Accor
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Accor: Press Release From the Board of Directors [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 6 hours 30 minutes ago
PARIS, November 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Accor Board of Directors met today under the chairmanship of Gilles Pelisson to review the analysis of the potential benefits of demerging Accor's two businesses.
Accor Ranks Number One in Sustainability Rating
Hotel News Resource | 29 days 16 hours 42 minutes ago
Tomorrow's Value Rating Finds Accor Tops the World's 10 Largest Hotel Groups in Sustainability Efforts
Accor: 2009 Nine-Month Revenue Down 8.2% Like-for-Like [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 36 days 6 hours 59 minutes ago
PARIS, October 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In an economic environment that has seen no significant improvement, - Prepaid Services revenue rose by 3.6% like-for-like despite rising unemployment and the steep decline in interest rates worldwide. - Hotel revenue retreated by 10.7% like-for-like, with the Economy segment showing relatively good resilience, particularly in France. Consolidated revenue for the first nine months of 2009 totaled EUR5,258 mi...
Accor Services Gains Leadership of the Meal Voucher Market in the Czech Republic With the Acquisition of Local Operator Exit Group [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 46 days 23 hours 41 minutes ago
PARIS, October 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of its growth strategy, Accor Services has acquired Exit Group, the fourth largest provider of meal vouchers in the Czech Republic. With a strong position among small and mid-sized businesses, Exit Group reported an issue volume of EUR77 million in 2008.
Accor Announces a Major Real Estate Transaction in the Budget Segment in France, With the Sale of 158 hotelF1 Properties for EUR272 Million [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 60 days 41 minutes ago
PARIS, September 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In line with its ongoing asset-right strategy, Accor today announced a major real estate transaction in the Budget segment in France, with the sale of 158 hotelF1 properties, representing a total of 12,300 rooms.
Travelers Get What They Need, and Nothing They Don't, From Motel 6 During the Holidays [Press Release]
MarketWire | 1 day 6 hours 43 minutes ago
DALLAS, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 11/19/09 -- Motel 6, best known for offering a clean, comfortable room for the lowest price of any national chain, offers travelers a respite this holiday season from the often odd and not-so-useful items that accompany every family's yearly gift-giving festivities. With more than 1,000 Motel 6 locations in the U.S. and Canada, holiday travelers will find at least one place where they'll get everything they need and nothing they don't.
Hotel development pushes ahead in Asia, despite global downturn
AH&LA SmartBrief | 10 days 1 hour 43 minutes ago
...unveiled in Hong Kong in October, and a 300-room Ritz-Carlton is due to open in the city next year. French hotel giant Accor, meanwhile, says it is growing at a greater rate in Asia than any other region in the world, with 54 hotels opening this...
Accor tops hotel rankings on sustainability
AH&LA SmartBrief | 29 days 2 hours 43 minutes ago
French hotel group Accor has landed at the top of a list ranking the sustainability of the world...organizations. Tomorrow's Value Rating, which compiled the list, commended Accor for sustainable solutions such as its use of energy-saving technologies...
Accor sees upturn in China for 2010
AH&LA SmartBrief | 38 days 2 hours 43 minutes ago
French hotel giant Accor says that, after a dismal 20%- to 30%-decline in revenue per available room at its hotels in China this year, things should...
Accor's hotels unit could bear the brunt of fallout from new strategy
AH&LA SmartBrief | 85 days 2 hours 43 minutes ago
Accor's announcement this week of its possible decision to divide its hotel and...company's hotels unit may feel the most fallout under such a scenario, and Accor may wind up dropping its low-returning businesses, such as the luxury Sofitel...
Accor mulls split of prepaid services, hotel divisions
AH&LA SmartBrief | 86 days 2 hours 43 minutes ago
French hotel giant Accor SA, in announcing a $214 million net loss in the first half, says it is considering...increasingly independent of each other and have limited common synergies, according to Accor Chairman and CEO Gilles Pelisson.
Accor to sell 158 budget hotels in $402M deal
AH&LA SmartBrief | 60 days 2 hours 43 minutes ago
French hotel giant Accor SA says it is selling a package of 158 hotels in its budget chain Formule 1 for $402 million. Accor will lease the hotels under the deal, and the deal will allow the company to reduce its debt by about $277 million in 2009.
Hotel Price Comparison Made Even Easier HotelsCombined.com s New Total Cost Hotel Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 14 hours 29 minutes ago
HotelsCombined.com, the world’s leading hotel price comparison search engine, today unveiled its new total cost hotel results making it as easy as 1, 2, 3 for travelers.
Offer Optimization Becomes a Reality: Aberdeen Group Reveals Combination of Technology and Customer Analytics as Keys to Improving Marketing Performance [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 20 hours 43 minutes ago
Today’s enterprise marketers have the unenviable task of attempting to improve marketing effectiveness within their organizations while staying within the parameters of their existing budgets. A new study published by Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE:HHS), discusses how offer optimization can help marketers achieve significant marketing return on investment (ROMI) through customer analytics. Enterprise marketing software provider Neolane, Inc. sponsored the report.
Accor will open 200 franchised hotels in France by 2013
Hospitality Net | 1 day 18 hours 36 minutes ago
From November 9 to 12, Accor held a convention in Marseille for its hotel franchise partners, under the leadership of Christophe Alaux, Chief Operating Officer, Accor Hospitality France. Reaffirming its firm intention of remaining the country s leading hotel franchiser, Accor announced the opening of at least 200 hotels throughout France over the next four years.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Accor |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Lodging |
| Website: | http://www.accor.com |
Accor est l'hospitalité. Accor is one of the world's leading hotel operators, owning or managing almost 4,000 properties in nearly 100 countries throughout the world. It serves travelers through its upscale brand Sofitel, as well as its midscale Novotel, Mercure, and Suitehotel, and economy chains Ibis and All Seasons. In addition, its budget brand Motel 6 (part of Accor North America) boasts more than 900 properties, most of which are franchised. Accor also operates the hotelF1 brand, has a stake in casino hotel firm Groupe Lucien Barrière, and operates or owns stakes in several hospitality and food services; its Accor Services unit provides outsourced benefits services to more than 430,000 corporate clients.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 10,908.1 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -8.7 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 864 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -35.6 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 158,162 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -8.4 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |