ACCOR HOSTS INDIA HOTELS PARTNER'S EXPO 2015
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Accor India recently hosted its first ever Accor India Hotels Partner’s Expo 2015 in Mumbai and Delhi, thus becoming the first international hotel chain to conduct an India hotels specific Expo. The Accor India Hotels Partner’s Expo showcased over 31 hotels from across 17 key cities in India spanning seven brands ranging from luxury, leisure, upscale, mid-market, budget and economy. Accor’s MICE and wedding offerings were showcased through their world-class conference and exhibition facilities such as the Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre (NHCC), Lavasa International Convention Centre (LICC) and the Novotel Visakhapatnam Varun Beach (NVVB).
“The Accor India Hotels Partner’s Expo provides an ideal platform for us to engage with our meetings, corporate to explore potential business developments. It also gave us an opportunity to update our customers on the key growth areas of our footprint and brand innovations not only in our region but also on Accor globally. Customers were also given an insight to understanding our brands and new developments within Accor. The Expo aims at showcasing various brands of Accor in the lucrative weddings, MICE, luxury and leisure segments. With the recent announcement of Accor’s appointment to manage the Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre, it further reinforces the importance of MICE business in our corporate strategy for the Indian market,” said Nikhil Dhodapkar, Regional Director, Sales and Marketing, Accor India.
The Accor India Hotels Partner’s Expo is an annual sales and marketing initiative organised by Accor India. It strives at bringing together business partners across all market segments with Accor associates, to update them on Accor’s widespread developments throughout India. The expo has helped strengthen existing relationships while developing new businesses with partners and customers alike. The expo garnered tremendous response with the gathering of more than 300 key partners in Mumbai while Delhi saw a turnout of more than 350 key partners in its debut year. It attracted leading global corporate organisations, local MNCs, DMC, travel agents, PCO, event management companies and OTAs.