Anton Coronelliof 3,500 hotels from luxury to economy covering all brands : Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Mercure, Novotel, Suite Novotel, Adagio, ibis, ibis Styles, and ibis budget throughout 92 countries. Alexis Delaroff, Chief Operating Officer Russia-CIS comments: “Through the opening of this representation office, the rapid growth of our network and a strongpipeline, we are consolidating Accor’s presence in Russia-CIS. It gives us a strong position in a dynamic market, which offers many opportunities”. TheGroup reaffirmed its ambitious expansion in Russia and maintains its objective to reach a network of 50 hotels (over 10 000 rooms) in Russia-CIS by 2016, opening new countries such as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Belarus, targeting main cities as well as tier 2 cities.