Originally Posted by
MorganB
I'm sure it's also difficult to play on accor's home turf. They have such an extensive network of hotels in France and I am sure easily absorb most of the French business leaving only a small slice for international chains.
Absolutely. However, as I mentioned in my previous post, Germany has 13 Hilton's. And very good "local" names are present in these german locations (Kempinski, Dorint, Steigenberger, Maritim, Lindner, Astron, etc.).
The only competition to Hilton from Accor in France is Sofitel (maybe some Pullmann's). The remaining chains are budget (Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, etc.)
There must be another reason. There is room in Paris for more than 1 Hilton group hotel !
