Accor surpasses 100,000 rooms in Asia Pacific

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With the opening of the ibis Hong Kong Central and Sheung Wan, Accor now operates over 100,000 rooms in the region.

“The Asia Pacific region is one of Accor’s strategic growth markets, and I congratulate the regional team and our partners on passing the key milestone of 100,000 rooms in the region,” said Denis Hennequin, Accor’s Chairman and CEO. “Asia Pacific presents tremendous opportunities for expansion, given the region’s dynamic economic development and rapidly growing middle class leading to many more people travelling today than ever before. We are committed to offering our customers more choice in consistently high quality accommodation in the region.”

Accor Asia Pacific Chairman and Chief Operating Officer Michael Issenberg said, “Today, Accor operates 536 hotels in 16 countries in Asia Pacific and is the market leader in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea and Vietnam. I am proud to announce that Accor’s network has grown beyond 100,000 rooms in Asia Pacific, with the opening of ibis Hong Kong Central and Sheung Wan. It is only fitting that we celebrate this milestone at this stylish hotel, which represents a new flagship for the ibis brand in the region and emphasises our commitment to offering our customers an exceptional economy hotel product.”

Accor operates 179 ibis brand family hotels in Asia Pacific, including 113 ibis, 42 ibis Styles and 24 ibis budget properties.

The colourful 550-room ibis Hong Kong Central and Sheung Wan is around a 10 minute walk from Sheung Wan MTR station and Macau Ferry terminal, and boasts convenient links to Hong Kong International Airport, via the Airport Express and airport buses.

The hotel offers a full eight hours of breakfast service, beginning at 4:30a.m., a 24-hour bar and complimentary Wi-Fi internet throughout the property.