references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . october 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message mercure industry hospitality headquarters france services hotels and resorts parent accorhotels slogan in harmony with people and places website http www.mercure.com mercure hotel in opole mercure hotels is a brand of hotels run by french multinational corporation accorhotels . the slogan is in harmony with people and places most mercure hotels are positioned between ibis and novotel in the accor estate . there is also a five star branch of mercure hotels known as grand mercure with a chain of 10 grand mercure hotels in china under the chinese brand name mei jue m i ju ji di n . 1 there are about 750 three to four star mercure hotels in europe . in australia and new zealand grand mercure apartments is a growing 4.5 5 star short and long stay apartment brand . contents 1 history and expansion 2 mgallery 3 references 4 external links history and expansion edit paul dubrule and gerard pelisson founded mercure in 1967 . the first mercure hotel was established in 1973 in saint witz france . mercure novotel was taken over in 1975 by soci t d investissement et d exploitation later the accor group . in 1983 mercure expanded into germany . in 1993 accor acquired a stake in the hungarian pannonia hotel chain with 24 hotels . the group also expanded into poland asia turkey and africa . in 1994 hotels opened in the caribbean guyana and r union . in 1995 mercure established themselves in spain sweden egypt oman and dubai and opened a hotel in s o paulo brazil . in 1996 hotels opened in berlin barcelona offenburg weimar san sebasti n bari israel croatia and malta . in 1997 hotels opened in estonia togo madagascar colombia egypt morocco and lebanon . in france accor acquired 33 frantour hotels and rebranded them . the group also expanded the brand into the united kingdom . in 1998 the ten hotels of the dutch hotel chain postiljon were acquired . in 1999 148 hotels were integrated into the network including 42 libertel hotels 27 hotels in germany and 27 in australia . new hotels were opened in algeria morocco mauritania jordan lebanon saudi arabia and yemen . in 2014 mercure hotel was opened in latvia . on february 19 2015 the grand hotel mercure leicester held an official re opening ceremony after the completion of an extensive renovation . 2 the mercure abu dhabi center hotel recycles 30 percent of its approximately 1.9 tonnes of waste each month . built in 1979 and renovated in 1997 the mercure abu dhabi is one of the country s oldest hotels . since implementation of their recycling program the hotel s water bills have plummeted by 25 percent and their electric bills are down by 10 percent . 3 mercure announced the addition of three hotels to their brand in recife brazil in february 2015 . with the expectation of opening by may 2015 the hotels will replace three from the pontes hotels & resorts network . the new hotels will be the mercure recife mar hotels conventions the grand mercure recife atlante plaza and the grand mercure summerville resort . 4 mgallery edit mgallery is a collection of 50 boutique hotels in 21 countries offering luxury architecture interior design and services . 5 each mgallery hotel and resort has a strong focus on local culture and heritage whether it is located in a city centre or a mountain or seaside resort . on february 19 2015 accorhotels announced the sale and management back agreement for the zurich mgallery hotel . the agreement was made with a private investor who is already an accor franchiser . the value of the sale was 55 million or the equivalent of 355k per room . the total price included 32 million for the building as is and a 23 million commitment to renovations . 6 references edit grand mercure . accor.com . retrieved 16 july 2012 . grand makeover at mercure leicester the grand hotel . hotel designs . 22 february 2015 . retrieved 24 february 2015 . sahoo sananda 4 february 2015 . abu dhabi hotels reap benefits of going green . the national business . retrieved 24 february 2015 . three new accor hotels in recife brazil . hn hospitalitynet . 4 february 2015 . retrieved 24 february 2015 . mgallery . accor.com . retrieved 21 november 2011 . sale and management back of the zurich mgallery for 55 million . hn hospitalitynet . 19 february 2015 . retrieved 24 february 2015 . external links edit mercure website v t e accor adagio formule 1 f1 formula 1 ibis budget styles mama shelter mercure grand mercure mgallery novotel suite novotel pullman the sebel sofitel thalassa sea & spa v t e hotel chains accor adagio formule 1 f1 formula 1 ibis budget styles mama shelter mercure grand mercure mgallery novotel suite novotel pullman the sebel sofitel thalassa sea & spa carlson rezidor country inns & suites park inn park plaza quorvus collection radisson radisson blu 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