Ibis Hotels News
Further expansion for Ibis Styles in UK
French hotel giant Accor has entered into a franchise agreement to open a new Ibis Styles hotel in London Enfield. This new Ibis Styles hotel, which will be located at 33 London Road, Enfield London, will have 54 rooms and is due to open by the end of the year.
Ibis launches sleep art app
Ibis will be the first economy hotel chain to offer an entertainment app, employing sound and motion sensors to sketch and draw movements and sounds while people sleep to reveal the ‘art of sleep’.
Ibis becomes largest hotel operator in Europe
Ibis has become Europe’s outright number one hotel brand, with 1,277 hotels and 121,882 rooms across the continent. Part of the growth represents new property developments, while the bulk is a result of a major repositioning strategy by Accor to amalgamate and uniform the Ibis product with former brands Etap Hotels and All Seasons.
ibis brings Monscierge service to London
ibis is offering, in selected London hotels, an intelligent concierge service - Monscierge - which provides a high visibility focal point where staff and guests can interact or simply find their own information 24/7. “Whether on business or pleasure, we know that peoples’ time is extremely precious especially when they want to experience as much as possible whilst away,” said Karelle Lamouche, ibis marketing director.
Accor revolutionizes economy-hotel codes and gives ibis a head start
One year after announcing its economy-hotel ‘Big-Bang’, Accor has unveiled the full scope of the ibis revolution, which it has rolled out simultaneously in 56 countries, in record time. This project involved reviewing economy hotel codes in depth, renewing more than 100,000 beds, honing an all new concept for its public areas, and briskly installing the new ibis, ibis Styles and ibis budget banners.
ibis relaunch nearly completion as Accor revitalises brand
One year after announcing what it is called the economy-hotel ‘big-bang’, Accor has unveiled the full scope of the ibis revolution, which has rolled out simultaneously in 56 countries. The project involved reviewing economy hotel standards, renewing more than 100,000 beds, developing an all-new concept for its public areas, and installing the new ibis, ibis Styles and ibis budget banners in record time.
Accor surpasses 100,000 rooms in Asia-Pacific
International hotel operator Accor now operates over 100,000 rooms in the region, with the opening of ibis Hong Kong Central and Sheung Wan.
Ibis Christchurch first back into quake-hit city
Ibis Christchurch has opened its doors today, becoming the first city centre hotel to re-open since the February 2011 earthquake. The Ibis - located in Hereford Street, just off Cathedral Square - has undergone major remedial work, including the renovation of all 155 rooms and public areas, as well as structural strengthening to meet the city’s new building code.
Ibis steps up its presence in Hong Kong
And then there were two in Hong Kong! Ibis has recently opened its second hotel in this archipelago that has been dubbed the Pearl of the East.
Accor welcomes ibis budget hotel to Whitechapel, London
Accor has opened its new ibis budget hotel in Whitechapel at an official ceremony attended by Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman. Ibis budget London Whitechapel has led to the creation of 30 jobs in the local area and is the first new ibis budget hotel to open in the UK.
The ibis family celebrates 4 new hotel inaugurations in Poland
The ibis and ibis budget Krakow Stare Miasto, and the ibis and ibis budget Warszawa Reduta, were respectively inaugurated on 9 and 21 May last. These two new hotels are part of a bigger objective for Accor: its goal to become a leader in Europe’s budget hotel segment.
ibis family uses website to explain transformation to customers
In April, the new ibis family launched a quite new website to explain the transformation of its three ibis brands to its customers. The website format is particularly innovative and is intended to generate enthusiasm and curiosity around the historic reinvention of ibis, ibis Styles and ibis budget.