

Extreme Makeover For Accor Flagship - Novotel Langley

Mackay’S First Internationally-Branded Hotel To Break Accommodation Drought

March 2006
Hop To It For Great Holiday At Home Rates With Accor Hotels

Asia’S Economy Hotel Revolution Gathers Pace In Thailand

Life Is Suite At The Top – Sofitel Launches 50th Floor Luxury Suites

Qantas To Introduce Check In Facilitiy At Sofitel Hotels

Spring Into Sofitel’S European Weekend Specials

The Early Bird Catches The Queenstown Snow

No Damage For Accor’S North Queensland Hotels

Singapore’S ‘Best Offers’ Now At Novotel Clarke Quay

Roar Into Melbourne For Grand Prix With Accor Hotels

New Era For An Old Favourite

Easter At The Mansion Hotel, Werribee Park

Hunter Valley Uncorks Its Finest Hotel Vintage

Conference In Wollongong And Feel Like A Winner!

Accor Asia Pacific Adds Polynesian Pearls Of The Sea To Its Network

New Skyline Executive Lounges Put Sofitel Guests On Top Of The World

The Legends Return : Alain Ducasse And Jo?L Robuchon Return To Paris

February 2006
Top End Novotel On Top Of The World With Best Deluxe Hotel Award

Accor To Boost Opportunities For Brisbane Indigenous Youth

Fly Me To The Moon

Christchurch Joins Economy-Hotel Revolution

Accor Gets The Good Oil On Goodearth Hotel

New Sofitel Macau Part Of Hk$2.4 Billion Waterfront Project

Sofitel Queenstown Concierge Receives The 'Golden Keys'

January 2006
Eight Ibis Hotels 100% Smoke Free In Paris

Ibis Launches New Era For Thai Tourism

Hyderabad’S New Convention Centre Launches A New Era For

If You Really Love Your Valentine…

Get Your ‘Great Northern’ Exposure At The New Mercure Hotel Earlington

December 2005
Garden Cliff Resort & Spa Pattaya Opens

The Sofitel In Queenstown Unzips Latest Loo Art

All Seasons By The Sea In Port Macquarie

100 Days To Go – And Still Plenty Of Room In The Inns

Accor Cycles From Barossa To Melbourne For Canteen

November 2005
Economy Hotel Revolution Takes Hold In Asia

Sofitel St James London Blooms Over New Hotel Award

October 2005
Sofitel Invites You To The Legendary Christmas Markets

French Impressions At Sofitel

Comfort Reaches New Heights At Sofitel Brisbane

‘Thorpedo’ Dives Into Hotel Mini-Bars

Stay, Save And Wake Up A Winner With Accor Hotels

Stay, Save And Wake Up A Winner With Accor Hotels

Novotel Northbeach Best For Business And Pleasure!

Melbourne Swings Like A Pendulum Do For 60s Exhibition

Sofitel Queenstown Extends Opening 'Taste Of The Alps' Package

Let Novotel Melbourne Wine And Dine You

Accor Puts Defence Force Personnel In Front For

Accor Announces Sofitel Expansion At London’S Leading Airports

Follow Your Team With 2006 Fifa World Cup Accommodation Services

Accor Thanks Travel Agents With Special Rates For Summer

Mercure Harbourside Cairns Drives Your Holiday Dollar

September 2005
Travel Agent Special Offer - Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa From Fj$199 Per Night

Second Mercure Hotel For Dunedin