Accor is a world leading hospitality group consisting of 5,300 properties and 10,000 food and beverage venues throughout 110 countries. The Group has one of the industry’s most diverse and fully-integrated hospitality ecosystems encompassing more than 40 luxury, premium, midscale and economy hotel brands, entertainment and nightlife venues, restaurants and bars, branded private residences, shared accommodation properties, concierge services, co-working spaces and more. Accor’s unmatched position in lifestyle hospitality – one of the fastest growing categories in the industry – is led by Ennismore, a joint venture, which Accor holds a majority shareholding. Ennismore is a creative hospitality company with a global collective of entrepreneurial and founder-built brands with purpose at their heart. Accor boasts an unrivalled portfolio of distinctive brands and more than 230,000 team members worldwide. Members benefit from the company’s comprehensive loyalty program – ALL – Accor Live Limitless – a daily lifestyle companion that provides access to a wide variety of rewards, services and experiences. Through its global sustainability commitments (such as achieving Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2050, global elimination of single use plastics in its hotels’ guest experience, etc.), Accor Solidarity, RiiSE and ALL Heartist Fund initiatives, the Group is focused on driving positive action through business ethics, responsible tourism, environmental sustainability, community engagement, diversity and inclusivity.
In the Middle East, the Group counts with 153 properties and 45,875 rooms across six markets, comprised of Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In the United Arab Emirates, Accor operates 76 properties (24,129 rooms) including the recently opened Movenpick Dubai Jumeirah Village Triangle, Movenpick Resort Al Marjan Island Ras Al Khaimah and Ibis Styles Dubai Deira. Accor has eleven properties in its pipeline for the UAE which includes Mercure Dubai Deira and the introduction of the Mantis brand into the Middle Eastern Market with Mantis Jebel Jais Ras Al Khaimah.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to be a central focus for the Group, with a footprint of 42 properties (16,000 rooms) and a robust pipeline of 34 properties which will add 7,000 rooms to the portfolio by 2027. Properties expected to arrive in the Kingdom in 2023 include the much-anticipated Raffles Jeddah, Fairmont Ramla Serviced Residences Riyadh, Sofitel Riyadh, Movenpick Waad Al Shamal-Turaif and Novotel Makkah Thakher City Residences.
