New Delhi: French hospitality major Accor, which operates brands such as Ibis and Pullman, aims to open a hotel every week this year in the Asia region, driven by what it calls incredible demand.
Accor, which announced the signing of 11 new properties and opened 20 in 2023 in India, will focus on its core brands—Novotel, Pullman and Ibis, which constitute about 70% of its entire business—in its expansion drive this year, a senior company executive told Mint. Among its notable signings last year were the Fairmont Agra, a Pullman in Amritsar, Novotel at the Bengaluru Airport and a Grand Mercure at Jaipur.
Garth Simmons, the company’s chief operating officer for Asia for its premium, mid-scale and economy…
