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Accor’s new hotels for 2021

Back in 2016, Accor bought the Raffles, Fairmont and Swissotel brands.  In November 2020 it revealed a merger with Ennismore, which will bring the Hoxton and Gleneagles to the group in 2021.  This week Accor has announced another partnership, with Faena, an Argentinean brand with hotels in Miami and Buenos Aires, as well as a hotel in Dubai which is due to open in 2023.  The Faena developments are luxury properties large and include entertainment venues: theatres, shopping malls, galleries, restaurants and residential homes.

Despite the Covid pandemic, Accor is continuing to develop the group and open new hotels. Here are some that are in the pipeline for 2021:

UK

  • The Mondrian Shoreditch

The Mondrian Shoreditch (pictured above) will open in London in Spring 2021. It was previously The Curtain, a 5* hotel with 120 guest rooms and suites. There are 10 event spaces, including a ballroom and a 35-seat screening room. There is a rooftop pool and lounge with retractable roof.

  • Fairmont Windsor Park

The Fairmont Windsor Park is due to open in Spring 2021. It will have 200 bedrooms, three restaurants, two bars a ballroom and four additional meeting rooms. Leisure facilities include a spa, swimming pool and tennis courts.

Ireland

  • Carton House, Dublin

Carton House is due to re-open in the Spring. It has 169 bedrooms and 9 meeting rooms that can be divided in to a maximum of 13 event spaces. Located in the countryside half an hour from Dublin, the hotel also has a spa and two championship golf courses.

Morocco

  • Fairmont Tagazhout Bay

A development of 52 Fairmont villas, this resort also has a conference room for up to 500 guests. Close to Agadir, the property has a private beach and swimming pool.

Saudi Arabia

  • Fairmont Ramla Riyadh

Fairmont Ramla Riyadh is located close to King Khaled international airport. It has 298 guestrooms and suites. There are 10 meeting rooms (flexible space) and two ballrooms.

USA

  • Fairmont Century Plaza – Los Angeles

A 400-bedroom hotel in the Century City area. There are 14 event spaces, including two ballrooms. The original hotel was opened in 1961 and was the first hotel to have colour televisions in all of its rooms!

United Arab Emirates

  • SLS Dubai

The SLS Dubai is due to open in Summer 2021, in the downtown area. It will have 254 bedrooms and six meeting rooms.

In addition, there are other hotels, which either don’t offer conference facilities or there is limited space, such as the Banyan Tree Doha (Spring 2021) and SO/ Sotogrande Resort & Spa, Cadiz (Spring 2021). JO&JOE Vienna Westbahnhof, Vienna is a partnership project with IKEA and located in the same building as an IKEA store.

The hotels listed above are not the complete list of new openings. The MGallery brand is expected to open Orchard Hills Residences Singapore, The Silveri Hong Kong and The Porter House Hotel, Sydney, Australia. We will also see new Sofitel properties in Seoul, Hangzhou, and Adelaide.

All of the new hotels which Accor open will comply with Accor’s ALLSAFE hygiene and cleanliness assurance. This is a standard by Bureau Veritas and provides third-party verification of hotel cleanliness and hygienic requirements.

For more information contact Accor

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Carton House to rebrand under Accor’s Fairmont portfolio

The four-star Carton House in Co Kildare is to rebrand to become part of Accor’s Fairmont portfolio.

The hotel will now undergo a complete refurbishment before being unveiled as Fairmont Carton House later this year. 

Once the multi-million pound renovation is complete, Carton House, originally built in 1739, will be home to 170 bedrooms and suites, in addition to its two 18-hole championship golf courses.

The property is owned by the Belmullet Hospitality Group, controlled by Irish American businessman John Mullen, who said the rebrand will help ‘elevate’ the hotel’s reputation.

“Carton House is one of Ireland’s most significant landmarks, and we are excited to have Fairmont, one of the most prestigious hotel brands, to work with us to elevate the hotel to its rightful place in Irish hospitality,” Mullen said.

“The signing of Fairmont Carton House reflects our expertise in the luxury segment and reinforces our commitment to growing our luxury offering across the UK and Ireland, ” said Thomas Dubaere, chief operating officer of Accor Northern Europe.

Across its global portfolio Fairmont has more than 75 hotels.

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ALL Visa card launched by Accor for Loyalty Members

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Accor and Visa have announced a global partnership to bring new payment experiences to ALL-Accor Live Limitless loyalty members.

The partnership will bring together Accor’s loyalty program and Visa’s global payment capabilities to create the new ALL Visa card. Members who apply for the new Visa card and use it for everyday purchases everywhere Visa is accepted. Accor will collaborate with Visa financial institutions across Europe, America, Middle East and Asia Pacific to issue ALL Visa cards. It will offer members tailored rewards based on customer preferences. They will also have the ability to earn more loyalty points when staying with Accor or when making purchases.

Accor boasts a portfolio of strong and iconic brands across all segments in the most promising markets around the globe. Accor offers unique experiences through its 39 hotel brands, in more than 5,000 hotels and residences across 110 destinations.

The introduction of ALL Visa payment cards aims to leverage Accor’s augmented hospitality ecosystem. ALL Visa will engage customers beyond their stay via industry-leading benefits and innovative digital, mobile-first experiences.

The cobranded payment cards will generate additional customer engagement in hotels and new member recruitment opportunities for ALL as well as spend uplift.

Sébastien Bazin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Accor, said:

“Partnering with Visa will be a huge boost to Accor as we embark on the shared journey to develop an innovative co-branded payment card. This new initiative will provide unmatched benefits to our members and reinforce the success of our ALL loyalty program by increasing our member base driving additional engagement and giving each member incentives to stay with us more frequently and easily. The development of ALL is a major milestone for us, and in Visa we are very pleased to have found a partner which shares our passion for delivering everyday rewards and recognition.”

Al Kelly, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Visa, said:

“We are delighted to partner with Accor and support the introduction of a new customer loyalty program. Today’s digitally-savvy consumers expect rewards that are tailored to their needs and offer new and unique experiences. I am extremely excited about the power of Accor’s expertise in hospitality coming together with Visa’s global network and digital capabilities. This combination will translate into attractive loyalty and payment products that will be at the forefront of the hospitality market.”

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Accor commits to being single-use plastic free by 2022

Accor has announced its commitment to join the UN Global Tourism Plastics Initiative and to remove all single-use plastic items in guest experience from its hotels by the end of 2022. This action by Accor toward reducing environmental impacts and strengthening efforts to combat plastic pollution of the world’s oceans and other natural environments is a significant step forward for the global hospitality industry and for the group, which has been committed to sustainability for many years.

As it advances its role as a responsible tourism provider locally and globally, Accor has committed to join the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Tourism Organization, in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

“We are aware of the significant impact we have on our planet and our responsibility to create tangible benefits for our employees, guests, suppliers, partners and host communities,” said Sébastien Bazin, Chairman & CEO, Accor. “What guides us is the consciousness and social awareness that drives every person who strives to be a good citizen. It’s about being aware, socially conscious and consistent.”

Welcoming over 120 million guests and serving more than 200 million meals each year, Accor takes its role as a responsible corporate citizen to heart, working within the framework of its sustainable development program, for the past 25 years. In addition to their previous commitment to eliminate all plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds, today’s new commitment includes:

  • The removal of individual plastic toiletry amenities and cups by the end of 2020.
  • The elimination of all remaining single-use plastic items in guestrooms, meeting areas, restaurants and all leisure activities areas (spas, fitness centers, etc.) by the end of 2022.

Single-use plastics are defined as disposable items that are used only once and then discarded. Examples include plastic straws, cotton buds, coffee stirrers, plastic cups, plastic bags for laundry or extra pillows, plastic water bottles, all plastic packaging (for food, welcome products, etc), plastic take-away dishes and tableware, plastic gifts and welcome products (toiletries, slippers, pencils, etc), plastic keycards. Relevant alternatives to plastic will be proposed for each specific item, considering Life Cycle Assessments to ensure better environmental performance for the solution proposed to our hotels.

With more than 200 million single-use plastic items used every year in all areas, hotels are already reducing significantly their impact. Several have deployed effective solutions by choosing more sustainable alternatives. For instance:

  • 94% of Accor’s hotels have eliminated the use of straws, cotton buds and stirrers. The remaining 6% (mostly in China) will do it by end of March 2020
  • 89% of ibis’ hotels are using dispensers for amenities as shampoos…. This means 2087 ibis family hotels have already dropped single use plastic for this equipment. Accor ibis family hotels in Latin America will follow the same initiative this year.
  • Fairmont has used new construction and renovation standards in another example of one of their brands’ efforts. Its hotels incorporate water filtration taps in guest rooms to eliminate bottled water altogether.

To go further, their new brand “Greet” was created to answer their guests’ needs, so it is in the brand’s DNA to be plastic free. There is zero disposable plastic at breakfast and reusable dishes are utilized for butter and jam. In addition, there is zero disposable plastic in rooms and other parts of the hotels.

Accor plans to open 10 more Greet hotels in Europe this year.

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Accor announces opening of two Leicester hotels

The hotels are owned by Charles Street Buildings Group and operated by Interstate Hotels and Resorts, which is also an existing Accor partner with multiple hotels across the UK and Europe.

Hospitality group, Accor, has announced the opening of two new hotels in Leicester.

Novotel Leicester and Adagio Leicester Aparthotel will open its doors on 16 January 2020.

The 10-storey Novotel Leicester features 154 guest rooms including executive suites, meeting spaces, a gym and a ground-floor feature bar and restaurant.

The six-storey Adagio Leicester Aparthotel is opening next door to the Novotel with 98 apartments consisting of two person studios and one-bedroom apartments for up to four people.

Each room is equipped with a fully fitted kitchen and housekeeping services are also available.

The hotels are owned by Charles Street Buildings Group and operated by Interstate Hotels and Resorts, which is also an existing Accor partner with multiple hotels across the UK and Europe.

Speaking of the new openings, Thomas Dubaere, COO Accor Northern Europe, said: “I am delighted to be opening both Novotel Leicester and Adagio Leicester in such a prime city location. We have worked closely with the developer of this property to deliver a very high quality building which will bring significant benefits to the city and visitors.”

Karim Malak, CEO Aparthotels Adagio added: “Adagio Leicester is our fifth property in the UK and our second one centrally located in the Midlands region joining the Adagio in Birmingham. We are delighted to partner with Interstate on this dual brand site, in the heart of such a great city.

“The market for apart-hotels in the UK is growing and we are very excited to continue our expansion plans, with other openings scheduled in London and Glasgow over the next couple of years.”

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Accor and Arora brings Fairmont brand to Windsor

Accor and Arora Group has announced the signing of The Fairmont Windsor Park. The hotel is currently undergoing a multi-million-pound redevelopment and will open in 2020.

The Fairmont Windsor Park hotel will be the third Fairmont property in the UK alongside The Savoy in London and Fairmont St Andrews in Scotland.

The hotel is located adjacent to Windsor Great Park and Savill Gardens. It is also located on the former site of Savill Court Hotel and Spa, which was owned by Arora Group and is now being redeveloped. The hotel will feature a 2,500sqm spa and wellness area, which will include an indoor lap pool and outdoor vitality pool, treatment rooms, salt room, Hammam and Japanese foot spa.

As part of its food and beverage offering, the hotel will have a tea lounge, specialist dining restaurant and a champagne bar. There will also be an all-day dining venue. Fairmont Windsor Park will offer 16 meeting rooms, an 800sqm ballroom which can cater for 700 guests, two private terraces and a garden for outdoor functions.

Marc Dardenne, chief operating officer, Luxury Brands, Accor Europe, believes The Fairmont is an “ideal match for this hotel asset” and “looks forward to showcasing all the brand has to offer in historic Windsor.”

Surinder Arora, founder and chairman, Arora Group, added: “We are incredibly proud to bring the Fairmont brand to Arora’s growing portfolio of hotels. Over the last decade our estate has grown significantly, with this new hotel joining our other flagship properties.”

Thomas Dubaere, COO, Accor Northern Europe, said that the signing of The Fairmont Windsor Park Hotel reflects Accor’s “expertise in the luxury segment”. Dubaere adds: “The signing also underlines our ambitious regional expansion plans demonstrating the UK’s continued role as a key global market.”

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Accor Hotels tell us about their brands

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AccorHotels has 35 brands that range from luxury to economy, offering a ‘full suite’ of choice when it comes to hospitality and conference and events venues offering a wide selection of properties to accommodate customers of all budgets.

Within the portfolio there are brands that will meet the needs of big budget events, such as Raffles and Sofitel, to the more modest budget, with ibis allowing for a vibrant and carefree environment to host functions.

Raffles

True luxury is not just about what you do, it’s about how you feel
Guests staying at any of the 12 Raffles properties worldwide will experience illustrious history and some of the most prestigious hotel addresses worldwide. In 1887, Raffles Singapore set the standard for luxury hospitality, introducing the world to private butlers, the Singapore Sling and its enduring, legendary service. Today, Raffles continues this tradition in leading cities and lavish resort locales, enchanting guests with meaningful experiences and service that is both gracious and intuitive. Each Raffles property, be it Paris, Istanbul, Warsaw, Jakarta or the Seychelles, serves as a venerated oasis where delegates arrive as guests, leave as friends and return as family.

Sofitel – Life is Magnifique

Sofitel St James

Sofitel is an ambassador of modern French style, culture and art-de-vivre around the world. Established in 1964, Sofitel is the first international luxury hotel brand to originate from France with over 120 remarkable hotels in the world’s most sought after destinations. Sofitel exudes a refined and understated sense of modern luxury, always blending a touch of French decadence with the very best of the locale. The Sofitel collection includes notable hotels as Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg, Sofitel London St James, Sofitel Munich Bayerpost, Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Ipanema, Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette Square, Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour and Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort.

Fairmont

Turning moments into memories for our guests
Fairmont’s landmark hotels with unrivalled presence, authentic experiences and unforgettable moments have attracted visitors to its destinations since 1907. The Plaza in New York City, The Savoy in London, Fairmont San Francisco, Fairmont Banff Springs and Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai are but a few of these iconic luxury hotels, forever linked to the special places where they reside. Famous for its engaging service, grand public spaces, locally inspired cuisine and celebrated bars and lounges, Fairmont promises a special brand of thoughtful luxury that will be remembered long after any visit. With a worldwide portfolio of more than 75 hotels, Fairmont also takes great pride in its deep community roots and leadership in sustainability.

Mercure London Bridge

Pullman – Our World is Your Playground

Pullman delivers an experience that is upscale, upbeat and perfectly in tempo with today’s global trends. Against the backdrop of everyday fast paced life, Pullman aims to offer the very best hospitality experience to guests, whether they are leisure or corporate travelers, enabling them to seamlessly explore the locale. Pullman is where the new nomads find inspiration and make connections. Retaining the values of exploration, comfort and dependability that drove it to become a pioneering travel brand over 150 years ago, Pullman today features more than 120 worldwide properties including Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel, Pullman Park Lane Hong Kong, Pullman Shanghai South, Pullman London St Pancras and Pullman Sao Paulo Vila Olimpia.

Novotel – Modern easy living, full service

Providing a multi-service offer for both business and leisure guests Novotel boasts of spacious, modular rooms, 24/7 catering offers with balanced meals, meeting rooms, attentive and proactive staff, kid areas, a multi-purpose lobby and fitness centers. With over 500 hotels and resorts in 59 countries, Novotel properties are ideally located in the heart of major international cities, business districts and tourist destinations.

Mercure – In harmony with people and places

Novotel Heathrow

Mercure is the only midscale hotel brand that combines the strength of an international network with a strong quality commitment and the warm experience of hotels inspired by their local community. Mercure hotels are managed by enthusiastic hoteliers and welcome business and leisure travellers across the world. Present in 63 countries, Mercure has over 790 properties located in city centers such as Mercure London Bridge. Ideal for corporate travellers in London, this property is also the perfect venue for meetings and events offering four flexible meeting rooms for up to 60 people with AV equipment and a dedicated host.

ibis – Well-being at the best price

ibis innovates constantly to offer its guests modernity, comfort and availability. It created the revolutionary bedding concept Sweet BedTM by ibis; welcoming, designer common areas and the modern food and beverage offer, ibis kitchen. It also cultivates the spirit of service that drives each of its employees. Ibis is recognised across the world for its quality, reliability and commitment to the environment. Created in 1974, ibis is now the European leader in economy hotels and the fourth hotel chain in its category worldwide with over 1,150 hotels and 147,000 rooms in 67 countries.

Ibis Hotel Canning Town