France-based hospitality giant Accor reported strong system-wide rate growth for the first quarter, which the company attributed to growing demand across all regions.
“Tourism recovered substantially in 2022 and our performances, up strongly in all regions, reflected that rebound, Sébastien Bazin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Accor, said. We exceeded our financial and non-financial targets and can look to the future with serenity. Our brands are attractive, our distribution is powerful, our teams are talented and motivated,“Tourism recovered substantially in 2022 and our performances, up strongly in all regions, reflected that rebound, Sébastien Bazin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Accor, said. We exceeded our financial and non-financial targets and can look to the future with serenity. Our brands are attractive, our distribution is powerful, our teams are talented and motivated, » The FINANCIAL Travel Biz
After two years severely impacted by the health crisis, the fiscal-year 2022 posted a solid and sustainable rebound in Group’s activity. The performance of hotels over the second half of the year surpasses pre-crisis levels in almost all our regions. Only Asia, a region impacted by China s strict zero-Covid policy until year end, is still significantly below 2019 activity levels.