Accor is celebrating a strong set of results in the third quarter, with a growing appetite for luxury a crucial piece of the puzzle.

Accor has reported a solid first-half 2024 performance in line with its medium-term growth targets, demonstrating the strength of its model and strong momentum of the Group and its brands.

Accor has unveiled a new worldwide loyalty and rewards program exclusively for travel agents called HERA, Accor Travel Advisor Program. This new program includes more brands, more features, and more capabilities as well as an enhanced digital experience with easy and efficient online tools for booking, tracking and reviewing activity.

Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, an iconic Belle Époque landmark since 1906, has completed the first phase of an extensive renovation project encompassing the refurbishment of 60 lake view rooms and enhancements to a third of its lake-facing facade.

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will bolster its presence in California, with the luxury hotelier signing a management deal to operate a new property in downtown San Diego.

Accor has formalised changes to its organisation – which came into effect from 1 January 2023 – splitting the hospitality firm into two divisions: i) Premium, Midscale and Economy, and ii) Luxury and Lifestyle.

Fairmont Hotels & Resort will add an eighth property in California having inked a deal to rebrand the iconic Breakers Hotel in Long Beach.

Fairmont Windsor Park in the United Kingdom held an intimate soft opening this week ahead of an official launch on 1 January 2022.

One of Accor’s flagship luxury brands, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, is set to debut in Djibouti, Africa in 2024. Fairmont Djibouti will be located in Djibouti City, the capital of the country and one of the African nation’s most affluent areas. The property will feature 155 hotel rooms and 10 serviced apartments, five restaurants and bars, spa and fitness facilities, a Fairmont Gold Lounge, a salon, kids club, beach water sports centre and all the amenities to become a destination.

Accor is expanding the footprint of the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts brand in the UK and Ireland, announcing the signing of a management deal to operate historic Carton House outside Dublin.

Accor and UK hotel owner-operator, Arora Group, have announced the signing of a prestigious luxury hotel, Fairmont Windsor Park. Located adjacent to Windsor Great Park and Savill Gardens, the Windsor property is located on the former site of the 140-room Savill Court Hotel and Spa, which was previously owned and operated by Arora Group. The hotel is currently undergoing a multi-million-pound redevelopment and is set to open in the second half of 2020.

Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi has unveiled a series of new sculptures within the Coralarium – the Maldives’ first and only coral regeneration project in the form of an underwater art installation. Designed by celebrated British environmentalist and eco-artist, Jason deCaires Taylor, the abstract sculptures are inspired by the natural beauty of the coral reef and have been designed to imitate the ethereal formation of coral colonies.