France's Accor to Manage Third Hotel in Vietnam's Capital

France-based Accor Hotels reached an agreement to manage the Hanoi Horison Hotel, making it the third hotel under the management of the European group in Vietnam’s capital city.

 

Accor will begin management of the Hanoi Horison this month. The company has already scheduled an extensive refurbishment for the hotel, which is owned by Global Toserco Ltd.

 

The 250-room hotel on Cat Linh Street will adopt Accor’s Pullman brand following the extensive renovation that is scheduled for completion in mid-2011.

 

“The Hanoi Horison Hotel has been a significant part of the Hanoi landscape for the past decade and serves as host to many of the city’s important events,” said Patrick Basset Accor vice president of operations for Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan and South Korea.

 

“Accor remains strongly committed to Vietnam’s tourism and continues to develop quality hotels covering all segments of the market,” Basset said, disclosing that the Mercure Hanoi La Gare would open next month as a four-star hotel, which would help further strengthen Accor’s diversified portfolio.

 

Accor now operates around 10 hotels in different parts of Vietnam, including such brands as Sofitel, Novotel and Grand Mercure in HCM City, Hanoi, Dalat, Phan Thiet, Hue, Nha Trang, Halong and Phu Quoc. (VNBusinessNews)