Accor Vacation Club and Flight Centre are proud to announce Accor Vacation Club Travel by Flight Centre. This new commercial venture between Accor Vacation Club and Flight Centre will become operational on the 27th of January 2010 and presents a new strength to two highly respected brands in the Asia Pacific region.

Accor Vacation Club Travel by Flight Centre, combines the buying power of Australia’s largest travel agencies Flight Centre, and Accor Vacation Club one of the largest holiday ownership clubs in the Asia Pacific region, operated by Accor.

Members will now have access to a range of unbeatable travel services and great value holiday packages, special accommodation offers, last minute promotions, along with hundreds of international and domestic flight deals.

“We are very excited about this new partnership with Flight Centre and the added benefits this brings Accor Vacation Club Members” says Craig Wood, Accor Vacation Club’s Chief Executive Officer, “they were the obvious choice as our new travel provider sharing our passion for exceptional customer service and value for money. This is just the first of many new initiatives that our Members can look forward to in 2010.”

The announcement of this new travel facility enables Accor Vacation Club Members to take advantage of amazing travel benefits, coach tour discounts; access to special cruise departures with bonus of onboard credits; last minute hot cruise, domestic accommodation and tour deals; competitive rates for domestic car hire and on-line search and booking facilities for international car hire.

Also access to the largest global airfares network through the flight specialists with the ability to search online for the latest deals, access to seniors airfares on a range of flight routes, and the ability to book all domestic and international airline carriers. Other benefits include competitive comprehensive travel insurance with excellent coverage, even with options for those with an array of medical or other pre-existing or challenging conditions.

All backed by Flight Centre’s Australia promise of their ‘Fly Free’ Guarantee.

With so much to offer, Accor Vacation Club Members will also enjoy special holiday packages to popular destinations such as Fiji, Thailand, Bali, USA and Europe, where breakfast, transfers, day tours, onboard credits and spa treatments are all available upon request.

The ability to search online 24 hours a day or to speak with a dedicated international travel consultant in opening hours who knows and understands the value of being an Accor Vacation Club Member, grants even more flexibility and value to their Memberships.

Anyone can enjoy these great benefits and holidays of a lifetime for a lifetime. To discover Accor Vacation Club visit www.accorvacationclub.com.au, as Ambassador Ernie Dingo says, “It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This!”

About Accor Vacation Club

Accor Vacation Club is an exciting, innovative and flexible holiday ownership club providing Members with the opportunity for a lifetime of great holidays worldwide. The Club is Australia’s first hotel branded holiday ownership club commencing operations in 2000, and Members can enjoy holidays at 21 Club Properties. The Club’s operator is part of the Accor Hospitality Group, the largest and fastest growing hotel management group in the Asia Pacific Region.

About Accor

Accor, a major global group and the European leader in hotels, as well as the global leader in services to corporate clients and public institutions, operates in nearly 100 countries with 150,000 employees. It offers to its clients over 40 years of expertise in two core businesses:

- Hotels, with the Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis, all seasons, Etap Hotel, Formule 1 and Motel 6 brands, representing 4,000 hotels and nearly 500,000 rooms in 90 countries, as well as strategically related activities, such as Lenôtre;

- Services, with 32 million people in 40 countries benefiting from Accor Services products in employee and public benefits, rewards and motivation, and expense management.

This information sent by:Cynthia Dammerer
PR ManagerAccor Vacation Club
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