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Accor SA, the Paris hotel operator, swung to a first-half profit from a year-earlier loss on 4.4% higher revenue. Net income was 41 million euros ($59.1 million) compared with a loss of 15 million in the year-earlier period. Revenue reached 2.97 billion euros from 2.85 billion. Revenue rose 5.8% on a comparable basis. Earnings before interest and taxes rose 28% to 199 million euros. "Occupancy rates rose steadily while the improvement in average room rates gradually spread across all segments," the company said in a Wednesday statement. The company pared its net debt to 559 million euros at June 30 from 730 million euros at Dec. 31. In 2011, Accor expects to open 30,000 rooms; it opened 13,700 of them in the first half.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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