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Well-being culture from Accor

Kanchan Nath
Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, announced the release of its highly anticipated white paper, exploring eight key pathways for navigating business, society and leadership toward a…

When Accor met Visa

Alastair Newport
Accor and Visa have announced their global partnership to bring new payment experiences to ALL-Accor Live Limitless loyalty members. The partnership will bring together Accor’s…
OTAs & Tour Operators

AccorHotels加速转型步伐

Mark Elliott
Accor Hotels 进一步推动其数字化变革，Accor Hotels.com 转型进入市场并向经仔细挑选的独立酒店开放。这一服务将逐步向酒店业者开放，从2015年6月底开始在第一批目标市场实施，客人将能够从2015年7月起访问。最终目标是提供全球300个主要城市的10,000多家酒店，届时，Accor Hotels.com上的酒店数量将呈三倍增长。…
Hotels

R Hotels inks a deal Accor

Mark Elliott
R Hotels recently announced a frame work for a franchise agreement with Accor Hotel Services Middle East. This agreement will focus on the upcoming ibis Styles hotel in Jumeirah. The…
Hotels

Accor acquires Fastbooking

Mark Elliott
Accor has confirmed the acquisition of Fastbooking, a digital services provider for the hotel industry. Founded in 2000, Fastbooking offers website development, channel management,…
Hotels

Accor returns to Yangon

Mark Elliott
Accor has returned to Yangon for the first time in more than a decade with the opening of a new Novotel. The new Novotel Yangon Max offers 366 rooms and suites, plus a range of…
Hotels

Accor expands in Jeddah

Mark Elliott
Accor Hotel Services Middle East is set to open three more hotels in Jeddah by the end of 2018, under the Novotel, Ibis and Adagio brands. The operator has signed management agreements…
Hotels

Accor expands KSA presence

Mark Elliott
In a strategic move to expand its presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Accor HotelServices Middle East recently inked management agreements with Alesayi Group. The agreement was…
Hotels

Accor partners with TBO

Mark Elliott
Accor has recently inked an agreement with Travel Boutique Online (TBO) to strengthen its distribution globally. TBO will look at increasing sales of Accor Hotels across its network of…
Hotels

Accor arrives in Myanmar

Mark Elliott
Accor has made its debut in Myanmar with the launch of a new hotel in the capital, Naypyidaw. The Lake Garden hotel, which has become a member of Accor's luxury MGallery Collection,…
Bahrain

Sabre renews Accor agreement

Mark Elliott
Sabre Corporation recently renewed its technology agreement with Accor Hotels to continue marketing and selling Accor’s room inventory and rates in the Sabre global distribution system.…
Hotels

KSA gets more Accor brands

Mark Elliott
Accor HotelServices Middle East has signed management agreements with the Alesayi Group to operate two new Adagio Aparthotel properties in Saudi Arabia. The 200-unit Adagio Aparthotel…
Hotels

Accor arrives in Urumqi

Mark Elliott
Accor has expanded into the far northwest of China, with the launch of its first ever hotel in Urumqi. The company's move in the capital of China's Xinjiang region was enabled by…
Hotels

Accor launches Pullman brand in Phuket

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Accor has announced the opening of its first upscale Pullman resort on the Thai island of Phuket. Located on Naithon Beach, on Phuket's west coast, the Pullman Phuket Arcadia offers…
Global

GTA renews Accor deal

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Accommodation wholesaler GTA has renewed its distribution contract with leading hotel operator Accor. The deal means that GTA can sell brands like Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel,…
Global

Accor revamps Pullman Sydney

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Accor has completed a major refurbishment project at the Pullman Sydney Hyde Park. Less than 12 months since the rebranding of the Sydney Marriott Hotel, the 241-room upscale hotel…
Global

Accor unveils Sydney Harbour suites

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Accor has launched seven new suites overlooking Sydney Harbour. The new suites at the Sebel Pier One Sydney include four Harbour View Balcony Suites which have direct access to large…
Hotels

Accor opens two new Bangkok hotels

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Accor has opened two new hotels under one roof in the centre of Bangkok. With a combined 378 rooms - 189 in each hotel - the Mercure Bangkok Siam and ibis Bangkok Siam are both…
Hotels

Accor launches Indonesian brand

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Accor has announced the launch of a new upscale brand tailor-made for the Indonesian market. Unveiled at a press conference at ITB Berlin, Accor's new Grand Mercure Maha Cipta label…
Hotels

Accor sees revenue growth

Mark Elliott 7
Accor’s hotel division has a 2.7% boost in revenue in 2012 compared to the previous year. The hotel chain posted EUR5.4bn in revenue last year with more growth seen amongst its budget…
Hotels

Accor adds two Pullmans in Queensland

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Accor has expanded its Pullman brand in Australia, following the rebranding two resorts in Queensland. The Sea Temple Resort & Spa Port Douglas and Sea Temple Resort & Spa Palm Cove…
Hotels

Tourico Holidays partners Accor

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Tourico Holidays has formed a new partnership with Accor, allowing the hotel company’s portfolio to be distributed through the travel wholesaler. As the newest addition to Tourico’s Direct…
Hotels

Accor to add 200th Australian hotel

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Accor will launch its 200th Australian hotel next month, following the rebranding of the Radisson Resort Gold Coast to become a Mercure. Mercure Gold Coast Resort will officially launch on…
Hotels

Accor adds Grand Mercure in Dongguan

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Accor has boosted its Chinese portfolio with the opening of a new Grand Mercure hotel in the city of Dongguan, Guangdong province. The Grand Mercure Dongguan Shijie is located in the…
Hotels

Accor to boost Sofitel brand in Asia

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Accor is planning a major expansion of its luxury Sofitel brand in Asia Pacific over the next few years. According to the Sofitel's Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific, Markland…
Hotels

Accor adds ibis in Bali

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Accor has opened a new ibis hotel in Bali. The ibis Styles Bali Kuta Circle, located in the Simpang Siur area, becomes the second newly-built ibis Styles property in Bali. The budget hotel…
Hotels

Accor reopens ibis Christchurch

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Accor reopened the ibis Christchurch today (4 September), becoming the first city centre hotel to open its doors since the devastating February 2011 earthquake. The hotel, located just off…
Hotels

Accor raises US$135m from sales

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Accor has raised EUR110 million (US$135m) through the sale of assets in Australia and China.   The company sold its 21.9% stake in the Ascendas Australia Hospitality Fund for EUR56m.…
Hotels

Accor to launch ibis in Adelaide

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Accor will launch its ibis economy hotel brand in Adelaide. Following the signing of an agreement with hotel developer Hines Property, the new AU$65 million (US$67m) property will rise on…
Hotels

Accor signs new Indonesian accord

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Accor has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Indonesia, aimed at boosting its popularity among Indonesian travellers. The agreement, penned yesterday with Indonesia's…
Hotels

Accor opens 500th Asia Pacific hotel

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Accor has announced the opening of its 500th hotel in the Asia Pacific region. The Pullman Gurgaon Central Park, which also marks the debut of the upscale Pullman brand in India, takes the…
Hotels

Accor adds Australian conference hotel

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Accor has added the Cypress Lakes Resort, in Australia's Hunter Valley, to its Grand Mercure network.  The largest high-end resort in New South Wales' Hunter Valley, Cypress Lakes features…
Hotels

Accor to reopen two Christchurch hotels

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Accor has announced plans to reopen two of its four hotels in Christchurch. Hotel ibis Christchurch is scheduled to reopen in September 2012, with the Novotel Christchurch following in…
Hotels

Accor debuts in Koh Chang

Mark Elliott 8
Accor has announced the opening of Mercure Koh Chang Hideaway, its first property on the eastern Thai island of Koh Chang. Located on Bai Lan Bay, the property has 1km of private beach and…
Hotels

Accor expands MGallery in Bangkok

Accor has opened its latest MGallery collection hotel in Bangkok, the Hotel Muse Bangkok Langsuan. The boutique property, which has been designed to reflect Thailand's King Rama V era…
Hotels

Centara, Accor to end relationship

Centara Hotels & Resorts and Accor have announced that they will end their association at three Thailand properties at the end of this year. Two partnership agreements will expire on 31…
Hotels

Accor to launch MGallery in Auckland

Accor has been appointed to manage the newly-named Hotel Lighter Quay, one of Auckland's most recognised waterfront hotels. Formerly called the Hotel Viaduct Harbour, the five-star hotel…
Hotels

Accor opens second all seasons in Bali

Accor has announced the opening of its second all seasons hotel in Bali. The newly-built all seasons Bali Denpasar features 153 guestrooms, each of which includes a 24-inch LCD screen…
Hotels

Accor takes over NSW property

Accor has taken over the management contract of a property on the central coast of New South Wales. The former Mantra Group hotel has been rebranded as the Mercure Kooindah Waters Resort.…
Hotels

Accor to develop 21 Indonesian hotels

Accor has announced the further expansion of its network in Indonesia with 21 new hotels. These new hotels will be distributed across the archipelago and will add 4,526 new rooms to the…
Hotels

Accor’s Adagio brand acquires Citea

Accor's long-stay apartment brand, Adagio has acquired 100% of the Citea group's 49 hotels. This will bring Adagio's portfolio to a total of 84 apartment hotels throughout Europe, making it…
UK

Accor signs partnership with DOTW

Mark Elliott
Accor has formally signed a Direct Connect partnership with Destinations of the World (DOTW), a leading global wholesale travel company, to give DOTW customers access to most of the 4,100…
Hotels

Accor reopens Queensland mountain resort

The Mercure Clear Mountain Lodge, Spa & Vineyard, located between the mountains of the D'Aguilar and Taylor Ranges in Queensland, has been reopened following a AU$6.5 million (US$6.7…
Hotels

Accor brings Pullman brand to Lijiang

Pullman, an upscale brand of the Accor Group, has opened in the historic city of Lijiang, in  China's southwestern Yunnan province. Consisting of 79 villas and 51 deluxe rooms, Pullman…
Hotels

Accor unveils new Novotel room concept

Accor's Novotel brand has unveiled a new guestroom concept with the opening of the 370-room Novotel Bangkok Ploenchit. The Novotel 'Next' guestroom includes several new features which…
Hotels

Accor launches new smartphone apps

Accor has introduced Accorhotels.com applications for two more smartphones - BlackBerry and Samsung (equipped with the new Bada operating system). The company's iPhone app was launched…
Hotels

Accor launches NZ earthquake fund

The Accor hotel group and its hotel owners have announced that they will donate NZ$2 (US$1.50) for every room sold at its 29 hotels and resorts across New Zealand until the 31 March in order…
Hotels

Accor opens new Pullman hotel in Bali

Pullman Bali Legian Nirwana opening the doors yesterday. The Accor-managed resort will initially offer 140 rooms, with a further 213 being added over the next few months, taking the…
Hotels

Accor unveils new online booking engine

01 Jun 10 (TravMedia.com): All of the services offered by our hotels are displayed directly on the homepage to ensure that our customers find exactly what they are looking for, in just a few…
Hotels

Accor sells five hotels

As part of the ongoing deployment of its "asset right" strategy, Accor has announced an international real estate transaction involving the sale of five hotels (representing more than 1,100…
Global

Accor sells five hotels

Mark Elliott
PARIS, February 19, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of the ongoing deployment of its "asset right" strategy, Accor has announced an international real estate transaction…
Hotels

Accor Board approves group business split

PARIS, December 15/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Meeting under the chairmanship of Gilles Pelisson, Accor's Board of Directors approved unanimously (less one vote) the potential benefits of…
Features

Accor discusses demerger

Mark Elliott
PARIS, November 16/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Accor Board of Directors met today under the chairmanship of Gilles Pelisson to review the analysis of the potential benefits of…
Global

Accor discusses demerger

Mark Elliott
PARIS, November 16/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Accor Board of Directors met today under the chairmanship of Gilles Pelisson to review the analysis of the potential benefits of…
Global

New accorhotels.com website

Mark Elliott
08 Oct 09 (TravMedia.com): With its new homepage, the accorhotels.com website enables visitors to access videos and new hotel presentation guides as well as special offers, weather…
Global

IATA signs CIS safety accord

Mark Elliott
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the signing of an agreement with the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) to improve aviation safety and infrastructure…
Pacific Islands

Accor offers Tahiti on a budget

Accor Hotels has teamed up with Tahiti Travel Connections to offer two affordable holiday packages to the exotic islands of Tahiti and Bora Bora.The Sofitel Tahiti Maeva Beach Resort is…
Hotels

Accor launches new global loyalty scheme

Hospitality giant Accor has announced the launch of its new A|Club loyalty program, giving travellers the opportunity to earn point in 90 countries worldwide. Accumulated points can be used…
Hotels

Accor holds Vietnam career fair

Accor continued its Vietnamese human resources development of with Accor Career Fair 2008. The annual event at the Sofitel Plaza Hanoi saw over 900 students from 12 Hanoi universities based…
Hotels

Accor hosts French ambassador

The Pudi Boutique Hotel in Shanghai welcomed the visiting French Ambassador to China on Tuesday. Martin van der Valk (middle of picture), General Manager of theAccor-managed property,…
Australia

Accor expands in NSW

Mark Elliott
AccorVacation Club has announced the opening of the Grand Mercure Apartments Heritage Park, Bowral. The 126-luxury apartmentdevelopment is located in the southern highlands district of…
Hotels

Accor records solid growth

European hospitality giant Accor has recorded a 5.2% revenue rise in the first half of 2008. Accor's revenue totalled almost EUR3.8 billion (US$5.9 billion) for the first six months of…
Hotels

Accor expands economy brands in Indonesia

With the opening of Novotel Balikpapan, Novotel Nusa Dua Bali and Mercure Surabaya in Indonesia last year, Accor will manage three new hotels by the end of this year. Accor's economy brand…
Hotels

Accor to manage Rotorua icon

Accor is to take over the management of Rotorua's century-old iconic hotel, Princes Gate Hotel from January.  The boutique hotel with a Victorian facade was built in 1897 and has been…
Features

Accor bets on Malaysia

Mark Elliott
According to Victor Pang, Vice President, Development Asia, Accor Hospitality, Malaysia's low average hotel room rates have changed radically over the last three years…
Hotels

Accor adds Ginza hotel to Tokyo network

The four-star hotel is the only high-rise hotel in Ginza, with hotel rooms starting from them 20th floor, providing outstanding views across Tokyo's cityscape. The location of the hotel…
Hotels

Accor top ‘Hotel Club’ again

The vote as 'Best Hotel Chain' in the 2007 HotelClub Hotel Awards follows a similar award in the 2007 Hotel management (HM) Awards for Excellence earlier this month. "It is a great…
Hotels

Accor serious on children’s charity

Paulette Newton has been welcomed to the newly createdposition of Cure Kids Administrator, a role that complements her existingresponsibilities as personal assistant to Sofitel Fiji Resort…
Appointments

Accor in shift senior executives

Brian Deeson will be leaving his post in Shanghai, after being in charge of Greater China since 2005.  He will be taking on a new role as Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific in Sydney…
Hotels

Accor dumps rates

The Accor Summer Sale 2007 covers over 130 participating hotels in 12 countries including the Sofitel, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure and Ibis brands. The promotion offers guests an…
Hotels

Accor BKK opens

Surrounded by restaurants and nightclubs, the 147-room hotel features broadband WIFI internet access, LCD screen TV's, a safe deposit and mini bar as well as a gym, indoor pool, L'Escale…
Hotels

Accor HQ to Singapore

The French hotelier currently has 103 hotels in Asia and over 100 development projects in the pipeline regionally. While most of its new hotels are in China, Singapore was selected as its…
Hotels

60 hotels for Accor

ACCOR has announced it will launch a record 20 hotels in China this year, with another 40 properties under construction or in the final planning stages. The new properties are to be added…