Accor’s Sébastien Bazin told his financial background and experience in hotel investment will benefit the company as it fine tunes its approach to owning real estate.
As investor at Colony Capital, Sébastien Bazin kept Accor’s leadership on its toes. Now as Accor’s CEO he hopes to deliver results.
Sébastien Bazin, chairman and CEO of Accor, was the most vocal. Buoyed by his recent decision to split the company into two business units, he said Accor is now able to regain ground from the OTAs.
The European ranking agency Potentialpark has ranked Accor 1st in France for its recruitment site.
Accor Middle East has recently inked a strategic alliance with the Alesayi Group in Saudi Arabia.
Agreement with Myat Min includes Asia’s first “The Sebel” property, in addition to Pullman and Novotel hotels.
Accor has announced several new distribution partnerships that will make it easier for travellers throughout the Asia Pacific region to make bookings at its 3600 hotels globally.
Issenberg, Asia-Pacific chief operating officer of Accor, downplayed fears slowing growth in China, the world s second-biggest economy, could affect Accor s plans.
Redefinition of Accor’s business model around its 2 core missions, for maximum operational performance & sustainable growth.
Accor on Wednesday announced a reorganization plan that splits the company into two business units: one that owns and invests in hotel assets and one that operates and franchises properties.
Accor has released the results of the inaugural Accor Hotels Asia Pacific Social Media Monitor, highlighting interesting differences in the social media habits of travellers from across Asia Pacific.
In a bid to drive more direct bookings, The Accor Group is implementing a recommendation engine. It recognises that every visit to a travel e-commerce site of one of its hotels counts.
Accor announced that Roberts Ejubs has been appointed Director of Hotel Solutions, Greater China and Area General Manager, Dongguan.
The Board of Directors of Accor convened recently that was chaired by Philippe Citerne, decided to appoint Sébastien Bazin as Chairman and CEO of Accor
10,000 jobs per year created as region’s largest hotelier expands network amidst industry staff shortages.
Pierre Boisselier was appointed Director of Treasury, Financing and Credit Management. He will report to Sophie Stabile, Global Chief Financial Officer of Accor.
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Grand Mercure Mei Jue expands its footprint in China’s northwestern hub with the opening of Grand Mercure Urumqi Hualing.Debut of the upscale tailor-made brand heralds a new era of hospitality combining internationally acclaimed expertise with the essence of local culture.
Over the past two weeks Accor has announced a brand refresh for Pullman Hotels and Resorts and laid out a strategic timeline for the company under the new leadership of interim CEO Yann Caillère.
As part of its expansion in the upscale sector, Accor has reimagined its Pullman brand to target today’s more cosmpolitan, hyper-connected and mobile traveller, for whom the lines between work and private life have become increasingly blurred.
Accor’s Board of Directors met today at the request of its Chairman, Denis Hennequin, with all Directors in attendance.
Carlo Olejniczak has been appointed Senior Vice-President Global Sales at Accor in Paris, France.
Accor announces the development of three newly built hotels in Myanmar – an MGallery hotel in Naypyidaw, Novotel Yangon Max, and Novotel Mandalay Mingalar – representing the group’s 18th market in the region.
Ibis has become Europe’s outright number one hotel brand, with 1,277 hotels and 121,882 rooms across the continent.