17 October, 2007: PARIS - The Rugby World Cup has provided a significant boost for French hotel group Accor, adding 3.7 points to the growth rate for the company´s third-quarter revenues.
The early stages of the World Cup generated an estimated EUR10.4 million in incremental revenue in September, with around EUR5 million more expected in October.
Overall, Accor´s consolidated revenue for the first nine months of 2007 totaled EUR6, 119 million, an increase of 8.5 per cent over the same period of 2006.