Company type | Subsidiary |
---|---|
Industry | Hospitality |
Founded | 1973 |
Headquarters | Issy les Moulineaux , France |
Number of locations | 899 (2021) [1] |
Area served | 61 countries (2021) |
Parent | Accor |
Website |
mercure |
Mercure is a French midscale hotel chain owned by Accor. [2] Created in 1973 in France, the brand was acquired by Accor in 1975, and subsequently became a major part of the company's midscale hotel portfolio, alongside Novotel. As of 2021, Mercure operated 949 hotels in 63 countries. [1] Outside Europe, Accor additionally uses has the Grand Mercure brand, an upscale subsidiary in currently 12 countries.
The first Mercure hotel was established in 1973 in Saint-Witz, France. In 1975, Mercure was acquired by Accor (then Novotel-SIEH) and became Novotel's complementary midscale brand within the group. [3]
In 1989, Mercure opened its 100th hotel. [4] In 1991, following Accor's acquisition of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, the Altea hotels acquired through this deal became Mercure hotels. [3] Serveral hotel brands purchased by Accor throughout the 1990s (Parthénon, Libertel, Jardins de Paris, Frantour, All Seasons) were also rebranded into Mercure hotels. [5]
By 2001, 655 Mercure hotels were in operation worldwide. [3] In 2007, following the launch of Accor's new brands MGallery, Pullman Hotels and Resorts and All Seasons, the group allocated several of its Mercure-branded locations to the development of those new brands. [6]
In 2010, Mercure launched an expansive refurbishment program for its hotel rooms. [7] [8] In 2011, Accor signed a deal with Jupiter Hotels in the United Kingdom to rebrand 24 of their properties into Mercure hotels. [9] In 2012, Mercure opened in China the first Grand Mercure branded Mei Jue for the Chinese market. [10] In 2015, Mercure launched in Colombia [11] and opened three Grand Mercure hotels in Brazil. [12]
Year | Hotels | Rooms |
---|---|---|
2023 | 949 | 126,074 |
2022 | 904 | 119,591 |
2021 | 899 | 119,007 |
2020 | 875 | 114,926 |
2019 | 842 | 110,228 |
2018 | 810 | 104,969 |
2017 | 779 | 100,160 |
2016 | 747 | 95,894 |
2015 | 741 | 93,897 |
2014 | 711 | 89,203 |
2013 | 758 | 95,571 |
2012 | 804 | 99,853 |
2011 | 773 | 94,813 |
Media related to Mercure hotels at Wikimedia Commons
Company type | Subsidiary |
---|---|
Industry | Hospitality |
Founded | 1973 |
Headquarters | Issy les Moulineaux , France |
Number of locations | 899 (2021) [1] |
Area served | 61 countries (2021) |
Parent | Accor |
Website |
mercure |
Mercure is a French midscale hotel chain owned by Accor. [2] Created in 1973 in France, the brand was acquired by Accor in 1975, and subsequently became a major part of the company's midscale hotel portfolio, alongside Novotel. As of 2021, Mercure operated 949 hotels in 63 countries. [1] Outside Europe, Accor additionally uses has the Grand Mercure brand, an upscale subsidiary in currently 12 countries.
The first Mercure hotel was established in 1973 in Saint-Witz, France. In 1975, Mercure was acquired by Accor (then Novotel-SIEH) and became Novotel's complementary midscale brand within the group. [3]
In 1989, Mercure opened its 100th hotel. [4] In 1991, following Accor's acquisition of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, the Altea hotels acquired through this deal became Mercure hotels. [3] Serveral hotel brands purchased by Accor throughout the 1990s (Parthénon, Libertel, Jardins de Paris, Frantour, All Seasons) were also rebranded into Mercure hotels. [5]
By 2001, 655 Mercure hotels were in operation worldwide. [3] In 2007, following the launch of Accor's new brands MGallery, Pullman Hotels and Resorts and All Seasons, the group allocated several of its Mercure-branded locations to the development of those new brands. [6]
In 2010, Mercure launched an expansive refurbishment program for its hotel rooms. [7] [8] In 2011, Accor signed a deal with Jupiter Hotels in the United Kingdom to rebrand 24 of their properties into Mercure hotels. [9] In 2012, Mercure opened in China the first Grand Mercure branded Mei Jue for the Chinese market. [10] In 2015, Mercure launched in Colombia [11] and opened three Grand Mercure hotels in Brazil. [12]
Year | Hotels | Rooms |
---|---|---|
2023 | 949 | 126,074 |
2022 | 904 | 119,591 |
2021 | 899 | 119,007 |
2020 | 875 | 114,926 |
2019 | 842 | 110,228 |
2018 | 810 | 104,969 |
2017 | 779 | 100,160 |
2016 | 747 | 95,894 |
2015 | 741 | 93,897 |
2014 | 711 | 89,203 |
2013 | 758 | 95,571 |
2012 | 804 | 99,853 |
2011 | 773 | 94,813 |
Media related to Mercure hotels at Wikimedia Commons