AccorHotels has acquired digital-services firms Availpro and
VeryChic, moves that continue to broaden the company's revenue base beyond its
core hotel business.
Paris-based Availpro makes hospitality-management software
for more than 6,500 clients worldwide and specializes in serving independent
hotels.
Accor says the acquisition complements the company’s 2015
buyout of Fastbooking, which has connected more than 2,000 independent hotels
to AccorHotels’ website.
Paris-based VeryChic enables private sales of luxury hotel
rooms, apartments, cruises and travel packages. The company says it has 5,000
members.
Earlier this year, Accor bought a stake in Squarebreak and agreed to acquire Travel Keys. Both are digital platforms for vacation rentals. Last year, Accor acquired home-rental service Onefinestay.