Le Club Accorhotels - Sofitel Maeva Beach Hotel in Tahiti to close at end of November?




starflyergold
Aug 8, 12, 4:54 am
On RNI (http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=70112):

One of French Polynesia’s main hotels, the Sofitel Maeva Beach in Tahiti, will close at the end of November.

The hotel chain’s regional director, Thierry de Jaham, has told a news conference that the closure has been prompted by losses amounting to more than 13 million US dollars since 2006.

Arrival numbers have fallen sharply since 2000 while taxes and wages as well as energy costs have gone up.

The 40-year old hotel has 105 employees, whose future is yet to be determined as some may find work at other of the chain’s hotels.

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The hotel continues to accept booking beyond November :confused:


holtju2
Sep 18, 12, 10:29 pm
Yep it is closing. I was looking at it from my Over Water Bungalow at the InterContinental Tahiti resort with full Royal Ambassador benefits on an award stay. :D

Anyway, the hotel industry is not doing well here at the moment. But considering that this is "France", I would have imagined that they would have had enough Air France crews staying there to keep it open. :D

SkyTeam777
Oct 28, 12, 8:52 pm
Is this a permanent closure or just temporary?


holtju2
Oct 28, 12, 8:56 pm
Is this a permanent closure or just temporary?

Permanent. The tourism business is really bad at the Tahiti.



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