Accor 2008 revenues increased by 2.8%

Accor, the parent company of the Sofitel, Pullman and Novotel brands, has reported revenue of €7.7bn in 2008, up by 2,.8% on a like-for-like basis over the previous year .

 The company said it expected a
full-year 2008 profit before tax and non-recurring items of between
€870 million and €890 million, even “taking into account the
clear slowdown in business in the fourth quarter”. It is 12% more
than in 2007.

The hotelchain has 4,000 hotels in the
world, in Hungary the company has 20 units under the brand names:
Ibis, Mercure, Novotel and Sofitel.