AccorHotels , Europe's largest hotel group, is creating a new lifestyle division to pool its fast-growing "boutique" hotel brands, the company said on Monday. From Feb. 1, Cedric Gobilliard will head the division, which comprises the Jo&Joe youth hostel brand and AccorHotels' stakes in Germany's 25hours Hotels and France's MamaShelter brands. Boutique hotels are usually small, stylishly-designed,...
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French multinational company AccorHotels will be investing S$24 million into Singapore-based hospitality brand Banyan Tree Holdings, the latter said in a press release on Thursday (Dec 8). Under the long-term partnership, both parties intend to work together to develop and manage Banyan Tree branded hotels around the world. Banyan Tree will also have access to AccorHotels’ global reservations and...
AccorHotels said on Wednesday it had entered exclusive talks to buy concierge service provider John Paul, as it pushes further into new hospitality services and beefs up its response to the challenges of Airbnb. Under the terms of the deal, AccorHotels - the world's fifth-largest hotel group - will acquire 80 percent of John Paul for about US$150 million in equity and debt, with the company's chief...
AccorHotels, Europe's largest hotel group, said on Tuesday it bought British high-end serviced home rental company onefinestay as it fights the rising challenge of online home-sharing company Airbnb and booking websites like Expedia. The world's fifth-largest hotel group, undergoing a reorganisation initiated by Chief Executive Sebastien Bazin, said it paid 148 million euros (S$228.56 million) for...
GuocoLand Limited has inked a pact with AccorHotels to manage the two new hotels in its mixed-use developments in Singapore and Malaysia. The 222-room Sofitel Singapore City Centre will be part of the group's upcoming Tanjong Pagar Centre while the 312-room Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara will be part of the group's Damansara City in Kuala Lumpur. The Singapore-listed developer had originally named...