Who owns Raffles?
Raffles is owned by Accor (France, EPA: AC), which has owned the brand since 12 July 2016.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Accor SA Universal Registration Document 2025, 19 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Accor SA reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Issy-les-Moulineaux
- Origin
- 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore
- Founded
- 1887
- Category
- Travel & transport › Hotels › Luxury hotels
- Parent ticker
- EPA: AC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Raffles
Raffles Singapore opened in 1887 and the Singapore Sling was created at its bar. Accor acquired the brand in 2016, and it sits at the very top of the group's range alongside Fairmont. Accor owns it, and the Singapore hotel is a protected national monument, so its restoration in 2019 was carried out under heritage supervision.
Ownership timeline of Raffles
Where Raffles sits in Accor
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Accor brand portfolio (17) →
Other brands owned by Accor
Accor controls 17 brands on Brandtree, 17 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
- Adagio
- Emblems Collection
- Fairmont (1907)
- Grand Mercure
- Greet (2019)
- hotelF1
- ibis (1974)
- ibis budget
- ibis Styles
- Jo&Joe (2016)
- Mercure (1973)
- MGallery (2008)
- Novotel (1967)
- Pullman
- SO/ (2011)
- Sofitel (1964)
Other brands in luxury hotels, and who owns them
The 43 brands in luxury hotels on Brandtree belong to 22 owners. The largest is Genting, with 4; Accor has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Crockfords | Genting | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
| Grand Fiesta Americana | Grupo Posadas | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| InterContinental | IHG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| St. Regis | Marriott | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Anantara Hotels & Resorts | Minor International | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Song Hotels | H World | 🇨🇳 China |
| Conrad Hotels | Hilton | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Accor
Accor is a publicly listed company headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, founded in 1967. Brandtree records 17 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: AC.
Accor is the largest hotel group in Europe and owns brands spanning every price point from Formule 1 roadside rooms to Raffles and Fairmont. It sold most of its property portfolio in 2018, becoming an operator of hotels it does not own, as its American rivals had done earlier.
🇸🇬 Raffles and other Singaporean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 36 brands that began in Singapore. 10 of them (28%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Raffles among them.
- BW LPG — BW LPG 🇸🇬
- Hafnia — Hafnia 🇸🇬
- KrisFlyer — Singapore Airlines 🇸🇬
- PIL — PIL 🇸🇬
- Resorts World Sentosa — Genting 🇲🇾
- SBS Transit — ComfortDelGro 🇸🇬
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Raffles?
The parent company of Raffles is Accor, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Raffles Singaporean or French?
Raffles originated in Singapore in 1887, but it is owned today by Accor, which is headquartered in France. So Raffles is a Singaporean-origin brand under French ownership.
Since when has Accor owned Raffles?
Accor has owned Raffles since 12 July 2016.
Is Raffles still owned by Accor?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Raffles is still owned by Accor. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Accor SA Universal Registration Document 2025 — Accor SA, Annual report, published 19 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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