VIVAnews - European leader in hotels, Accor, will built 16 new hotels in Indonesia spreading across archipelago in Padang, Surabaya, Manado, Balikpapan, Kuta, Denpasar, Jakarta, and Bangka.
Accor Asia Pacific Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Michael Issenberg, said the new hotels will be ready before 2012.
"The growth in Indonesian economy will add to the volume of domestic tourists," he said today, May 25.
Today, Accor runs 39 hotels in Indonesia, which will grow to 40 by the end of the year. "Later in 2012, Accor will have 55 hotels in Indonesia," he said.
The additional 16 hotels (4,400 rooms) will cause Accor to have 9,500 rooms.
Ibis was the first brand established in Indonesia before Accor finally developed other brands like All Seasons, Mercure, Novotel, and Pullman.
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Translated by: Bonardo Maulana W
