Accor Hotels

The supply of quality hotel rooms is expected to double in the next five years. According to a new report by JLL, 4,518 new rooms are expected to open in Myanmar's largest city, of…

Accor has opened its first ever Sofitel Legend hotel in China. The Sofitel Legend People’s Grand Hotel Xi'an originally opened in 1953 as a state-run hotel for visiting Chinese…

Accor has agreed to manage a hotel currently under construction in New Zealand. The Novotel New Plymouth is scheduled to open early next year on the west coast of New Zealand's North…

Accor has announced new openings for its MGallery and Mercure brands in the UK. New MGallery hotels are in the pipeline for Windsor, Cheltenham (pictured) and Aberdeen with openings…

Accor recently introduced its ibis Styles brand for the first time in the Middle East marking the start of a partnership with Nakheel. The hospitality company inked a management…

Accor has planted more than 3.5 million trees since 2009, the company has revealed. As part of its 'Plant for the Planet' initiative, the European hotelier has financed a series of…

Hotel giant Accor has seen its results improve in the first quarter as more hotels open up under the firm. The company’s RevPAR has gone up 4.3% to EUR50 (US$68) year-on-year, with…

Accor has signed a new deal that will see the launch of its luxury Sofitel brand on the Singapore island of Sentosa. The Sentosa, A Beaufort Hotel, has now been temporarily renamed as…

JEREMY VAN DE KLUNDERT has been named as the new managing director of Sabre Pacific. He joins the company, which is a subsidiary of Abacus International, having spent five years with…

Accor has officially taken over the running of two properties in Australia's Northern Territory. The company, which was already Australia's largest hotel group, has now become NT's…

Accor has opened a new Pullman hotel in Malaysia. Located halfway between Kuala Lumpur and Petalingjaya, the Pullman Kuala Lumpur Bangsar features 513 rooms and suites and extensive…

Accor has opened three new hotels in Fujairah. The three-property project will include an Ibis, Adagio and Novotel hotels in Fujairah. The total cost of the project exceeds AED400…

Accor has launched a new online group bookings platform for leisure travel agencies and tour operators. The service has been designed based on online travel agency interfaces and…

Accor Middle East commenced its annual Middle East Road Show. The event provided an opportunity to network with customers and share progress made over the past year.  This also comes in…

Accor has unveiled a new interior design at three of its ibis Budget hotels in Australia, following the rebranding of all Formule 1 properties to the new brand. The AU$3.2 million…

A Sebel-branded hotel in Sydney is being taken over by Rydges. The management contract for the 271-room Sebel Surry Hills has been awarded to Rydges Hotels & Resorts, and the…

Accor Middle East has forged a strategic alliance with Alesayi Group to develop 10 new hotel properties across the Kingdom by 2018, as reported by Saudi Gazette. The first ibis in the…

HARISH MYSORE has been appointed as Sabre's new senior vice president of strategy & business development. With more than 20 years of experience, Mysoré previously served as senior…

Accor has been appointed to manage the famed Crocodile Hotel in Australia’s Kakadu National Park. Effective 1 April 2014, Accor will take the reins of the hotels from IHG, plus its…

Accor Middle East has recently inked a strategic alliance with the Alesayi Group in Saudi Arabia. The partnership will see development of a minimum of 10 new hotel properties by 2018…

Nineteen of France’s leading travel and tourism businesses have combined to launch a new alliance to promote tourism to the country. Accor, Club Med, Euro Disney, Pierre &…