Need a holiday but dont know where to go? Log on to the new regional website for Six Continents Hotels, www.southpacific.sixcontinentshotels.com and choose from 49 hotels and resorts in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and French Polynesia.

The new site allows you to book your accommodation with any Inter-Continental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Parkroyal or Centra hotel and resort in the Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific region as well as investigate local attractions, activities and entertainment options in each location. The site also provides access to the more than 3,000 hotels and resorts operated by Six Continents Hotels around the world.

Users of the site can use sub-maps to specifically look for accommodation in Australia, New Zealand or the South Pacific Islands and can also access city maps for major centres such as Sydney and Melbourne that show the location of hotels, landmarks and attractions in each area.

For business travelers, the site presents a range of accommodation, meeting and conferencing options available throughout the region and links into Six Continents Hotels worldwide meetings information network.

Visitors to the site can join any of the variety of Six Continents Hotels loyalty programs including Six Continents Club, Priority Club Worldwide the worlds most global hotel loyalty program, and the regions own Pacific Privilege program, all of which provide excellent incentives and rewards for staying with Six Continents Hotels.

Whether youre looking for a low-key establishment with style or are looking to holiday in the lap of luxury, www.southpacific.sixcontinentshotels.com is the best place to look and book it will even predict what the weather will be like during your stay!

This new site provides travellers in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific with a local site that showcases the full extent of accommodation options available in this region with Six Continents Hotels, said Director of Marketing, Michael Meade.

This is an excellent time to consider staying in a hotel and travelling around the South Pacific region as many of our hotels and resorts are featuring excellent offers and rates. With such a diverse range of hotels and resorts in some of the most popular destinations in the region, this site is an excellent place to start planning your trip this summer, Mr Meade said.

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Media Information: Luke Starr or Jane Morey Prue MacSween & Associates (61 2) 9327 4333

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