As the most valuable medium and high-end brand in Accor hotel portfolio, Mercure Hotel, founded in 1973, has a long brand history and culture and operates more than 800 hotels in more than 60 countries around the world. In 2016, Accor Hotel Group signed a strategic alliance agreement with Huazhu Hotel Group, successfully promoting the substantial development of its hotel brand in the Chinese market, integrating French elegance into the senses, providing guests with pure French experience and international standard services, and providing rich member courtesy for Huazhu Club and Accors happy world.