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AccorHotels buys into urban nomad concept

Sarah Stowe

AccorHotels is taking a 30 percent stake in the European 25Hours Hotels business.The investment will help accelerate the global expansion of the 25hours brand.

S_bastien Bazin, chairman & CEO of AccorHotels said “This alliance came about because we were immediately attracted by these individual, design-oriented boutique hotels that are a great workplace for urban nomads and an ideal starting point for outings into key cities.

“Through this partnership, AccorHotels is investing further in one of the fastest growing segments in the industry and enriching its offer to achieve scale in this segment. Today, we are going one step further in our strategy to be a global leader in lifestyle hotels.”

25hours Hotels currently operates seven individual hotels in Hamburg, Frankfurt, Berlin, Vienna and Zurich. A further five hotels will open in Zurich, Munich, Cologne, DÙsseldorf and Paris in the next two years. The company has been looking to expand into other European countries for some time, and is now also targeting long haul destinations.