SUCCESS MAGAZINE NAMES MOTEL 6 AND STUDIO 6 TO GOLD 200 FRANCHISEE LIST

The Company’s Commitment to Helping Franchisees Succeed Is Recognized With Prestigious Award

DALLAS, TEXAS (Wednesday, March 28, 2001) - SUCCESS Magazine has named two Accor Lodging North America companies, Motel 6 and Studio 6, to the prestigious Gold 200 Franchise list for 2001. The companies were awarded number 84 in the magazine’s Franchisee Satisfaction Ranking which ranks the top 200 U.S. franchises. Previously selected for this recognition in 1998 and 2000, Motel 6 and Studio 6 were the sole representatives from the lodging industry to be honored.

According to the February/March article, which detailed the selection process, SUCCESS Magazine commissioned the University of North Carolina Research Unit in Chapel Hill to gather information about U.S. franchises from their franchisees. This provided a first-hand ranking of the respective businesses by the people most qualified to provide the information. Unit owners were chosen at random and asked to respond to questions related to their overall satisfaction and in the areas of finances, training and field support. Motel 6 and Studio 6 achieved perfect scores in each category.

“Accor Lodging North America is honored to be selected for this prestigious award for the third time in the last four years since we started the franchising operation,” said David O’ Shaughnessy, Group Executive Vice President. “We measure our success by the success of our franchisees. Key elements of our program include quality, consistency and training. This is a very meaningful award because it is a reflection of our ongoing commitment to ensure that our franchisees are successful.”

Ramesh Surati, Motel 6 franchisee from Nashville added, “The Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands are recognized within the economy lodging industry as innovative leaders. Add to that fact, Accor Lodging North America’s professionally developed and managed franchising program and you have a win-win proposition for everyone starting and ending with the franchisees.”

The letter from SUCCESS congratulating Accor on the prestigious award referred to additional common elements considered in the ranking of franchisee/franchiser relations which included trust and communication; product and passion; leadership, training and support and respect.


About Accor Lodging North America

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Accor Lodging North America is a division of Paris-based Accor the world’s third-largest hospitality company and the European leader in travel, tourism and corporate services. Accor Lodging North America operates more than 1,200 upscale and economy properties owned by Accor including the upscale Sofitel and Novotel hotel locations in the U.S. and Canada, as well as the nationwide economy leaders Red Roof Inns, Motel 6 and its new extended-stay product, Studio 6. Together, Red Roof Inns (www.redroof.com), Motel 6 (www.motel6.com), and Studio 6 (www.staystudio6.com) comprise more than 10% of the entire U.S. budget lodging segment.

About Accor

With 130,000 associates in 140 countries, Accor is the European leader and one of the world's largest groups in travel, tourism and corporate services, with two major international activities:
hotels: 3,500 hotels (390,000 rooms) in 90 countries, travel agencies, restaurants and casinos;
services to corporate clients and public institutions: each day, 12 million people in 31 countries use a broad range of services (Food Vouchers, People's Care, Expenses Management, Social Services, Incentive / Events) engineered and managed by Accor

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