Orbis to build 10 new hotels in 2016

The Orbis group will expand its portfolio by 10 new hotels in 2016, the company announced in a press release on Thursday. This will include securing the franchise rights of existing hotels as well as constructing new ones, bringing the total number of hotels in the group's control to 118. The Orbis hotel group owns brands such as Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Mercure and ibis. At the end of 2015, the group had 18,800 hotel rooms under its ownership.