Press release -

TIMESHARE INDUSTRY HONOURS ITS BEST PERFORMERS

The booming Timeshare Industry held its 24 th annual National Industry Awards on Friday night, at a gala dinner at the Gold Coast Arts Centre, where the theme was tropical, but despite plunging winter temperatures, the competition was positively hot for the top gongs.

Accor Vacation Club CEO Craig Wood had nothing but the highest praise for his individual staff members and teams who between them won eight awards. Craig Wood himself, was also recognised for his 25 years of service to the Timeshare Industry.

“I am always thrilled that the hard work, dedication and commitment of our valued employees continues to be recognized in these awards, considered to be the top echelon of industry performers” Craig Wood, CEO of Accor Vacation Club said.

“Our 31,000+ Member-base win each and every time they have contact with all these people and their teams, and their holiday experience is enhanced by the high quality of the people we employ and the service they provide year round” he continued.

“On behalf of the entire Accor Vacation Club and all our staff across Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia, our heartiest congratulations go out to the 2015 winners from Accor Vacation Club” he concluded.

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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’s operator is part of the Accor Group. Accor Vacation Club is Australia’s first hotel branded holiday ownership Club offering 22 Club properties to over 31,000 Members in Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia.

THE AVC WINNERS WERE

1. Corporate Manager of the Year

Corporate Sales, Robina

Trinity Wardale

National Sales Administration Manager (below)

2. Marketing Team of the Year

Corporate Office, Robina

Call Centre Team (below)

3. Excellence in Customer Service

Grand Mercure Basildene Manor

4. Marketing Performer of the Year

Corporate Office, Robina

Call Centre Representative

Gail Morgan (below)

5. Corporate Performer of the Year

IT Department, Robina

Jay O’Brien -Senior IT Systems Administrator (below)

6. Sales Peformer of the Year – Frontline

Gold Coast Sales Office

Sales Consultant - Nati Kaveh (below)

7. Innovation Program in the Field

Corporate Office, Robina

Accor Hotel Select Program (below)

8. Corporate Team of the Year

Resort Services Department, Robina

Refurbishment Team (below)

Topics

  • Tourism

Categories

  • time share
  • accor vacation club
  • travel
  • singapore
  • resorts
  • hotels and resorts
  • hotels
  • hospitality asia
  • hospitality
  • family accommodation
  • asia pacific
  • accor

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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Contacts

Karen Chang

Press contact Communications Manager

Gaynor Reid

Press contact Vice President Communications