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In April 2007, Accor announced the sale of Red Roof Inn to Citigroup Global Special Situations Group and Westbridge Hospitality Fund LP for $1.3 billion. [5] As part of the sale, some locations were converted to Accor's other North American brand, Motel 6. Accor planned to focus their efforts in the North American accommodation market ...
Accor S.A. is a French multinational hospitality company that owns, manages and franchises hotels, resorts and vacation properties. [5] It is the largest hospitality company in Europe, and the sixth largest hospitality company worldwide. [6] Accor operates 5,584 locations in over 110 countries.
In 2006, Accor and Motel 6 invested more than $6 million in properties to help rebuild New Orleans and Gulfport following Hurricane Katrina. One of the Motel 6 co-founders, William Becker, died of a heart attack at the age of 85 the next year. [9] The company was sold by Accor to The Blackstone Group in 2012 for $1.9 billion. [10]
How to earn reward points for free travel from credit card rewards, airline shopping sites, and restaurants.
On June 8, 2020, the company announced via email and social media that it would no longer be providing hotel search functionality and that all user data would be deleted, effective immediately. The message read, in part: "At Roomkey, our goal has always been honesty. The truth is that Roomkey is in the process of redefining our business operations.
Originally, Marriott Vacation Club properties were sold as weeks. A "fixed week" granted the owner the right to use their villa during a specific week each year (such as week 52, which includes New Year's Eve), or the right to use their villa during a specific "season" (defined on a per-resort basis), which granted the owner the right to reserve their villa for any available week within that ...
If you're in the market for buying a used car, heed this advice: Never, ever purchase one until you know its full history. To find that information, all you have to do is look up the car's vehicle...
In 2013, Pullman Hotels adopted a new visual identity. Pullman hotels adopted new staff uniforms, a new kitchen concept, newly designed interiors, and up-to-date technology upgrades. Accor also announced the plan to reach 150 Pullman Hotels and Resorts by 2020. [11] [12]