2003 - New establishment 

Acquisitions and new establisment

 In Mexico, Accor Services takes over Dicasa®, one of its main competitors and thus strengthens its leader position.

  Creation in France of Orfea®, subsidiary of SNCF Participations et de Accueil Partenaires®, in order to assure housing for SNCF train crews.

  Establishment of Clean Way®, the first European solution for the dry cleaning of business clothes in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

  Portugal: purchase of Ebairro, created in 2001 and specialized in corporate conciergerie services.

  Launch of the new Accor Services brand Académie® in France which markets Accor expertness regarding service management training and advice.

2005

In Greece, Accor Services takes over Ergonomia, main consulting company specialized in providing services in the field of business hygiene and security for private and public sectors.

In the U.S., WiredCommute®, joins Accor Services. This company is specialized in distributing transport vouchers to companies for their employees.

 Purchase of Delicard® which is established in Sweden and Norway.

Delicard®, an a la carte gift card, is a new offer for companies and shop committees.

 Accor Services is settled is South Africa

 In France, Accor Services and Europ Assistance® combine their skills to create Bien-Être Assistance®, a common platform to take up the challenge of developing domestic assistance. Accor Services and Caisse d’Epargne group join to issue CESU (employment cheque for private individuals who employ someone for personal services). Ticket Restaurant® and UMIH (Union des Métiers et des Industries de l’Hôtellerie) commit together with restorers to promote balanced nutrition with the launch of “Nutrition & Balance”, a worldwide program promoting a diversified and balanced nutrition with its own mascot Gustino.