In a case brought against Border Corporation and other companies involved in the ownership of the three Frontier hotels in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs, Justice Windeyer of the NSW Supreme Court concluded that the notices of termination issued to Accor�s All Seasons group were not justified and ordered costs in favour of Accor.
Accor will now continue to manage the hotels under its All Seasons branding.
 

The court ruling followed Accor�s purchase of the All Seasons management company from Thakral earlier this year. The three hotels were under the management of All Seasons at the time of Accor�s purchase of All Seasons, with the contract due to last till mid-2001. Without pre-warning, Accor was issued with termination notices by the owners of the three hotels, which prompted Accor to have the matter determined in the NSW Supreme Court.

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Commenting on the decision, Accor Asia Pacific Chairman, Mr David Baffsky, said that he was very satisfied with the court�s judgement.

�All management contracts require the parties to work co-operatively and we see this judgement as an important decision in favour of professional management companies who are contracted to operate hotels on behalf of owners,� said Mr Baffsky.

�There was no reasonable justification for our termination, especially as Accor will be able to bring to the hotels all the benefits associated with being part of Australia�s, and the world�s, largest hotel and tourism company.

�Accor works with a vast range of owners in Australia and elsewhere and our reputation has been built upon offering the highest operating standards and maximising the potential of all the hotels we manage. Now that the court has resolved this matter, we look forward to working with the owners of the three Frontier hotels to ensure the best possible performance of each of the hotels.�

Accor is the world�s largest hotel and tourism company, operating in 140 countries around the world. The global group is a leader in travel, tourism and corporate services with two major international activities:

• hotels (3300 hotels, including 90 in Australia under Sofitel, Novotel, All Seasons, Mercure, All Seasons, Ibis and Formule 1 brands) and complementary businesses including travel agencies, restaurants and casinos;
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