2007 will be a record year for Accor’s development in China with the company’s emphasis equally divided between new luxury/upmarket product and economy hotels.

Accor Asia Pacific Managing Director, Michael Issenberg, announced at the annual World of Accor trade expo in Hong Kong on Tuesday that the company was on schedule to launch a record 20 hotels in 2007, while a further 40 hotels were either under construction or in final phases of planning.

The 60 new hotels are spread across the country and include deluxe Sofitel and Grand Mercure hotels, mid-market Novotel and Mercure hotels and economy Ibis hotels.  Read more

Mareka Hotel Management Limited Company, one of the budget hotel management giants in the Chengdu market, will cooperate with local budget hotel Top Star Hotel to expand in western China. Read more