Accor announced last week the expansion of its hotel network in Malaysia with an additional 12 properties, comprising more than 2,600 rooms, in the pipeline throughout the country. The announcement will see the group’s Malaysian network increase more than double in size — from eight hotels, 2,520 rooms to a total of 20 hotels with over 5,000 rooms — across all hotel segments by 2015.
Gerard Guillouet, senior vice president for Accor Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore said, “Accor sees Malaysia as one of the top tourism destinations in Southeast Asia. The country is full of potential and has plenty of room for us to grow. We are focusing our energy to develop more hotels in the country across all market segments. With the strong support from our hotel owners, tourism authorities and local communities, we are excited and optimistic about the future prospects for our hotels in Malaysia.”