MOTEL 6/STUDIO 6 PROPERTIES IMPACTED BY HURRICANE KATRINA

Employees Encouraged to Contact Accor, Funds Set Up for Evacuees

DALLAS, TX (Monday, September 05, 2005) - Accor North America currently has six properties closed as a result of Hurricane Katrina and continues to provide lodging for thousands of evacuees at its Motel 6, Studio 6 and Red Roof Inn properties. Accor is also asking all employees of the impacted hotels to please contact their General Managers or Accor at (800) 557-3435 as soon as possible. Accor is providing lodging for employees from the impacted motels and job placement at other Accor properties.

Accor Properties
As of Wednesday, August 31, six Accor properties in the area affected by Hurricane Katrina are closed and unable to accept or fulfill reservations. All guests and employees were safely evacuated from the properties. The affected locations include:

Motel 6- New Orleans, LA (#1429)
Studio 6- New Orleans, LA (#6000)
Motel 6- Slidell, LA (#0431)
Motel 6- Biloxi, MS (#1113)
Motel 6- Gulf Port, MS (#0416)
Motel 6- Kenner, LA (#4277)

These properties will remain closed for business until damages can be fully assessed. Please continue to check this Web site for updates. If you have a guaranteed reservation with the listed properties, your reservation has been canceled without a penalty. If you would like to book at an alternate property, please check the Web site or call the Motel 6 reservation's line at 800-4-MOTEL6 (800-466-8356) or Studio 6 reservation’s line at 888-897-0202.

Guests with existing reservations or plans to travel to an Accor hotel in the area directly impacted by Hurricane Katrina should contact the company’s toll-free reservation lines to ensure that they can be accommodated. Please see the list below:

States: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
Cities: Pensacola, FL and Houston, TX

Accor Employees

We are requesting that employees from the impacted hotels please contact their General Managers or Accor at (800) 557-3435 as soon as possible. Accor is providing lodging for employees from our impacted motels and job placement at other Accor properties. Employee benefits and payroll will be extended for employees at the affected properties. Efforts are also under way to locate employees in anticipation of delivering paychecks to employees.

A special fund has been set up to allow Accor employees to donate money to aid the Accor employees in need. Accor North America has pledged $25,000 to kick off this humanitarian aid for Accor employees.

Aid for Evacuees

As a result of so many individuals wishing to donate additional room nights for the evacuees, Accor has set up a fund at Bank of America for people who wish to help the Hurricane refugees by donating additional room nights.

The Bank of America account is called "Accor's Katrina Victim Relief" account #3756676277.

Checks will also be accepted at the Accor North America headquarters. Checks must be made payable to "Accor's Katrina Victim Relief" and can be mailed to:

Accor North America
P O Box 117897
Carrollton Tx 75011-7897
Attn: Accor's Katrina Victim Relief

Also, please consider the Red Cross, Salvation Army as options for your fundraising activities and contributions.

The American Red Cross has a disaster relief fund to assist hurricane victims. There are several ways to make a donation:

Online – visit the American Red Cross website at www.redcross.org. A credit card is required.
By Phone – For English, call 1-800 HELP NOW; for Spanish call 1-800-257-7575.
By Mail – American Red Cross
Disaster Relief Fund
P.O. Box 37243
Washington DC 20013

The Salvation Army also accepts donations online:

Online - visit their website at www.salvationarmy.org

During this difficult time, we must rely on the strength of our solidarity to assist our colleagues, friends and customers. Thank you for your outstanding generosity and concern.

About Accor North America:
Headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, Accor North America is a division of Accor and operates more than 1,200 upscale and economy properties including
nationwide economy leaders Red Roof Inns, Motel 6 and Studio 6 and the upscale Sofitel and mid-scale Novotel and Ibis hotel locations in the U.S, Canada and Mexico. For more information, visit www.accor-na.com, or call ( 888) 242-7980 (Accor Media Line)

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