ACCOR

LONDON - Accor, one of the world's best-known hotel groups, has implemented the Nuxeo Cloud platform to provide 24-hour access to thousands of documents and offer a centralised view of corporate information, irrespective of user location.

Reporting into Franck Gervais, CEO Accor Europe, Karelle will be responsible for the commercial strategy for the European business.

Every time customers travel on a flight marketed and operated by Air France or KLM, or stay a night at an Accor hotel, they will now simultaneously earn both Flying Blue Miles and Le Club AccorHotels Reward points.

Accor's Makkah hotels in additon to the Clock Royal Tower hotel include Fairmont Hotel, Swissotel Al Maqam, Raffles Makkah Palace, Ibis Styles, Swissotel Makkah, Pullman Zamzam, ME[micro]venpick Hajar, and Mercure Hibatullah.

"We have identified a strong consumer appetite for innovative hotels, residences and resorts that have a distinct lifestyle and entertainment focus in strategically-important markets region-wide," explained Mark Willis, CEO, Accor Middle East & Africa.

The Positive Outlook reflects Accor's move to an asset-light business model after finalising the sale of 55% of AccorInvest (AI), and our expectation of enhanced profitability and deleveraging following the transformation of its business model.

Accor's economy brand, Ibis Styles, is scheduled to open up shop in Siem Reap sometime next year, while its mid-range brand Novotel plans to launch in Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville.

Interval International, an operating business of ILG (Nasdaq:ILG), disclosed on Tuesday the renewal of its master affiliation agreement with APVC Ltd, operator of Accor Vacation Club.

Accor was the first hotel group to venture into the tourism business in Iran following the nuclear deal, when it signed a contract in September 2015 with local company Aria Ziggurat to manage two hotels.

Accor Hotels will open two hotels in the neighborhood of Mehrabad International Ariport, in Tehran.