Agreement follows successful completion of a decade-long partnership in positioning the Novotel brand in Hyderabad and AccorHotels’ position as a conventions and meetings operator.

AccorHotels and Cyberabad Convention Centre
Private Limited (a Joint Venture between Telangana State Industrial
Infrastructure Corporation Ltd – TSIIC Ltd and Emaar Properties PJSC, Dubai),
today announced the renewal of their agreement for the management of the
Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre and the Hyderabad International Convention
Centre. This follows the successful completion of a ten-year commitment to
manage and operate the 287-room hotel and the 15-acre state-of-the-art convention
facility in Hyderabad.

Both facilities operate in a complementary
yet distinctive manner, guided by Novotel’s brand promise of meeting the needs
of everyone, anywhere and anytime. Cyberabad Convention Centre and AccorHotels
also announced a refurbishment programme for the hotel and the convention
centre to build on the complex’s current position as South Asia’s most
recognizable and modern convention facility.

Located in Hyderabad’s IT and Business
district, Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre is a 45 minutes’ drive from the
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. The hotel is connected to South Asia’s
finest and truly world-class, purpose-built venue renowned for its operational
excellence and world class convention facilities, the Hyderabad International
Convention Centre. The Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre is spread over 15
acres with 287 rooms to offer a resort-like ambience with an outdoor pool,
lawns and rejuvenation facilities.

This announcement comes on the heels of the
tenth anniversary of Novotel in India. Novotel today enjoys a strong presence
with 13 hotels located in key cities across the country. Based on AccorHotels’
current expansion plans, the brand is poised for significant growth over the
next few years and is at the cornerstone of AccorHotels’ India development
pipeline with another 14 new Novotels expected to open on the next few years.

AccorHotels is the leader in operating
convention centres and meeting spaces in India with over 500,000 square-feet of
convention space under management. Alongside the Hyderabad International
Convention Centre, AccorHotels also manages the Lavasa International Convention
Centre, and later this year, will also start operations of the Jaipur
Exhibition & Convention Centre (JECC). Adding to its MICE portfolio is the
Pullman and Novotel New Delhi Aerocity with 40,000 square meeting of
conventions space and the Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences with another
30,000 square feet, according to a company press release. 

Amit Jain, Director, Cyberabad Convention
Centre said, “Hyderabad is characterised by state-of-the-art infrastructure
growth, increased business activity led by strong IT/ITES presence and emerging
sector such as education and pharmaceuticals. We take pride in being a part of
this growth and in giving the city a world-class convention facility with the
Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre. We see great value in our association with
AccorHotels and look forward to continued growth particularly in the MICE area”.

“Together with the Government of Telangana,
and Emaar Properties PJSC, we have strategic and committed partners. With the
Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre and Hyderabad International Convention
Centre, we have established a world-class joint facility in Hyderabad and one
that arguably, is South Asia’s finest”, said Jean- Michel Casse, Senior Vice
President, Operations, AccorHotels India.

Neil Paterson, General
Manager, Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre and Hyderabad
International Convention Centre, said, “Our focus on structured and seamless
event execution replete with meticulous planning has allowed us to successfully
position HICC as a premium convention and meetings destination. Featuring world
class infrastructure and conferencing facilities, combined with the
warmth and personalization of our staff, HICC is
undoubtedly a best-in-class MICE location and a clearly differentiated
proposition from other dual hotel and convention developments.”