Action Hotels PLC Novotel Chosen As Partner For New Hotel
May 03 2017 - 1:01AM
RNS Non-Regulatory
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Action Hotels PLC
03 May 2017
3 May 2017
Action Hotels plc
("Action Hotels", "Action" or the "Company")
Novotel chosen as partner for new hotel at Melbourne Convention
and Exhibition Centre
Action Hotels, the leading owner, developer and asset manager of
branded three and four-star hotels in the Middle East and
Australia, is pleased to announce that it has chosen Novotel as the
brand partner for its new hotel, Novotel Melbourne South Wharf,
located at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Action is also delighted to confirm that the hotel, which is due
to be completed in Q1 2018, will comprise 347 rooms, 30 more rooms
than originally announced, making it the second largest hotel in
Action's portfolio. This brings Action's total operating rooms and
development pipeline to 3,214 rooms and once opened, will be
Action's fourth property in Australia and third in Melbourne.
Action has a long-term strategic relationship with AccorHotels
and currently shares nine operating hotels with the Group. Novotel
Melbourne South Wharf will be Action's 13(th) partnership with
AccorHotels and the second Novotel-branded hotel for Action.
Novotel is one of AccorHotels' midscale brands, comprising 480
hotels and resorts across 59 countries.
Sheikh Mubarak A. M. Al Sabah, Founder and Chairman of Action
Hotels commented:
"We are delighted to be partnering once again with AccorHotels
for Novotel Melbourne South Wharf, which is ideally located to
service the largest convention centre in the Southern hemisphere.
We are very excited about this addition to our Australian portfolio
and the potential of this hotel, which will offer premium midscale
accommodation with best-in-class customer service and quality in a
highly sought-after business and leisure destination."
AccorHotels' Pacific Chief Operating Officer, Simon McGrath,
said:
"Significant investment in infrastructure such as this Novotel
hotel will further increase the capacity for Melbourne to attract
significant events, conferences and exhibitions and cater to the
domestic and international travel markets. Novotel is a leading
worldwide brand that is thriving globally and in the Australian
market, and we are delighted to be again partnering with Action
Hotels Group and Sheikh Mubarak Al Sabah on a fourth local hotel
project under the brand. We believe this latest partnership in
Melbourne will deliver an out-standing 4-star hotel for Melbourne
that will provide great support to the city's strong events
calendar and tourism industry."
For more information contact:
Camarco (Press enquiries)
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3757 4994
Jennifer Renwick / Tom Huddart
Notes to Editors
Action Hotels is a leading owner, developer and asset manager of
branded three and four star hotels in the Middle East and
Australia. Established in 2005, Action Hotels currently has 12
operational hotels with 2,181 rooms in aggregate across the Middle
East and Australia, with further properties in development in both
regions.
More information is available at
http://www.actionhotels.com/
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