Accor to Become N.Z.’s Largest Hotel Group, Adds Pullman Brand

Accor SA, Europe’s largest lodging company, will become New Zealand’s biggest hotel operator after adding two properties and announcing plans for two more.
Accor will take over Auckland’s Hyatt Regency hotel from Jan. 20 and brand it as a five-star Pullman hotel, the Paris- based company said in a statement today. The site will have 267 rooms, suites and apartments, it said. Accor has already taken over Hotel So in Christchurch, on New Zealand’s South Island, which will be managed under the All Seasons economy brand.
The two properties increase Accor’s New Zealand business to 29 hotels. It plans to open Novotel and Formule 1 hotels at Auckland Airport next year, making it the country’s largest hotel group, according to the statement.

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