Raffles, Fairmont, Sofitel: Inside Accor's 2025 Luxury Onslaught & Executive Hiring

Global Portfolio Performance

Accor maintains its industry leadership with 5,623 operational properties across 120 countries as verified in their Q1 2025 investor report. The group achieved a system-wide RevPAR of €112.30, representing 8.7% year-over-year growth, with particular strength in the Asia-Pacific region where RevPAR increased 14.2%. This performance reflects the successful implementation of Accor's asset-light strategy, which has seen the company reduce owned assets to just 3.2% of total properties while expanding management contracts by 19% since 2023.

Development Pipeline

BreakdownAccor's current development pipeline consists of 1,214 hotels (212,000 rooms) under signed contracts as of May, 2025. The luxury segment represents 28% of this pipeline (340 pro.... Read more here

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