Accor, the leading international hotel operator in Asia-Pacific, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a Global Partnership Program with Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia's leading airline, the latest step in efforts to increase services and optimize synergies between the two companies. The MoU, which offers mutual benefits to Accor guests and Garuda passengers and strengthens cooperation with the airline's loyalty program, was signed by Accor Vice President, Operations for Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore Gerard Guillouet and Garuda Indonesia President Director Emirsyah Satar at Pullman Jakarta in Central Jakarta, Indonesia.

This partnership, which covers countries where Accor operates hotels and Garuda Indonesia has flight routes, benefits both Accor guests and Garuda Indonesia passengers.  For example, Accor hotel guests are eligible for a 10 percent discount on Garuda Indonesia flight tickets and Garuda Indonesia passengers can take advantage of a 10 percent discount at Accor hotels. More information on these benefits is available at www.accorhotels.com/garuda.

In addition, the partnership includes special offers for Garuda Frequent Flyer (GFF) members at Accor hotels worldwide, available at www.accorhotels.com/gff. Employees of the Garuda Indonesia Group will also receive special rates at Accor hotels.

The partnership will benefit both inbound travellers to Singapore as well as Singaporeans traveling on Garuda Indonesia to Indonesia and beyond. Accor operates four hotels in Singapore and 49 hotels throughout Indonesia. Garuda Indonesia operates 67 weekly frequencies between Singapore and Indonesia, including eight daily flights to Jakarta and a daily flight to Bali.

The Global Partnership Program builds on a history of collaboration between the hotel group and the airline. In 2010, Accor and Garuda Indonesia formed a loyalty program partnership with special facilities for GFF members.

Gerard Guillouet, Vice President, Operations for Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, Accor Asia-Pacific said, "Garuda Indonesia has been a valued partner of Accor for years. Therefore, we are very pleased to expand our strategic collaboration with Garuda Indonesia, not only for our loyalty programs, but also to develop a stronger corporate partnership. A key element of this new collaboration is Accor's commitment to guarantee that accommodation will always be available for Garuda Indonesia crew and passengers within the Accor hotel network."

President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Emirsyah Satar said that the global partnership with Accor, with its worldwide network of hotels, is part of Garuda Indonesia's continuing efforts to improve services to its passengers and to be a global player. "Referring to the business transformation program that has been executed, Garuda continues to seek synergies with international partners to develop its markets," said Mr. Satar. "We thank Accor because the partnership will not only benefit our passengers and hotel guests but will also increase Garuda's market share in the international market."

In addition to the various discounts for Accor guests and Garuda passengers, the partnership enables GFF members to earn and redeem their miles throughout the Accor hotel network. Also, Accor and Garuda Indonesia agree to collaborate in joint promotions on their websites and distribution channels as well as in Garuda's Boarding Pass True Value discount program.

Accor, the world's leading hotel operator and market leader in Europe, is present in 92 countries with more than 4,400 hotels and 530,000 rooms. Accor's broad portfolio of hotel brands - Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Suite Novotel, Mercure, Adagio, ibis, all seasons/ibis Styles, Etap Hotel/Formule 1/ibis budget, hotelF1 and Motel 6 - provide an extensive offer from luxury to budget. With more than 180,000 employees* in Accor brand hotels worldwide, the Group offers to its clients and partners nearly 45 years of know-how and expertise.

*Including 145,000 in owned, leased and managed hotels

About Garuda Indonesia

As the nation's flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia currently serves 32 domestic routes and 18 international routes. Continuing with its fleet modernization program, in 2012 Garuda Indonesia will welcome four B737-800NGs, two A330-200s, ten A320 dedicated for Citilink, and five sub-100-seater Bombardier CRJ1000 NextGen. With the arrival of these twenty-one aircraft, Garuda Indonesia's fleet in 2012 totals 105 aircraft with an average age of 5.8 years. Through the "Quantum Leap" program, Garuda Indonesia aims to operate 194 aircraft by 2015. Cashing on the growing potentials of the international market, Garuda Indonesia commenced its Denpasar-Haneda (Tokyo) as of April 27, 2012 and began serving Taipei from Jakarta on May 24, 2012.

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