Sébastien Bazin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Accor, said:
“Our performances during the third quarter point to a marked recovery of business during the summer season. The worst of the crisis is now behind us, but our main markets are still substantially affected by the measures rolled out to combat the health crisis. Only China reports solid performances and should swiftly recover its activity level pre-crisis.
Against this still uncertain context, discipline, adaptability and cost control are critical. We keep transforming our organizations to make the Group even more efficient, more agile, and focused on the most profitable and promising markets and segments. We are also deploying additional sources of revenue, in our hotels and in our loyalty program.
These efforts will help us benefit faster from recovery and pursue our ambitious development of the Group.”
Openings in 2020
Accor opened 57 hotels or 7,800 rooms, which are encouraging figures, in line with those of the 1st quarter (58 hotels, and 8,000 rooms).
Hotel Base
By the end of September 2020, the Group was operating 750,135 rooms (5,121 hotels), with a pipeline of 208,000 rooms (1,192 hotels) running at 75% in emerging markets.
Business
By the end of September 2020, 90% of the Group’s hotels were open for business, or over 4,600 units.
