Accor and IMPACT Exhibition Management team up to open Novotel Bangkok Impact

Accor, the largest international hotel operator in Thailand, announced today the signing of Novotel Bangkok Impact. Being developed by IMPACT Exhibition Management, Novotel Bangkok Impact will open in early 2011.

This newly built hotel with 380 guest rooms and suites is to be integrated within the IMPACT Arena, Exhibition and Convention Center complex which has an indoor useable space of over 140,000 square metres and provides facilities and services for some of Asia’s largest events including the tennis tournament PTT Thailand Open 2010, the Thailand International Motor Expo 2010, and Motor Show 2011.

“Accor is very excited with this new project”, says Oswald Pichler, Vice President of Operations for Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. “The Novotel brand is one of Thailand’s most recognised international hotel brands and with this new location within the Impact complex, the brand will reach a new segment in the events and exhibition market. In many locations throughout the world the Novotel brand is present as a part of major exhibition and event facilities and is well positioned to cater to the upper mid scale business and events traveller”, adds Mr. Pichler.

This 10-storey high hotel will have modern architecture and comfort-based interiors and will feature the latest of Novotel’s new generation of guest room design. The hotel facilities will include two restaurants, a bar, swimming pool and fitness centre.

Novotel Bangkok Impact is located within the IMPACT Arena, Exhibition and Convention Center complex, within a 30-minute drive from the downtown areas of Bangkok and an hour from Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

The Novotel Brand
Novotel, with its fundamental values of modernity, good design, simplicity and efficiency, will make all travellers feel naturally at home. With an ideal solution for small and medium meetings, and a strong commitment of family-oriented services and facilities, Novotel hotels cater to the requirement of all guests, both business and leisure alike.

Located in major international cities, business districts and tourist destinations, Novotel hotels throughout the world will provide customers with the same high level of comfort, relaxation and well being, ensuring the best hospitality experience.

About Novotel
As the mid-scale hotel brand within the Accor group portfolio, Novotel offers close to 400 hotels and resorts in 60 countries, situated in the centre of major international cities from business districts to tourist destinations. Novotel’s consistently high standard of service contributes to the wellbeing of both business and leisure travellers: think spacious, modular-design guestrooms, balanced cuisine available 24/7, excellent meeting facilities, attentive staff, dedicated children’s areas and rejuvenating wellness facilities. The Novotel group is a pioneer in sustainable development and all Novotel hotels participate in the Green Globe worldwide environmental certification programme.
More information at Novotel.com.

About Accor
Accor, the world's leading hotel operator and market leader in Europe, is present in 90 countries with 4,100 hotels and close to 500,000 rooms.
Accor's broad portfolio of hotel brands - Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Suite Novotel, Mercure, Adagio, ibis, all seasons, Etap Hotel, Formule 1, hotelF1 and Motel 6, and its related activities, Thalassa sea & spa, and Lenôtre - provide an extensive offer from luxury to budget. With 145,000 employees worldwide, the Group offers to its clients and partners nearly 45 years of know-how and expertise.

The IMPACT Brand
IMPACT Exhibition Management manages and operates IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center Muang Thong Thani which is the largest exhibition venue complete with a wide array of food and beverage outlets.
With some 15 million visitors a year IMPACT is looking forward to becoming one of the top five MICE venues in Asia within the next 5 years.

Sutanita Thavornchak (Communications Coordinator -Southeast Asia)
AAPC (Thailand) Limited
36Fl. The Offices at Central World
999/9 Rama 1 Rd, Pathumwan,
Bangkok 10330
Tel: +6626594500

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