Accor to open five more hotels

Accor to open five more hotels

JAKARTA: The Accor Group, which operates four- and five-star
hotels such as Novotel and Mercure, is strengthening its standing
in Indonesia by developing five more hotels in big cities in the
country.

The five new hotels will consist of three Novotels and two
Mercure hotels, a media release said on Wednesday, including the
first Accor Premiere Vacation Club (APVC) property in the
country, located in Bali -- which will form part of the Novotel
Nusa Dua Bali.

The remaining hotels will be Novotel Bandung with 150 rooms,
Novotel Tarakan (175 rooms) Mecure Batam (160 rooms) and Mercure
Surabaya (110 rooms).

The new hotels will increase Accor properties in Indonesia to
38 hotels and resorts in operation by the end of next year, with
the number expected to exceed 50 by the end of 2007. -- JP