15 December 2009

iPhone users are now able to reserve a room in 3,000 Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Mercure, Novotel, Suitehotel, Adagio, ibis, all seasons, Etap Hotel, Formule 1 and hotelF1 hotels through a free access application on www.accorhotels.com.

Developed with Haiku, a provider of mobile solutions, the application takes advantage of Apple's browsing capabilities and offers addtional services including geolocation features. This will enable users to search for the nearest hotels or calculate itineraries in hotels in real time. It also includes a personalised service that memorises current reservations and favorite hotels and synchronises with the iPhone contacts.

When booking via an iPhone, users also benefit from secure payment processing and enjoy access to promotional offers in Accor hotels worldwide. The application is already available in five languages (French, English, German, Spanish and Italian).

Jean-Luc Chrétien, Accor Hotel Marketing and Distribution executive vice-president, said: "This puts our hotel network at the fingertips of iPhone users around the world".

The application can be downloaded at www.itunes.com/app/accorhotels.

For More Info

www.accorhotels.com/iphone