Accor Hotels News

On 21st April 2012, Accor launched PLANET 21; an innovative programme based around 21 commitments the company is making towards sustainable development. A year on, Accor gives a positive assessment on the growing involvement of its hotels and employees and strengthens its leadership and progression as a sustainable hotel group. → Read More

GTA has renewed its distribution deal with the leading hotel operator Accor ensuring businesses selling leisure travel can book more than 3,500 hotels in 92 countries available under its brands. Together Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Suite Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Ibis Styles, Ibis budget and hotelF1 serve the needs of all kinds of travellers with a wide variety of accommodation options. → Read More

Accor’s Board of Directors met today at the request of its Chairman, Denis Hennequin, with all Directors in attendance. During this meeting, all the Directors came to the joint conclusion regarding the Group’s situation: that the strategy adopted is the right one and that it will remain unchanged. However, given current economic conditions and the rapid transformation of its competitive environment, Accor must accelerate the implementation of this strategy in order to reinforce its positions. → Read More

Hotel giant Accor has ousted chief executive Denis Hennequin following a disagreement over the pace of change at the largest hotel chain in Europe. A transitional team, headed by chief operating officer Yann Caillere, who takes the role of chief executive, has been put in charge. → Read More

Accorhotels.com, the online reservation website multi-brands and multi-destinations of Accor hotels, continues its development as a key actor of e-tourism. The booking website is at the centre of Accor online strategy and saw its traffic increase considerably over the last couples of years: from 80 million to 100 million visitors between 2010 and 2012. → Read More

French hospitality group Accor has outlined its ambitions for the luxury/upscale market, stating it hopes to increase its current network of 300 hotels in the segment to 400 properties by 2015. The group has adopted a different approach to luxury, based on its French origins, that places boldness at the heart of hospitality. → Read More

WTM Latin America has created a dedicated area on the exhibition floor to showcase organisations with global representation. The ‘Global Village’ will host international hotel chains, technology companies and wholesalers who are heading to São Paulo this April for the inaugural World Travel Market Latin America, with many exhibiting at a Brazilian travel trade show for the first time. → Read More

French hotel giant Accor has confirmed it will increase its 2012 dividend by 17 per cent on the back of higher operating profits. Robust emerging markets made up for a more difficult economic climate in Europe, seeing earnings before interest and tax reached €526 million. → Read More

Hotel giant Accor has revamped its mobile solutions in a drive to anticipate new consumer behaviour. The French company now offers its customers an enhanced, more efficient, optimised experience available for every type of mobile device. → Read More

Accor, one of the largest hotel operators in the region and the leader in the mid-market lodging segment, has signed a management contract with Sons of Ahmed Saleh Kaki, a family owned diversified business group, to develop the first Novotel hotel in Jeddah. The new hotel joins Accor’s rapidly expanding KSA network, which currently includes 12 hotels representing over 3,000 rooms. → Read More

Accor has announced a new brand-based organisation of its operations in Europe, with the aim of anticipating trends in the hotel sector and strengthening its brands. The new structure will be effective as of January 1st, 2013. → Read More