About Orbis

AccorInvest is a hotel investor, owner and operator with over 730 hotels located in 26 countries in Europe, Latin America and Asia.

Orbis S.A. belongs to AccorInvest
  • Basic informations
  • History
  • Strategy and business model
  • Cooperating organizations
  • Basic informations
  • History
  • Strategy and business model
  • Cooperating organizations

Orbis S.A. belongs to AccorInvest.

The group consolidates and strengthens its real estate portfolio through the acquisition and renovation of hotel assets and the development of hotels in Europe in the economy and mid-range segments.The group consolidates and strengthens its real estate portfolio through the acquisition and renovation of hotel assets and the development of hotels in Europe in the economy and mid-range segments.

AccorInvest uses the knowledge and hotel experience of its long-time partner Accor - the manager and owner of world-famous brands such as ibis, Novotel and Mercure.

  Strong brands

The Orbis company was established in 1920 in Lviv as the first Polish travel agency “Orbis”.

We are one of the few examples of an enterprise with a Polish pedigree, which successfully expanded its operations on the Central and Eastern European market, at the same time drawing on the strategic investor's experience and the economies of scale that the cooperation with the Accor Group.

  Strong brands

 

2017

New brand -adagio MFA

2015

Exclusive Master Licence Agreement for 16 countries

2015

Orbis acquires 38 AH hotels in EE 

2013

Pure hotel player and speeds up network development through franchise & management

2011

Orbis sells non-core subsidiaries

2008

Accor above 50% stake in Orbis

2003

Orbis buys 11 hotels under ibis and Novotel brands

2000

General Franchise Agreement for Poland and Baltic States signed

2000

Accorhotels becomes a 20% shareholder

1997

Orbis S.A. IPO on Warsaw Stock Exchange

1993

1st Mercure in Warsaw 1st ibis in Cracow

1973

1st franchise agreement for 6 Novotel in Poland

1920

Founded in Lvov

Orbis SA is a leader in the EE hotel real estate market, invests in the construction and modernization of hotels. 

Cooperating organizations

Izba Gospodarcza Hotelarstwa Polskiego

Chamber of Commerce of the Polish Hotel Industry (IGHP) represents hospitality industry in Poland in economic, professional and legislative matters at local, national and European levels.

Business Centre Club

Business Center Club is a prestigious business club for entrepreneurs and the largest statutory organization of individual employers in the country. Club members employ over 400,000 employees, turnover of companies reach 20 billion zlotys, and the headquarters are located in nearly 250 cities.

Stowarzyszenie Emitentów Giełdowych

The Polish Association of Listed Companies is a self-government prestigious organization of companies listed on the Stock Exchange, in which the membership is voluntary. The Polish Association of Listed Companies is a member of EuropeanIssuers, an organisation representing listed companies from all over Europe. It serves the issuer's environment with knowledge and advice on the regulation of the stock market and the rights and obligations of the participating companies.

Warszawska Organizacja Turystyczna

The public-private association, whose formation was initiated by the City Hall of Warsaw. The Warsaw Tourist Organization unites entities operating in the broadly understood tourism industry in Warsaw (tourism organizers, event agencies, hotels, conference facilities, cultural institutions, restaurants).

Global Code of Ethics for Tourism

Globalny Kodeks Etyki w Turystyce (GCET) to kompleksowy zestaw ogólnych zasad mających na celu ukierunkowanie rozwoju turystyki, w tym hotelarstwa w sposób maksymalizujący korzyści społeczno-gospodarcze sektora, przy jednoczesnej minimalizacji skutków potencjalnie negatywnego wpływu na środowisko, dziedzictwo kulturowe i społeczeństwa na całym świecie. Adresowany do rządów, branży turystycznej, społeczności i turystów.