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Artist’s impression of an over-water villa
Preferred rebrands and splits properties into five collections
Accor to open Mercure villa resort in Maldives in 2016 Rebekah Commane
Mercure Hotels will open a 68-villa resort in the Maldives next year. The Mercure Maldives Kooddoo
Resort, located in the Gaafu Alifu Atoll in the Indian Ocean, will be built using local materials. Forty-three of the villas will
be over-water, with the other 25 along the beach. The operator claimed the
property will be the only Maldivian beach resort directly accessible by domestic aircraft, without the need of a transfer by boat. Facilities will include an all-day
restaurant, lobby lounge, pool and pool bar, sunset bar, spa and gym
as well as a range of watersports, including a dive centre. Accor Asia Pacific has been
appointed to manage the resort by investment company Pristine Island Investments. “We are thrilled to
“The Mercure resort will provide Number of 43
announce our first Mercure hotel in the Maldives at a time when the region is enjoying excellent growth,” said Michael Issenberg, chairman and chief executive at Accor Asia Pacific.
over-water villas at Mercure Maldives Kooddoo
great options for travellers looking for world-class accommodation in the middle of this unspoilt lagoon and we look forward to working with Pristine to bring these exciting projects to fruition.” The Maldives tourist board
reported a record 120,500 visitor
arrivals in February. Visitors from Europe
account for 49% of arrivals to the Indian Ocean destination.
mercure.com
The K Club
Preferred Hotel Group has rebranded and split its 650 properties into five collections. The luxury sales and marketing consortium has changed its name to Preferred Hotels & Resorts. The five collections are called Legend, LVX, Lifestyle, Connect and Preferred Residences. The Legend collection covers the top end of the portfolio. including 60 luxury hotels, such as The K Club in Ireland. Properties in the LVX range, such as the ME hotel in London, are in popular city-break destinations. The Lifestyle category covers
hotels that offer more family facilities and are in destinations such as the Himalayas and Beijing. Connect is targeted at business
travellers, while the Preferred Residences properties are standalone, private residences. The group officially launched its
rebrand in London last week.
preferredhotels.com
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travelweekly.co.uk — 30 April 2015
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