Accor proud to be part of Dubai's rising success

Dubai, United Arab Emirates 30^th January 2007: As part of his visit to the Middle East, the CEO of the French hotel and services group ACCOR, Mr. Gilles Pelisson made a day's stopover in Dubai along with the Accor Group President and Co-Founder Mr. Gerard Pelisson on Monday 29^th January 2007.

Mr. Gilles Pelisson dropped in for a fact finding tour, to check on the existing and latest developments being built that are under Accor management agreements such as the Sofitel Old Town, Sofitel Jumeirah Beach Hotel and Resort, Novotel and Ibis World Trade Centre, Sofitel City Centre, as well as to take a general overview of the ongoing projects under construction in Dubai.

The Accor CEO also met various CEO's and dignitaries, as well as Francois de Montaudouin, the CEO of MAF Group.

Mr. Gilles Pelisson and other Accor executives were also given a tour of various iconic landmarks of Dubai that included Burj Al Arab, Burj Dubai, Old Town, Mall of the Emirates, Madinat Jumeirah and others.

Commenting on his brief visit, Mr. Gilles Pelisson (CEO) said, "This is my first visit to the region and to Dubai in particular in this role. I am quite fascinated with the Emirate's fast-paced development. We at Accor strongly believe and support the growth of this region, which explains the fact that we have signed management contracts for 28 new properties that are being built here. We are looking at making the most of every possible opportunity such as the ones Dubai offers. It is our endeavor to be part of the grand success that is building history in Dubai, the U.A.E and indeed the region as a whole."

Mr. Christophe Landais, the Dubai-based Managing Director of Accor Middle East, commented on Mr Gilles Pelisson's visit, by saying, "Words cannot describe what the eyes can. This is why no matter how hard we tried to reflect the image of the rapid growth happening in the region we couldn't have conveyed the same message that would have been deduced from the CEO and Accor Founder's actual visit. Our Dubai-based team welcomes the Paris delegates and believes strongly in continuing our strategic focus on commercial and development opportunities in this city and region."

Accor the European leader in hotels and tourism, operates in nearly 100 countries with 160,000 employees, and is the mother company of the famous Sofitel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Accor Thalassa, Novotel, Ibis, Formule 1, Red Roof Inn, Etap and many other luxurious and budget hotels.

Mr Gilles Pelisson's trip will extend to other Middle Eastern Countries including Bahrain and KSA.

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Issued on behalf of Accor by tamra C2. For further information please contact Suzan Barhoush on 0097142951177, Fax: 0097142951188, or by writing to suzan@tamra-c2.com

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Hotels: Over 4000 hotels in 92 countries ( more than 470.000 rooms), casinos, travel agencies and restaurants.

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For more information you can contact Mr. Christophe Landais: Tel 00 971 4 33 23 236