Accor kicks goals for Rugby World Cup and Paris 2024

For travellers visiting France for the Rugby World Cup, what unforgettable moments can Accor guests look forward to?

From being the official supplier of the Roland Garros, to working with the PSG football club on the Accor Live Limitless program, creating memorable experiences for travellers is our goal. Via the ALL-Accor Live Limitless program, guests can earn points for Accor stays; in fact, Australians can increase the value of their points when they stay in an Accor hotel before the Rugby World Cup, or the Olympics.

Every traveller loves a warm welcome Describe Accor’s diversity and inclusion initiatives in 2022.

Accor is concerned with giving all travellers a warm welcome and taking care of people. Accor participates in a number of initiatives; we’re a co-leader of the Gender-based Violence Coalition alongside UN Women. We joined the Valuable 500 initiative in 2021, a global initiative innovating for disability inclusion, and we’re a Platinum Partner of the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association. To ensure guests with disabilities feel welcome we devised the Smart Room concept, with tailor-made features to improve accessibility Our goal is to upgrade all mobility-friendly rooms into Smart Rooms for use by everyone and their families. It’s a concept being considered for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024.

An ideal base for stylish travellers, Accor SO/Paris (photo © Accor).

In the area of sustainable travel, what are some of Accor’s priorities?

We recognise travellers want to leave as little a footprint as possible, and we have ambitious sustainability goals: for full plastic eradication, carbon reduction in our operations and reducing food wastage. We’re working to reduce emissions by 46% to reach net zero by 2050. To minimise food waste, partnering with Too Good To Go; most of our unconsumed food is sold at a low price, provided storage conditions were respected. Also, the Sofitel Paris Arc de Triomphe has committed to reducing food waste by implementing the Winnow solution. It’s now possible to precisely measure the weight of food waste and identify the most efficient mechanisms for reducing future waste and associated negative impacts.

It’s easy for Rugby World Cup fans to 􀀟nd an Accor hotel (photo © Getty Images).

How easy is it for Rugby World Cup fans to locate an Accor hotel in France?

Travellers are always near an Accor with 1,600 hotels across France. In Marseille next to the Stade Vélodrome, is the Mercure Marseille Centre Prado Vélodrome as well as the Sofitel Marseille Vieux Port and the Grand Hôtel Beauvau Marseille Vieux-Port-MGallery. In Bordeaux, there’s the Novotel Bordeaux Lac or the Pullman Bordeaux Lac. In Lyon, they can enjoy the Mama Shelter.

Australians can increase the value of their points when they stay in an Accor hotel before the Rugby World Cup, or the Olympics (photo © Accor).

For the more adventurous there’s 25Hours JO&JOE, The Hoxton, Mama Shelter, Tribe (urban, one-of-a-kind design hotels) and SO/. Guests can enjoy a drink at The Hoxton in the 2nd arrondissement or enjoy the atmosphere of Mama Shelter Paris La Défense. For those holidaying in luxury, we offer the ultra-luxurious Raffles Fairmont, SO/, Sofitel and MGallery.

Luxury with a French twist at Pullman Bordeaux Lac (photo © Accor). __ Further Information__ Accor www.allaccor.com