Articles tagged “accor”

Hotels

Interview: Accor’s CMO on What Hotels Need to Learn From McDonald’s

In today's global world, it's not enough to simply transplant a brand concept in a new country and call it expansion. Brands need to find the balance between maintaining their core principles and adopting to local expectations that resonate with their targeted customers.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

How Much Is an Airbnb Listing Really Worth?

For a company with few physical assets, Airbnb demands a high value for its listings. But this value reveals more about how the lodging economy is evolving more than it tells us about what the sharing economy leader is really worth.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

The Top 22 Hotel Brand Sites Around The World

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Best Travel Ads This Week: How to Make Buses Cool and Commuters Friendly

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

When the world’s cutest bunnies snuggle up in an Ibis hotel bed…

Ok, lets top this: Shetland ponies, goat-on-a-horse and now Ibis bunnies. What could be a cuter, and hence more viral, travel brand?

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Accor will reposition Pullman Hotels to focus on business and leisure combo

The term "bleisure" is what some travel experts would describe as "sterrible" (a combo of "silly" and "terrible") and simply "lunimaginative" ("lazy" meets "unimaginative").

ArabianBusiness.com Staff, HotelierMiddleEast.com | 11 years ago

Hotels

Accor hotel executive exposed for posting biased TripAdvisor reviews

How many other biased hoteliers are lurking around TripAdvisor? The site’s rules state reviews from hotel employees aren’t permitted, but their enforcement can be lax and is one of its biggest shortcomings.

Oliver Smith, Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Hotels

Accor’s stock drops as pessimism over upcoming earnings grows

Accor is pursuing an asset sell-off similar to many other hotel brands, but that's not enough to placate the ratings agency.

Patrick Gower, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Hotels

Mid-range hotels carve out a spot in Dubai as new Novotel readies opening

Despite their practicality, mid-range hotels will always be the odd man out in a city that serves to remind the rest of the world what opulence is all about.

AllArabianBusiness.com Staff, HotelierMiddleEast.com | 12 years ago

Hotels

Accor hotel group doubles down on Indonesia as center of its Southeast Asian growth

Accor has built its business by focusing on its low-and mid-price brands in non-marquee destinations. Matching this strategy with the growth of Indonesia's middle class and Southeast Asia's booming low-cost carriers is a winning combination.

Nichola Saminathe, Bloomberg | 12 years ago