Accor has opened six new ibis hotels in China.
The company’s latest properties are in Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Nantong, Chongqing and Suzhou, and take the total ibis portfolio in Greater China to 67 hotels, making it the biggest international economy hotel brand in the country.
The ibis Hangzhou Wensan Road adds 138 rooms to the city in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, while the 142-room ibis Guangzhou GDD is located in the southern city’s Economic & Technological Development district. The 150-room ibis Lanzhou Zhangye Road becomes Accor’s first hotel in Gansu province, while the 100-room ibis Chongqing Ranjiaba marks ibis’ entry into the western metropolis. Finally the ibis Nantong Qingnian Road and ibis Suzhou Amusement Xuguan add 96 and 150 rooms respectively to Jiangsu province.
Accor’s Chief Operating Officer for Greater China, Paul Richardson, said the company would continue expanding its ibis brand into second and third tier Chinese cities, where it sees “tremendous opportunities”.