Hotel group Accor will expand its portfolio in the
Philippines with a record-setting nine new hotels signed this year.
The accelerated expansion plan will boost Accor’s presence
in the country from eight hotels with 2,127 rooms to 22 hotels with over 5,500
rooms within the next five years.
The nine new hotels signed represent an additional
2,155 rooms, increasing the group’s total pipeline to 14 new hotels in the
Philippines with over 3,400 new rooms.
According to a report by the World Travel &
Tourism Council (WTTC), travel and tourism contributed 24.7% to the Philippine
gross domestic product in 2018.
The 14 new properties include the introduction of
six brands which will make their debut in the Philippines including – Pullman
Living, MGallery, Swissôtel, Novotel Living, and Ibis Styles.
The Philippines is already home to Raffles,
Fairmont, Sofitel, Mövenpick, Novotel and Mercure brands.