Accor races ahead in India
MUMBAI – Accor is further expanding its hotel network in India with 48 hotels and 9980 rooms committed for development.
The hotels are a mix of Accor’s hotel brands – Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Ibis, Mercure and Formule 1.
Accor will also manage three convention centres in India.
Michael Issenberg, Accor Asia Pacific chairman, said, “India is a land of promise for Accor.
“Almost five years ago we made a commitment to launch and grow our business in India to include Accor’s core brands, and to have 50 hotels open in India by 2012.
“We are well on our way to achieving this ambition. Our commitment to India is strong and we will continue to focus on aggressively building both the size and spread of our network.â€
Sofitel, Accor’s luxury brand, will have three hotels with 711 rooms in Mumbai, including the flagship Sofitel Mumbai currently under construction at the International Finance and Business District – Bandra Kurla Complex.
Accor has also launched its new upscale brand Pullman with two committed projects: the 284-room Pullman Central Park Gurgaon and the 250 room Pullman Lavasa, both scheduled to open in 2010.
Accor is opening three hotels with 522 rooms across the country in 2009 including the Ibis Pune, the Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach and the first Mercure for India in Bangalore.
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