Hotel chains warily eye expansion
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9 Jul 2021 at 06:44
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Guests relax by the pool at Vijitt Resort in Phuket on July 1 — the opening day for arrivals via the Phuket sandbox tourism scheme. (AFP photo)
Hotel chains continue to tread lightly to maintain liquidity, while cautiously rolling out expansion plans amid the pandemic, which has quickly deteriorated prospects for recovery.
Garth Simmons, chief executive at Accor for Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea, said Accor implemented a €200 million (7.6 billion baht) recurring cost savings plan, with strong liquidity of over €4 billion, putting the group in a strong position to survive the current crisis.