ibis
Accor's economy hotel family, ibis, ibis Styles and ibis budget: about 2,500 hotels in some 80 countries, mostly run by franchisees who pay Accor fees for the brand, bookings and loyalty.
Who owns ibis hotels?
Accor. ibis, ibis Styles and ibis budget are brands of the French hotel group Accor, which opened the first ibis in Bordeaux in 1974; most ibis hotels belong to franchisees who pay Accor for the brand.
ibis was created by Accor's founders Paul Dubrule and Gérard Pélisson, who had opened the first Novotel in 1967. The first ibis opened in Bordeaux in 1974 as Europe's first economy hotel brand. In 2012 Accor grouped ibis with All Seasons (now ibis Styles) and Etap Hotel (now ibis budget) into one ibis family.
At the end of June 2026 the family counted 2,509 hotels and 290,590 rooms (ibis 1,211 hotels, ibis Styles 708, ibis budget 590), about a third of Accor's 881,928 rooms, and in April 2024 it was present in 79 countries.
Accor owns almost none of these hotels: about three quarters of ibis family hotels are franchised and most of the rest are managed for their owners, so Accor earns brand, management and booking fees rather than room revenue. Accor does not publish ibis revenue on its own.
Accor's own budget brand since 1974.
Accor's founders Paul Dubrule and Gérard Pélisson opened the first Novotel in 1967 and the first ibis in Bordeaux in 1974, Europe's first economy hotel brand. In 2012 Accor grouped ibis with All Seasons (now ibis Styles) and Etap Hotel (now ibis budget) into one ibis family.
How big is ibis?
Fees from hotel owners, not room nights.
- Franchise fees
- Management fees
- Sales, marketing, distribution and loyalty fees
- 1974First ibis opens in Bordeaux
- 1991Etap Hotel launched
- 2007All Seasons launched
- 2012The ibis family is created
- 2024ibis turns 50
A third of Accor's rooms, under one name.
ibis is the largest brand family in Accor's network and one of the three iconic brands of its Premium, Midscale & Economy division, alongside Novotel and Pullman.
- ibis revenue, fees or profit (Accor reports the Premium, Midscale & Economy division as a whole)
- Guests, room nights, occupancy or RevPAR by brand
- Employees by brand
- Number of countries at Dec 2025 or Jun 2026 (latest official count: 79 countries in April 2024)
- Country split of ibis family hotels beyond Accor's four regions
Every number on this page comes from Accor's own reports.
- Accor Hotel portfolio as of June 30, 2026 (by brand and area; by segment and exploitation mode): ibis, ibis… ↗
- Accor Hotel portfolio as of December 31, 2025 (by brand and area, p.2; by segment and exploitation mode, p.4) ↗
- Accor 2025 Universal Registration Document: asset-light model and fee types (1.1.1, p.96-97), hotel portfol… ↗
- Accor Full-Year 2025 Results press release: Accor and InterGlobe partnership in India, Treebo master licenc… ↗
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