JAKARTA – Accor announced further expansion of its network in Indonesia with 21 new hotels. These new hotels will be distributed throughout the archipelago and will add 4,526 new rooms to Accor's Indonesian hotel network. Accor operates 40 hotels in Indonesia and has previously announced a further 13 hotels which are in various stages of construction. With this most recent announcement, Accor has 34 new hotels committed to the country.
Michael Issenberg – Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Accor Asia Pacific, said during a press conference in Jakarta "The Indonesian economy continues to grow and benefiting from this growth is increased business travel and tourism volumes. Accor with its extensive and diversified Indonesian network is capitalizing on our strong brand recognition and significant resources that we have in the country in leveraging our expansion."
The 21 hotels announced are:
2011
Pullman Jakarta Central Park, 316 rooms
2012
Novotel Jakarta Gajah Mada, 230 rooms
The Kuta Beach Heritage (MGallery) 151 rooms
ibis Bandung Supermal, 604 rooms
all seasons Bali Nusa Dua 200 rooms
all seasons Bali Benoa, 183 rooms
2013
Novotel Banjarmasin Airport, 180 rooms
Mercure Palu, 240 rooms
Mercure Serpong Alam Sutera, 169 rooms
ibis Makassar Losari, 200 rooms
ibis Jakarta Senen, 198 rooms
Formule1 Semarang 150 rooms
Formule1 Bali Kuta Sunset Road 136 rooms
Formule1 Jakarta Daan Mogot 200 rooms
Formule1 Yogyakarta Jend Sudirman 186 rooms
all seasons Bali Kuta Dewi Sri, 120 rooms
all seasons Bali Kuta Circle, 189 rooms
all seasons Jakarta Thamrin, 196 rooms
2014
Mercure Pekanbaru, 230 rooms
Novotel Sentul, 208 rooms
Ibis Jakarta Cawang, 240 rooms
Gerard Guillouet, Vice President for Accor in Indonesia says “Within this significant expansion announcement for Indonesia are several notable developments including; the first Pullman hotel for the capital Jakarta and the four Formule1 hotels are signed with a single owner - PT Sunindo Indah Hotel. Additionally we are delighted with the pace with which the all seasons brand has found traction in the country, with four of the new hotels sporting this non standardized economy hotel mark.”
During 2011, Accor will open 8 additional hotels, taking the network to 47 hotels by year end. These hotels include; Pullman Jakarta Central Park, Novotel Sentul, Novotel Banjarmasin Airport, Mercure Palu, all seasons Bali Benoa, all seasons Bali Kuta Dewi Sri, ibis Jakarta Senen and ibis Jakarta Cawang. Beyond this and additional ten hotels of the committed hotels will open in 2012.