Accor’s Pullman brand officially became Australia’s largest 5-star hotel brand following the re-branding Sea Temple Resort & Spa Port Douglas. It follows hot on the heels of the re-branding to Pullman of Sea Temple Resort & Spa Palm Cove earlier this week. They join two Pullman hotels in Cairns (Reef Casino and the former Sebel) to give the Pullman brand a prominent position in Tropical North Queensland’s hotel and tourism industry.

Here is the list of other Accor’s upscale brands:
Grand Mercure is a full-service hotel and resort brand representing 9 hotels and apartment hotels in 5 countries.
Grand Mercure Apartments cater to long-stay travellers with rates that depend on length of stay. The apartments have kitchen and laundrette facilities. There are 20 apartments in 3 countries.
Mei Jue is a Chinese adaptation of the Grand Mercure brand. It is designed for travellers in China who want an upscale hotel brand. There are 13 hotels and more than 65 new developments scheduled for 2015.
Maha Cipta is the Indonesian adaptation of Grand Mercure. It features 2 hotels in Indonesia.
The Sebel is a brand of premium apartments. There are 15 properties in Australia and New Zealand. By end 2014, this is expected to grow to 30 properties.
Pullman features 82 upscale hotels and resorts in 24 countries.
MGallery is a collection of 68 high-end boutique hotels in 22 countries.
The brand’s official Ambassador is actress Kristin Scott Thomas.

Accor S.A. is a French hotel group, part of the CAC 40 index, which operates in 92 countries.
Headquartered in Paris, France, the group owns, operates and franchises 3,600 hotels on 5 continents representing several diverse brands, from budget and economy lodgings to luxurious accommodations in exotic locales.