AccorHotels (CAC 40 – AC.FR) and Huazhu Hotels Group (also known as China Lodging Group – Nasdaq: HTHT) are pleased to have sealed their extensive, long-term alliance, initially announced to the market on 14th December 2014. Under the arrangement, AccorHotels takes a 10.8% stake in Huazhu and a seat at the Chinese group’s board of directors. Huazhu will take a non-controlling stake of 29.3% and two board seats in AccorHotels’ Luxury and Upscale operating platform for Greater China.
This unprecedented partnership creates a hospitality giant in China whose strength lies in a newly formed joint distribution system and the combination of two ambitious loyalty programs which together boast over 75 million members worldwide. This strategic alliance will also enable the Group to accelerate the development of Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure, ibis and ibis Styles brands in China, Taiwan and Mongolia, with 350 to 400 hotels due to open over the next five years.
雅高酒店集团（CAC40–AC.FR）与华住酒店集团（NASDAQ:HTHT）高兴地宣布, 继两大集团于2014年12月14日宣布结成开创联盟后，今日正式落实长期战略联盟协议。雅高酒店集团持有华住10.8%的股份并获得一个华住董事会席位。华住获得雅高酒店集团大中华区奢华及高端品牌运营平台的29.3%非控制性股权及两个该平台董事会席位。
这一开创性合作将打造一个创新的合作分销系统，并联合双方宏大的客户忠诚计划，形成全球超过7,500万的会员资源，缔造中国酒店业巨头。这一战略性联盟也将加速集团旗下美爵、诺富特、美居、宜必思和宜必思尚品在中国大陆、台湾和蒙古的发展，目标在未来五年新增350至400家酒店。
