ibis, Thailand’s leading economy hotel brand, announces its exciting expansion into one of Thailand’s most favourite beach destinations in Hua Hin with the opening of ibis Hua Hin on 16 January 2012.
Despite being held in the midst of another global financial crisis, the World of Accor hotel expo proved that consumer sentiment for travel is still high, with a record number of travel agents, wholesalers, event organisers and travel industry specialists attending.
The opening of the hotel - just 50 metres from the international terminal - comes just over 100 days from the kick-off of the World Cup, and will provide a huge confidence boost to New Zealand tourism after the devastating Christchurch earthquake earlier this year.
The hotel will be marketed as part of Accor’s All Seasons brand, to become the All Seasons Cairns Colonial Club, and will be the largest All Seasons hotel for the brand worldwide.
Australia’s largest hotel group, Accor, will be the first hotel group in the country to implement a fully accredited 'Optimum Service Standards' program for hotels catering for the rapidly growing China and Indian inbound markets.
Accor, the largest international hotel group in Fiji, has appointed its first Fiji-born Hotel Manager. Jack Work will become Hotel Manager of Accor’s initial hotel in Fiji, Mercure Nadi.
The statistics say it all - official employment figures show the unemployment rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is 14% compared to 4.9% for other Australians.
