SOFITEL has won the race to operate the new flagship hotel at Heathrow T5 when both the terminal and hotel open in the spring of 2008. BAA Lynton, the commercial property development arm of BAA plc, has confirmed that Arora Holdings Ltd has been selected to enter into exclusive negotiations for the role of developer and operator of the new 600 room property functioning as a Sofitel. The Sofitel brand is operated by the French group Accor which includes, Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, Mercure, and Formule 1.
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