With pent-up travel demand, Accor CEO Sebastien Bazin says coronavirus vaccine rollout programmes will translate into boosted hotel stays
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Video: The worst is behind us, says Accor CEO
Sebastien Bazin, chief executive officer at Accor SA, discusses his outlook for his business in the second half of the year, the trends he’s seeing in the industry and where he’s seeing opportunity.
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Video: How the coronavirus is impacting Accor’s business in China
Sebastien Bazin chairman and chief executive officer at Accor SA, discusses how the coronavirus is impacting the business in China and the outlook for 2020.
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Video: Accor CEO says don’t bet against Dubai
Sebastien Bazin, chairman and chief executive officer at Accor talks about expanding in Dubai.
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Kuwait’s Sheikh Mubarak eyes expansion to UK, German hotel markets after Brexit
Founder of mid-market operator Action Hotels is looking to international markets
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Born to lead: Sheikh Mubarak Al Abdullah Al Mubarak Al Sabah
Kuwaiti royal Sheikh Mubarak Al Abdullah Al Mubarak Al Sabah is a pioneer among the Gulf’s hospitality sector, credited with introducing the midmarket sector to the region
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Accor, GFH pen agreement to manage new Raffles Bahrain
As part of the agreement, Bahrain’s Al Areen Palace and Spa will be refurbished and enhanced with a focus on wellness
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Prince Alwaleed’s Kingdom said to hire Deutsche Bank’s Saudi CEO
Sources say Tamim Jabr will join Kingdom Holding later this year as head of international investments
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Dubai’s Action Hotels Co appoints former Accor exec as new CEO
Christophe Landais will direct the group’s strategy for its 13-strong property portfolio, as well as the development pipeline
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How hotel giant aims to drive room sales in Saudi holy cities
AccorHotels has launched its Accor Holy Destinations initiative, an alliance between all its properties in Makkah and Madinah
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Rooms with a view: Accor CEO Sebastien Bazin
He has led Europe’s largest hospitality group to record profits. Now, Accor CEO Sebastien Bazin wants to turn it into the world’s most powerful hotelier
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Loyalty programmes help hotels take back bookings from OTAs, says Accor CEO
Airbnb ‘less impactful’ on hotels than OTAs, focuses on secondary cities compared to capital cities, says Sebastien Bazin
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Restrictions in tourism, entertainment ‘not a barrier’ in attracting tourists to Saudi, says IHG boss
The CEO of Accor Sebastien Bazin said Saudi will have to make exemptions to attract tourists, but IHG’s Pascal Gauvin sees no challenges in growing kingdom’s tourism sector
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Video: Why the Indian hotel market is rapidly growing
Hotelier Middle East explores why the Indian hotel market is rapidly increasing.
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Revealed: Middle East’s leading hotel operator with top room counts
Accor and Marriott International were the only two companies with at least 30,000 rooms in the region as of the end of February, according to STR.
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‘I will never let robots serve customers at restaurants’, says Accor CEO
The ‘human touch’ in hospitality is what differentiates hotel groups from online travel agencies such as Booking.com and Expedia, according to Sebastien Bazin
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Revealed: who operates the most hotel rooms in the Middle East
STR says Accor and Marriott International maintain the top room counts among parent companies operating in the region