Accor sets ambitious line-up for new hotel openings in 2021 –

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Accor is kicking off the year with an encouraging development outlook and a full schedule of new hotel openings in Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, and around the world. While 2020 was a year of unprecedented challenges – not the least of which were felt among the travel and hospitality sectors – Accor maintained a steady pace of development and continued to sign new projects, leading to a robust roster of new hotel openings throughout 2021.

“As we are all too familiar, 2020 had a profound impact on our day-to-day lives and the hospitality industry as a whole; even so, the early stages of a global rebound will be material and significant,” said Agnes Roquefort, global chief development officer. “Despite the delays and temporary closures we experienced due to the pandemic, we continued to experience sustained…