MICE for Pullman & Novotel

Sebastien Bazin, President-Director General, Chairman and CEO, AccorHotel, and Tristan Beau De Lomenie, GM Delegate, Pullman & Novotel New Delhi Aerocity, tell why this property is special.

The unique combo properties of AccorHotels— Novotel and Pullman New Delhi Aerocity— recently opened its doors for guests. Speaking about the features of the two hotels, Bazin says, “Pullman Novotel has a lot of modern elements in it. The architecture is breathtaking as it is spacious, has volume and is elegant. At the same time it has a feeling of being in India. So when you come to this property, you know you are in India. In fact that’s what I want in all my properties that they should be more and more localised.”

Lomenie, however, believes that the combo property is the most distinctive feature. He says, “Novotel Pullman Aerocity is unique because this is the first time Accor is developing Novotel and Pullman together. Accor has done that with ibis and Novotel but this is the first time Pullman and Novotel are being developed at the same location.”

Further, he says that the main attraction of the property remains with the MICE segment. “Our main aim is to develop strong position in the MICE market. We have a large ballroom, which is one of the largest in Delhi and can accommodate up to 1,500 guests. We have large area of meeting with 12 break- up rooms. So our objective is to be a leader in the MICE market in Delhi and having three hotels from the same brand in the hub of Aerocity gives us flexibility to cater to various kinds of delegates,” Lomenie explains. Speaking about the location of the two hotels, Sebastien says, “Aerocity is a very good location as it’s easily accessible. It is accessible from the airport and from the main city, which is perfect and it will work in favour of us.”