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Jules Pearson: “I’ve 365 restaurants, bars and night-life venues I need to programme in the next six years”

26-Jul-2022 By Stefan Chomka

The VP of F&B development creative within Ennismore on the challenges and rewards of delivering hotel restaurant concepts the world over.

Permanent Chet's restaurant to open at Hoxton Shepherd's Bush

06-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

The forthcoming The Hoxton hotel in Shepherd's Bush will be home to a permanent site for Thai/American restaurant brand Chet’s when it opens at the end of the year.

Accor enters talks to sell £159m stake in Ennismore to Qatari consortium

22-Jun-2022 By Restaurant

Hotel giant Accor is entering negotiations to sell a 10.8% stake in Ennismore to a Qatari consortium for €185m (£159m).

Ennismore and Accor merger completes

04-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Ennismore has completed its merger with French-owned hotel giant Accor.

Accor and Ennismore to merge to become 'world’s leading lifestyle hospitality operator'

24-Nov-2020 By Restaurant

Hotel groups Accor and Ennismore are entering into negotiations to form what has been described as ‘the world’s leading lifestyle operator in the hospitality sector’ through an all-share merger.

Earth Day: Hotel group to plant 10m trees by 2021

22-Apr-2016 By Sophie Witts

International hotel group Accor is planning to plant 10m trees by 2021 using money saved by guests reusing towels instead of sending them to be washed.

Gender pay gap? Not an issue at Accor’s Ibis hotels

09-Nov-2015 By Emma Eversham

Female employees earning less than their male counterparts is ‘not an issue’ within Accor’s Ibis hotels in the UK and Ireland says Inge van Ooteghem, SVP economy and budget hotels, and senior UK representative. 

Accor delivers record performance in 2014

18-Feb-2015 By Carina Perkins

Accor said its dramatic restructure paid off in 2014, with net profits up 77 per cent year-on-year on the back of strong operating performance across its business.

Accor expands UK porfolio with five new hotels

19-Aug-2014 By Carina Perkins

International hotel operator Accor has strengthened its UK portfolio with the signing of five new hotels in London and Edinburgh due to open by the end of 2015. 

Accor announces Mercure London Hyde Park Hotel

10-Jun-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Hotel operator Accor has announced that it will open a 78 room hotel under its Mercure brand in London’s Talbot Square close to Hyde Park. 

Accor reports strong Q1 results following business split

22-Apr-2014 By Carina Perkins

Global hotel group Accor is celebrating the success of its new business strategy after recording healthy growth in the first quarter.

Accor reports 'solid' financial performance in 2013

20-Feb-2014 By Carina Perkins

Global hotel group Accor saw profits continue to nudge upwards last year on the back of market improvements and an aggressive cost saving strategy.

Accor overhauls business to improve performance

27-Nov-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Accor’s new chief executive has announced the business will be divided in two in a bid to maximise operational performance, generate sustainable growth and boost shareholder returns.

Accor makes ‘significant progress' in 2013 as UK hotels outperform rest of world

18-Oct-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Hotel giant Accor says its portfolio of brands ‘has continued to gain traction’ across the UK, with six hotels opened so far this year and a ‘healthy’ development pipeline. 

Accor unveils new-look Mercure hotels as it accelerates brand's expansion

26-Jun-2013 By Emma Eversham

Accor has unveiled a new-look Mercure hotel as part of its plans to accelerate expansion of the mid-scale brand and reach its target of 1,000 hotels worldwide by 2018. 

Accor chief executive removed following strategy 'reservations'

24-Apr-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Global hotel giant Accor has removed Denis Hennequin, its chairman and chief executive, after he disagreed with the board over the speed in implementation of the firm's strategy. 

Accor to earn 50% of its profits from emerging markets by 2016

20-Feb-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Global hotel operator Accor has revealed it has set itself a target of earning 50 per cent of its profits from venues in emerging markets by 2016.

Accor reveals 'record' 2012, 266 new hotels opened

21-Jan-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Global hotel operator Accor has revealed it opened a record 266 new hotels in 2012 as the company's move to managed and franchised venues helped grow gross revenue by 11 per cent.

Accor acquires properties in Edinburgh and London for hotel expansion

10-Dec-2012 By Emma Eversham

European hotel group Accor has announced plans to open another three new hotels in Edinburgh and one in London after acquiring two freehold and two leasehold properties in the two cities.

Accor undertakes major restructure of European business to focus on individual hotel brands

06-Dec-2012 By Peter Ruddick

France-based global hotel operator Accor has announced it has carried out a major restructuring of the management of its European business - from January each brand will be run by an individual chief operating officer and team to an individual business...

Accor and Diageo named among World’s Best Multinational Workplaces

15-Nov-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Global hotel operator Accor and UK-based drinks firm Diageo have been named on the list of the 25 best multinational workplaces in the World by The Great Place to Work Institute.

Accor announces 80% of its portfolio will be managed or franchised by 2016

30-Aug-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Global hotel operator Accor has revealed it has increased its 'asset-light' target and now aims to own or lease just 20 per cent of the hotels in its expanding portfolio by the end of 2016.

Training for consistency: hotels

30-Aug-2012 By Peter Ruddick

With a hotel’s reputation increasingly made or broken in a single tweet or TripAdvisor review, increased guest expectations and the need to provide as good an F&B offer as any restaurant or bar, staff training is arguably more crucial in hotels than...

Jonathan Sheard: Accor has identified 10 possible UK locations for MGallery brand

01-Aug-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Jonathan Sheard, UK & Ireland managing director of the Accor brands MGallery and Mercure, has told BigHospitality there are 10 possible locations around the country suitable for an upscale MGallery hotel to join venues in London and now Bath.

Economy hotels drive UK Accor growth as company reveals negative Olympics impact

18-Jul-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Global hotel operator Accor has revealed strong performance from its economy hotels has driven growth for the business in the UK while preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games have damaged revenue from the upscale and midscale properties.

Accor to create 3,500 hotel jobs in three years

21-Jun-2012 By Peter Ruddick & Luke Nicholls

Global hotel chain Accor has today launched its first UK training academy in Hammersmith as part of plans to invest £5m in employee training, creating 3,500 jobs in the country in the next three years and taking on young unemployed people in London.

St. Ermin's hotel put on the market for £165.5m

18-May-2012 By Peter Ruddick

St. Ermin's hotel in Westminster, which is currently run by Accor under a franchise agreement as part of its MGallery brand, has been put up for sale for £165.5m.

Accor reveals near record occupancy for London hotels

19-Apr-2012 By Peter Ruddick

International hotel operator Accor has revealed in its first quarter results that increased revenue growth globally has been driven in the UK by a very strong period in London with occupancy rates at near record levels for the French company.

PLANET 21: Accor launches global strategy for sustainability

13-Apr-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The world’s largest hotel operator, Accor, has today launched a comprehensive sustainability programme as part of its bid to reduce CO2 emissions by 10 per cent by 2015.

Accor Ibis hotel features in West 12 shopping centre refurbishment

05-Mar-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Accor is to open a 128-bed hotel as part of the refurbishment of the West 12 shopping centre in London’s Shepherd’s Bush; the first new UK opening since the rebranding of its entire economy offering under the Ibis name.

Accor reveals global hotel energy usage with environmental footprint release

22-Feb-2012 By Peter Ruddick

International hotel operator Accor has revealed the group consumes more than 18bn kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy, ahead of a spring publication of a new sustainable development strategy for the company.

Accor reveals record expansion in 2011

19-Jan-2012 By Peter Ruddick

International hotel operator Accor opened a record 39,000 hotel rooms across its global estate last year, driven in part by franchise deals that saw 24 UK hotels converted to its Mercure brand.

Accor appoints new managing director of MGallery and Mercure brands

16-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

International hotel operator Accor has appointed Jonathan Sheard as managing director for the MGallery and Mercure hotel brands across the UK and Ireland.

Accor to consolidate economy brands under Ibis name

13-Sep-2011 By Emma Eversham

International hotel operator Accor is to consolidate its three economy brands – Ibis, Etap and All Seasons - under one name to help it better meet ‘changing consumer expectations.’

Accor sales grow as room rates recover

20-Jul-2011 By Lorraine Heller

The international hotel group Accor has seen revenues grow over the first half of the year as occupancy rates rise steadily and room rates start to recover.

Accor to open first MGallery luxury hotel in UK

17-Mar-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Accor is to launch its first upscale MGallery hotel in the UK following the refurbishment of London’s St. Ermins hotel under new owners.

Accor hotel revenues down 10 per cent in 2009

20-Apr-2010 By Chris Druce

Accor’s hotel revenues fell 10 per cent last year but a recovery is now underway