02 Aug 2016
Tamworth's accommodation sector is set for a boost following the announcement from Australia's largest hotel operator, AccorHotels, that a new-build Mercure hotel is scheduled to open in December 2016.
The three-storey, 52-room Mercure Tamworth hotel is currently under development at the West Tamworth League Club on Phillip Street.
The internationally-branded midscale hotel will be located within the Club's precinct which includes entertainment venues, a stadium, food and beverage outlets, gaming and conferencing facilities. Hotel guest facilities also include a swimming pool and gymnasium.
Chief Operating Officer, AccorHotels Pacific, Simon McGrath said, “We're delighted to bring the Mercure brand to Tamworth in partnership with Wests Entertainment Group. We enjoy partnering with clubs as there is ample spare land to build new accommodation and support the existing club facilities to benefit members and the travelling public.
“We are confident that the Mercure hotel will provide much-needed new hotel supply for Tamworth and help drive the corporate and leisure visitor economies in regional NSW. Once operational, there will be up to 35 new employment opportunities for local residents and those looking to move to the country music capital. We look forward to welcoming the first guests to Mercure Tamworth in December,” said Mr McGrath.
CEO, Wests Entertainment Group, Rod Laing, said “We are excited to add accommodation to our portfolio and partnering with AccorHotels will ensure the success of this new venture. Employment opportunities along with the additional beds the hotel will provide to the city of Tamworth will in turn boost the local economy. The Group has been a part of Tamworth for over 50 years and consists of two clubs, Wests and Wests Diggers and the newly built boutique stadium, Scully Park. We look forward to the grand opening later this year”.
Mercure Tamworth is located 12kms from the main regional airport and five hours drive north of Sydney.
Mercure Tamworth compliments AccorHotels' existing economy hotel, the ibis Styles Tamworth and joins a network of more than 40 Mercure hotels across Australia and over 700 worldwide.
ABOUT MERCURE
With Mercure, AccorHotels offers hotels that are all different and rooted in their local community.
Mercure is the only midscale hotel brand that combines the strength of an international network with a strong quality commitment and the warm experience of hotels that are rooted in their local community. Mercure hotels are managed by enthusiastic hoteliers and welcome business and leisure travelers across the world. Mercure has over 740 hotels in 56 countries. They are ideally located in city centers, by the sea or in the mountains.
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ABOUT ACCORHOTELS
AccorHotels is a Group united by a shared passion for hospitality and driven by a shared promise to make everyone Feel Welcome.
Over 180,000 women and men in 3,700 AccorHotels establishments look after thousands of guests every day in 92 countries.
AccorHotels is the world's leading hotel operator and offers its customers, partners and employees:
- its dual expertise as a hotel operator and franchisor (HotelServices) and a hotel owner and investor (HotelInvest);
- a large portfolio of internationally renowned brands covering the full spectrum, with luxury (Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Grand Mercure, The Sebel), midscale (Novotel, Suite Novotel, Mercure, Mama Shelter, Adagio) economy (ibis, ibis Styles, ibis budget, adagio access and hotelF1) establishments;
- a powerful marketplace and loyalty program Le Club AccorHotels
- almost half a century of commitment to corporate citizenship and solidarity with the PLANET 21 program.
Accor SA shares are listed on the Euronext Paris exchange (ISIN code: FR0000120404) and traded in the USA on the OTC marketplace (Code: ACRFY)
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