Accor hotels announce expansion in Vietnam

International hotel operator Accor announced on June 26 that it recently committed to the operation of three hotels now under development in Da Nang.
International hotel operator Accor announced on June 26 that it recently committed to the operation of three hotels now under development in Da Nang.

The three are the 186-roonm Pullman Da Nang Beach Resort, which willopen in the third quarter, the 90-room Bana Hills, a member of the Mgallery Collection, to open in the third quarter of 2014; and the 372-room Mercure Da Nang French Village Bana Hills to open in the fourth quarter of 2013.

These developments will bring the total number of hotelsor resorts in Accor’s committed pipeline to 16 in Vietnam , withmore than 4,000 guestrooms, which will all become operational by 2015,according to Gaurav Bhushan, Accor’s chief development and investment officer.

Also, Accor on June 26 introduced its first ibis hotel in Vietnam ,the ibis Sai Gon South, as the first international quality economyhotel in the country.-VNA

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