Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, July 2nd 2013 [ME NewsWire]
Accor, the world’s leading hotel operator, has launched a special promotion for its members to celebrate becoming a partner with the Etihad Guest loyalty program.
Etihad Guest members, who are also members of Le Club Accorhotels, Accor’s loyalty program, will earn triple Etihad Guest Miles while staying in one of Accor’s 1000 hotels located around the world.
The triple miles are an added benefit to travellers who will also earn Le Club Accorhotels points which can be converted to Etihad Guest miles by registering on accorhotels.com and selecting Etihad Guest as their earning preference. The offer will run until the 31 August 2013.
Commenting on the launch, Christophe Landais, Managing Director for Accor Middle East said, "Etihad Guest’s award-winning program mirrors the level of service we continually seek to offer guests of Accor hotels worldwide.
"We are delighted to be associated with such a prestigious airline in this new accrual partnership.”
Accor’s guest program, Le Club Accorhotels is an entirely web-based, free and worldwide program that gives members access to benefits at any of the 2 600 participating Accor hotels such as Sofitel, MGallery, Pullman, Novotel Mercure, Suite Novotel, Adagio, and Ibis .
With over 2 million Etihad Guest members worldwide, the partnership is an exciting new step for Accor as they continue their extensive expansion both here in the region and abroad.
Accor hotels can be found across 92 countries with more than 3,500 hotels and 450,000 rooms.
Within the Middle East, Accor is one of the fastest growing hospitality groups. The Group’s regional portfolio includes a total of 59 operational hotels with 13,650 rooms in ten countries with the intention to meet their midway target of 100 hotels in 25 cities and 10 different countries by 2015
Accor
Accor, the world's leading hotel operator and market leader in Europe, is present in 92 countries with more than 3,500 hotels and 450,000 rooms. Accor's broad portfolio of hotel brands - Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Suite Novotel, Mercure, Adagio, ibis, ibis Styles, ibis budget and hotelF1 - provide an extensive offer from luxury to budget. With more than 160,000 employees in Accor brand hotels worldwide, the Group offers its clients and partners 45 years of know-how and expertise.
www.accor.com | www.accorhotels.com
Accor Middle East
Accor Middle East is one of the fastest growing hospitality groups in the Middle East. Currently, the Group’s regional portfolio includes a total of 59 operational hotels with 13,650 rooms in ten countries. Among the existing global brands ranging from Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure and ibis, new brands such as Pullman and Adagio are emerging as strong players in the region.
With over 25 years of regional experience, Accor ME is the first to establish a training academy. Dubbed as Tamheed – Accor Academie Middle East, the training facility is dedicated to educate and prepare staff at all levels and ensure optimal career development.
About Etihad Airways Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates began operations in 2003, and in 2012 carried 10.3 million passengers. From its hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport, Etihad Airways serves 92 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas, with a fleet of 77 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and over 90 aircraft on firm order, including 41 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and 10 Airbus A380s, the world’s largest passenger aircraft. Etihad Airways also holds equity investments in airberlin, Air Seychelles, Virgin Australia, Aer Lingus and, subject to regulatory approval, will acquire 24 per cent of India’s Jet Airways. For more information, please visit: www.etihad.com
Etihad Guest
The award-winning loyalty program, Etihad Guest, was launched in August 2006 and quickly established itself as one of the airline industry’s fastest-growing and most innovative loyalty programs. Etihad Guest now boasts more than 2 million members. The program offers members the opportunity to accumulate Etihad Guest Miles on flights with Etihad Airways as well as many global airline partners such as airberlin, Air Seychells, Virgin Australia, American Airline. Members also enjoy accruing miles with our global partners, ranging from hotel accommodation and car rental to retail and financial products. Etihad Guest members can redeem against a selection of flights on more than 2000 routes and more than 6000 non-flight rewards from over 250 partners on the Etihad Guest online Reward Shop. Etihad Guest Miles can also converted to make cash payments in more than thirty million retail outlets worldwide with PointsPay – an unmatched loyalty proposition.
Contacts
Michelle Hogan/Havas PR Middle East
Michelle.Hogan@HavasPRME.com
Tel. +971 4 4556155
Ferial Kurimbux/Accor ME
ferial.KURIMBUX@accor.com
Tel. +971 4 395 15 13
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