{{Short description|French brand of economy hotels}} {{Other uses|Ibis (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox company | name = Ibis Budget | logo = Ibis-budget-2019.svg | logo_size = 200px | logo_caption = | former_name = Etap Hôtel | area_served = Worldwide | hq_location_city = Évry | hq_location_country = France | type = Subsidiary | industry = Hospitality | products = Hotels | parent = Accor | founded = 2011 | website = {{official website}} | num_locations = 639 (2020)<ref name="accor key">{{cite web|url=https://group.accor.com/en/investors/financial-data/key-indicators|title=Key indicators|website=Accor.com|access-date=25 November 2019|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119160106/https://group.accor.com/en/investors/financial-data/key-indicators|url-status=dead}}</ref> }}
'''Ibis Budget''' (stylised ibis ''budget'') is a French budget hotel brand owned by Accor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hospitalitynet.org/brand/23000076/ibis-budget.html|title=Ibis budget by Accor|website=Hospitalitynet.org|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref> Created in 1992 in France under the name '''Etap Hôtel''', the brand was renamed Ibis Budget in 2011. As of 2018, Ibis Budget managed 614 hotels in 20 countries.<ref name="accor key"/>
== History == === 1992: Etap Hôtel === After the successful launch of the budget hotel chain Formule 1 in 1985, the group Accor launched a new economy brand, Etap Hôtel, in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lhotellerie-restauration.fr/lhotellerie/articles/m_2581_1er_octobre_1998/etaphotel.html|title=Dossier franchise: Etap Hotel|website=Lhotellerie-restauration.fr|date=1 October 1998|language=fr|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref> By 2004, 229 Etap Hôtel locations opened in France, and 81 elsewhere in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/html/2005/0413/2005041385652.htm|title=Documents comptables annuels|website=Journal-officiel.gouv.fr|date=31 December 2004|language=fr|access-date=26 November 2019|archive-date=10 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810072726/http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/html/2005/0413/2005041385652.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> To fine-tune its economy segment, the Accor group privileged the development of Etap Hôtel over its other budget brand Formule 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tourmag.com/Accor-leader-de-l-hotellerie-europeenne_a11305.html|title=Accor : leader de l'hôtellerie européenne|website=Tourmag.com|date=6 February 2006|language=fr|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref>
In 2008, the chain had been awarded ''Best Interior Design'' by the European Hotel Design Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amadeus.com/hotels/newsrepository/articles/introducing-ibis-budget-brand-new-content-amadeus-hotels/|title=Introducing Ibis Budget: Brand new content to Amadeus Hotels|website=Amadeus.com|date=May 2013|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref>
=== 2011: Ibis Budget === thumb|The Etap hotel in Belfast in February 2024 In September 2011, Accor rebranded Etap Hôtel into Ibis Budget and All Seasons into ibis Styles, turning ibis into the group's economy megabrand.<ref name="biztrav mega">{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/accommodation/2012/06/22/ibis-accelerates-megabrand-revamp/|title=Ibis accelerates 'megabrand' revamp|website=Businesstraveller.com|date=22 June 2012|author=Scott Carey|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref> The "Sweet Bed" was rolled out throughout the ibis brands, the first bed entirely designed by a hotel group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/accommodation/2012/09/18/accor-unveils-sweet-bed-by-ibis/|title=Accor unveils "Sweet Bed by Ibis"|website=Businesstraveller.com|date=18 September 2012|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref> The mattresses, pillows and digital access were upgraded.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-11-01/accor-making-ibis-offer-hint-of-prada-in-battle-of-budget-hotels-retail|title=Accor Lets Ibis Offer Prada Hint in Budget Hotel Battle|website=Bloomberg.com|date=1 November 2011|author=Armorel Kenna|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref> The lobby was turned into a living space.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/accor-unveils-new-public-spaces-of-ibis-and-ibis-budget-brands/|title=Accor unveils new public spaces of ibis and ibis budget brands|website=Breakingtravelnews.com|date=24 June 2012|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref> Following this restructure, the ibis megabrand became the leading hotel operator in Europe in 2013 with 1,277 hotels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4059447.html|title=Ibis Becomes Leading Hotel Brand in Europe|website=Hospitalitynet.org|date=14 February 2013|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref> The first Ibis Budget opened in Tangier, Morocco, in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hospitality-on.com/en/worlds-first-ibis-budget-opens-hotel-ibis-budget-tangiers|title=The World's First ibis Budget Opens: Hotel Ibis Budget Tangiers|website=Hospitality-on.com|date=16 November 2011|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref>
In 2013, Ibis Budget became Spain's first super-economy hotel chain with 15 hotels in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hosteltur.com/184400_ibis-budget-primera-cadena-hoteles-low-cost-espana.html|title=Ibis Budget, primera cadena de hoteles low cost en España|website=Hosteltur.com|date=4 September 2013|language=es|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref> The following year, still in Spain, Ibis Budget tested the installation of solar thermal collectors capable of yielding power on rainy days and during the night.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ithotelero.com/noticias/accor-implantara-soluciones-avanzadas-de-energia-solar-termica-a-traves-de-un-piloto-de-ith/|title=Accor implantará soluciones avanzadas de energía solar térmica a través de un piloto del ITH|website=Ithelero.com|date=5 August 2015|language=es|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref>
In April 2017, Ibis Budget introduced the new Nest rooms which include a pull-down bed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2017/04/20/ibis-budget-unveils-nest-room/|title=Ibis Budget unveils "Nest Room"|website=Businesstraveller.com|date=20 April 2017|author=Mark Caswell|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref> In January 2019, ibis Budget launched a discount offer for rainy days.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lareclame.fr/marcel-ibisbudget-lesprixmouilles-212667|title=Ibis Budget réduit ses prix s'il pleut chez vous|website=Lareclame.fr|date=18 January 2019|language=fr|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref> In October 2019, Ibis Budget launched in Singapore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.webintravel.com/the-wrap-accor-debuts-ibis-budget-brand-in-singapore/|title=The Wrap: Accor debuts ibis budget brand in Singapore|date=2019-10-09|website=WIT|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-27}}</ref>
The last remaining hotel with the old Etap name was located in Belfast; however, this officially rebranded as Ibis Budget on 1st December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Instagram | url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDA80iXg5cs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== | access-date=2026-01-07 | website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> The property in which the business operates, under Essendi (formally known as AccorInvest<ref>{{Cite web | title=AccorInvest rebrands as Essendi {{!}} Hospitality Investor | url=https://www.hospitalityinvestor.com/investment/accorinvest-rebrands-essendi | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619100200/https://www.hospitalityinvestor.com/investment/accorinvest-rebrands-essendi | access-date=2026-01-07 | archive-date=2025-06-19}}</ref>), was sold to Andras House in March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.cbre.ie/press-releases/andras-house-aquires-belfasts-etap-hotel-investment | title=Andras House Acquires Belfast's ETAP Hotel Investment | website=www.cbre.ie}}</ref>
== Description == Ibis budget is part of the ibis family, which also includes the brands ibis and ibis Styles.<ref name="biztrav mega"/> It is an economy hotel brand specialized in essential comfort at a budget price and owned by Accor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hospitalitynet.org/brand/23000076/ibis-budget.html|title=Ibis budget by Accor|website=Hospitalitynet.org|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref> Ibis budget manages 614 hotels in 20 countries (2018).<ref name="accor key"/>
== Development == [[File:Ibis Budget Wien Sankt Marx.jpg|thumb|Ibis Budget in Vienna]] [[File:Ibis Hotel - geograph.org.uk - 3398493.jpg|thumb|Ibis Budget in Manchester]] {| class="wikitable" |+ Development since 2011<ref name="accor key"/> |- ! Year !! Hotels !! Rooms |- |2021 |656 |65 648 |- |2020 |639 |64 074 |- |2019 |636 |63 783 |- | 2018 || 614 || 61 226 |- | 2017 || 588 || 58 096 |- | 2016 || 570 || 55 516 |- | 2015 || 551 || 52 699 |- | 2014 || 537 || 51 022 |- | 2013 || 506 || 46 547 |- | 2012 || 492 || 44 954 |- | 2011 || 437 || 37 297 |}
== See also == * Accor * ibis * ibis Styles
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{commonscat inline|Hotel Ibis Budget|Ibis Budget}} * {{Official website}}
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