SHANGHAI – ibis, the worldwide economy hotel brand of the Accor group, opened its 800th hotel, the ibis Shanghai Lianyang in China.
The launch of the new Shanghai property reflects the brand’s ongoing global expansion programme. Following its significant expansion in 2007, when 40 new ibis hotels opened, the brand accelerated its expansion programme again this year, with an additional 58 new hotels representing 11,000 new rooms in more than 20 countries.