At the Accor General Meeting July 12, 2016: approval of FRHI transaction and new directors appointed
ACCORHOTELS, QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY AND KINGDOM HOLDING COMPANY ESTABLISH THE PRINCIPLES FOR THEIR LONG TERM SHAREHOLDER PARTNERSHIP LUXE. During the General Meeting that was held today, shareholders representing 73.13% of the total were present or represented by proxy.
The shareholders of the Group approved the resolution finalizing the acquisition of FRHI Holdings Limited (FRHI) and the corresponding share capital increase reserved for the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), as well as their representation on the Board of Directors.

The nearly-Zero Energy Hotels (neZEH) e-toolkit, which is available online at: www.nezeh.eu assesses the energy performance of hotels and proposes measures to improve efficiency and increase the use of renewable energy sources towards nearly-zero consumption. The toolkit is the outcome of a three-year long project funded by the European Union.

Four international medical conferences will be held in September through December 2016 and early in 2017 at the International Conference Center – Binyanei Hauma Jerusalem: the 13th International Congress of Neuroimmunology, the International Association for Dental Research/Pan-European Congress, the World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics, the World Allergy Organization (WAO) International Scientific Conference (WISC) and the International Congress of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies.

LATAM Airlines Group S.A., Latin America’s leading airline group, and world-class airline Qatar Airways, both members of the oneworld alliance, announced today that they have entered into a subscription agreement providing for Qatar Airways to acquire up to 10% of LATAM’s total shares, which will be acquired in connection with a capital increase.

Etihad Airways has received three highly coveted awards for the World’s Best First Class Airline, World’s Best First Class Onboard Catering, and World’s Best First Class Airline Seat for its First Apartments and Suites, at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards announced today at the Farnborough Airshow in the United Kingdom.

AccorHotels initiates project to turn HotelInvest into a subsidiary to accelerate its transformation and growth. After three years of transformation that have resulted in the development of two well-structured, strategically related business lines with record performances, AccorHotels is pursuing its strategy of continuous improvement and significant expansion by initiating a project to create a dedicated subsidiary for its HotelInvest operations.