Michael Issenberg
Accor and sbe unveil first Mondrian hotel in Asia in coolest district of K-pop city
Mondrian Seoul Itaewon in marks the fifth property in the Mondrian portfolio
Luxury hotels opening in Bali to take note of
Raffles Hotels & Resorts has announced its 15th Raffles Hotel in the world, with the launch of the lavish Raffles
Accor announces new partnership with Grab to Live Limitless
Accor has announced a new strategic partnership between its new lifestyle loyalty programme, ALL- Accor Live Limitless and South East
Novotel Perth Murray Street to “set new benchmarks” in Australia
Novotel Perth Murray Street has opened its doors and is ready to take bookings for the summer holiday period. The
Accor opens Melbourne’s newest five-star hotel
Hotel Chadstone Melbourne, MGallery by Sofitel, has opened for business, with the property’s first guests checking-in on 1 November. The
Luxury hotspot: Accor to grow the Raffles brand in Asia, adds Bali and Sentosa in portfolio
Since acquiring the legendary Raffles brand in 2016, the French hospitality group Accor has announced plans to almost double the
‘This one’s for you, dad’: Son of Khun Vichai opens world’s first Orient Express Hotel
AccorHotels launches the world's first Orient Express hotel on top of the King Power Mahanakhon Building in Bangkok.
AccorHotels rallies with Serena Williams and Tennis Australia
AccorHotels has announced an exclusive three-year deal with Tennis Australia and re-signs Serena Williams as Official Ambassador in Australia.
Accor targets opening “one hotel per day” with Pullman Tokyo launch
The number of APAC properties run by AccorHotels reached one thousand when the group announced the opening of Pullman Tokyo Tamachi in Japan today — putting the company on track for its target of opening one hotel every single day by 2020.
AccorHotels APAC chairman: “Accor has had its eye on China for a long time”
Last week I brought to you the first part of my fascinating interview with Accor’s CEO for Asia-Pacific, Michael Issenberg, where he and I discussed the strategy behind the company's recent slew of acquisitions. In part two, we pick up where we left off and discuss Accor's Ctrip partnership and its strategy for success in the region.
Accor APAC’s CEO: “Almost one acquisition per month for the last two years”
On Monday, I reported on the latest in a long line of company acquisitions by AccorHotels, when the company announced its purchase of the Mantra Group in Australia. Almost every day I find myself reading about another intriguing buy from the French hotel group. But what is tying all these Accor deals together?
Accor becomes Australia’s second biggest employer after USD 1.2 billion acquisition of Mantra Group
Recent weeks have seen a flurry of deals and acquisitions from the French multinational and industry juggernaut Accor. May alone saw the USD 105 million purchase of Chilean hotel group, Atton Hoteles; April concluded with the sensational buy-up of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts -- for a cool USD 567 million, on top of successful deals for a 50% interest in Mantis Group and the full acquisition of table reservation platform, ResDiary.
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