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Naypyidaw, Myanmar – 9 March 2017 – Max Myanmar Holding Co, a hotels-to-engineering conglomerate, is looking for partnerships in financial services and is in talks with France-based Accor to expand cooperation in hotel management. The Yangon, Myanmar-based group expects legal changes in the country to encourage more investment,
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Berlin, Germany – 8 March 2017 – Until end of the month, Accor expect first feedback of talks for sale of its real-estate investment branch HotelInvest. COO Laurent Picheral revealed in an interview with Hospitality Leaders, “We have first interest and still searching long-term partners.” Goal is to sell a
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Paris, 06 March 2017 – Monitoring the impressive business results of Accor, it becomes clear that Europe’s leading hotel company has undergone major changes. (+4,9% Bit, +8,1% net profit). The company continued to grow within the interesting luxury travel segment. Due to the takeover of Fairmont Raffles (FRHI)
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Berlin, Germany – 6 March 2017 – AccorHotels and Rixos Hotels announce today a strategic partnership illustrating AccorHotels’ strategy to expand its presence in the Upper Upscale/Luxury market, with a primary focus on developing global activities in the resort segment. Under a long-term joint venture, both parties intend to collaborate,
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Berlin, 3. März 2017 – Hoteldirektorin Ulrike Bock und ihre Stellvertreterin Anna Irmer leiten ab sofort gemeinsam den Hotelpark Berlin City Potsdamer Platz mit den Marken Novotel Suites, Ibis und Ibis Budget. Damit übernimmt die weibliche Doppelspitze Verantwortung für das größte Hoteltrio der Accor Hotels in Deutschland mit 592 Zimmern und
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Paris – 3 March 2017 – Accor Hotels announces it has signed an agreement with Brazil Hospitality Group (BHG) and its shareholders, funds managed by GP Investments and GTIS Partners, in order to take over the management of 26 hotels (c. 4,400 rooms) currently owned or managed by BHG, the third-
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Kuala Lumpur – 3 March 2017 – 1AccorHotels announces its first Mercure property in Kuala Lumpur. The 213-room Mercure Kuala Lumpur Shaw Parade is located in Pudu, at the fringe of Kuala Lumpur’s Bukit Bintang shopping belt.
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München, 01. März 2016 – Innovativ und zukunftsorientiert baut Accor Hotels seine Vorreiterrolle im Tagungs- und Eventbereich aus. Das neu überarbeitete Ausbildungsangebot Event und Meeting Manager Midscale (IHK) erweitert das Spektrum des bisher bekannten Veranstaltungsplaners und -organisators: Social Media-Kanäle professionell nutzen, neue Veranstaltungsformate wie Barcamps oder World Cafés bedienen, virtuelle
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Bangkok, Thailand – 22 February 2017 – Nine years after opening, Pullman Bangkok King Power – the world’s first Pullman – completes a transformative renovation project that “embodies the trend toward cutting-edge design in the upscale hospitality sector,” says general manager Marc Begassat. In the years that followed the debut of the
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Paris – 22 February 2017 – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been appointed as a director of AccorHotels and will chair its newly created international strategy committee, Reuters reports. 1 Nicolas Sarkozy Sarkozy, who led France for five years from 2007, lost his bid for another presidential term in November after
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Paris, France – 16 February 2017 – The Mercure brand is launching its BOT, an up-to-the-minute instant messaging solution available on Facebook and Messenger. Offering a hotel experience anchored in a specific locality is the very essence of the Mercure brand and its venues. 1 Everything from design to
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Addis Ababa, Ethopia – 16 February 2017 – AccorHotels will open three hotels in Ethiopia by 2021, becoming the latest international chain to tap into the growing business and tourism sectors in the country. Looking to counter subdued growth in Europe, AccorHotels and others have been expanding in emerging markets such as