Accor, the largest hotel company in Mideast, stepping up COVID-19 hygiene, safety protocols
With 34,327 rooms in the Middle East, Accor was the largest hotel company in the 2019 Middle East Top 10 list by room count by data solutions provider STR that looked at data till the end of February. The French hospitality group outrivaled Marriott International to second with 33,757 rooms, and InterContinental Hotels Group was third with 23,331 rooms. By the end of 2019, a series of new openings propelled Accor’s numbers to 63,629 rooms.
As COVID-19 lockdowns are eased in the Middle East, Accor says it is implementing hygiene and safety protocols as it anticipates the return of guests.
“We are preparing for the recovery alongside the authorities and professional organizations in the countries in which we operate,” Sébastien Bazin, Accor chairperson and CEO assured in an April 22 press release announcing the first-quarter 2020 revenue of 768 million euros ($864 million).
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