The Search for ibis Idol Finalizes, Vote Now and Win a Holiday in Samui or Pattaya

(2009-07-06) Helene BERTONECHE

Hotel accommodation to be won by members of public who vote by SMS before deadline of 30 July

Bangkok, Thailand (Syndacast), June 6 2009 -- ibis announced that public voting for the “most popular� ibis idol finalist has begun on 2 July 2009. Although a panel of judges will decide the winner of the search for a brand ambassador for the ibis hotel chain, the “most popular� award is based entirely on public votes.



Members of the public can vote for their “most popular� finalist by voting by SMS before the grand final on 30 July. The “most popular� contestant will win a trip for two to Sydney, Australia while fifty lucky voters will win free hotel accommodation from ibis Thailand.



All voters will be automatically placed into the lucky draw for a chance win one of the 50 stays at ibis Samui or ibis Pattaya. Voters are advised to check out each of the finalists, who have survived from more than 2,300 original competition contestants, at "www.ibisidol-thailand.com".



Votes are only accepted via SMS. To have their say, voters should send an SMS beginning with “IB� followed by the code of the chosen candidate (e.g. IB1, IB2, IB3, … until IB12) to 4221441.



The results of the public vote will be announced at the final event, where the overall winner of the competition will be chosen, on 30 July at Central World, Bangkok, from 6pm. The final is open to the public and will tick over in style with live music from Channel [V] featuring B.O.Y, Tol - AF, Tui - AF and Taechin.



The competition’s overall winner will get a one month stint as a superstar VJ Rookie on Channel [V], a year of free hotel accommodation, a personal fashion shoot, a dedicated personal portfolio, a holiday in Korea and a monthly salary of 10,000 baht for one year.



The names of the twelve finalists can be found at "www.ibisidol-thailand.com".



To keep up to date with news from the competition, visit the Hi5 group at ibisidol.hi5.com or follow the competition’s official Twitter feed at twitter.com/ibis_idol.



About ibis

ibis, the worldwide economy hotel brand of the Accor group, offers consistent quality accommodation and services in all its hotels, for the best local value: a well-designed and fully-equipped en-suite bedroom, major hotel services available 24/7 and a wide choice of on-site food and beverage options. The quality of the ibis standard has been recognised by the International Organization for Standardization certification ISO 9001 since 1997. ibis is also the world’s first hotel chain to demonstrate its environmental commitment through securing the ISO 14001 certification, which has already been awarded to nearly one third of its hotels.

Established in 1974, ibis is the European leader and one of the first economy hotel chains in the world, with nearly 90,000 rooms and 790 hotels in 39 countries, including 5 in Thailand.

For additional information, please visit www.ibishotel.com



Accor, a major global group and the European leader in hotels, as well as the global leader in services to corporate clients and public institutions, operates in nearly 100 countries with 150,000 employees. It offers to its clients over 40 years of expertise in two core businesses:

• Hotels, with the Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis, all seasons, Etap Hotel, Formule 1