Hotel Online Special Report 
Accor Developing 3 Hotels (366 rooms) at Eurotunnels’s Cité de l’Europe Site December 22, 1999 – Eurotunnel and the leading international hotel group Accor have signed an agreement for a major multi-million pound hotel development on the Cité de l’Europe site in Coquelles near Calais.
Three new hotels will be built by the Accor, which is well known in the UK for its Novotel and Ibis chain. The development represents an investment of approximately £9.6 million and will be one of the largest hotel complexes in the Calais region. About 51 new jobs will be created as part of the development. Located next to the giant shopping centre Cité Europe site and Eurotunnel’s Coquelles terminal, the new hotels will be ideal for travellers wanting to stay the night in France before or after just having crossed the Channel.
The hotels are also expected to prove very popular with coach operators who will be able to offer overnight accommodation adjacent to the shopping centre. The development will include an Etap Hotel, an Ibis hotel and a Suitehotel. In total there will be 366 rooms catering for everyone from families on a budget to business travellers looking for luxury.
Accor, whose 125,000 associates are active in 140 countries around the world, is a European leader and a global group present in travel, tourism and corporate services with two large international activities: – hotels and complementary businesses including travel agencies, restaurants and casinos – service vouchers with Accor Corporate Services.
Contact: Eurotunnel Press Office tel: 01303 288737 [email protected] Accor Press Office tel: (0033) 1 45 38 84 85 www.eurotunnel.com www.accor.com Also See: Accor Installing MICROS-Fidelio Brand Property Management Systems Worldwide / Oct 1999 Accor Reports RevPar inEurope, at June 30, 1999, Increased by 3.3% in Business and Leisure Hotels, 7.2% in Economy Hotels, and 6.2% for Motel 6 / Aug 1999