Accor Doubled Size of Its Software Business D-Edge During Pandemic
Photo Caption: Concept for a redesigned look for a double bedroom at Novotel, a brand owned by Accor, which uses D-Edge for key tech systems. Source: Accor SA.
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It's unusual for hotel groups to run tech services companies on the side. It's even more uncommon for the business to gain traction. Choice Hotel's SkyTouch division has floundered, and RLC's tech arm stumbled. But Accor is claiming recent success for its subsidiary D-Edge, which launched five years ago after two acquisitions.
The Paris-based hotel giant said that D-Edge roughly doubled its independent hotel customers during the pandemic, going from serving 6,500 non-Accor hotels in July 2019 to serving more than 12,500 today, said D-Edge CEO Pierre-Charles Grob.
In April, Accor, whose brands include Fairmont, Sofitel, and OneFineStay
