The Rezidor Hotel Group opened four new hotels with close to 1,000 rooms, and signed contracts for six new hotels with over 1,400 rooms, in the first quarter of 2012. The 211-room Park Inn by Radisson Rosa Khutor, Russia; 195-room Radisson Blu Hotel Istanbul Asia, Turkey; 320-room Okoume Palace Hotel Libreville,
Gabon and 246-room Radisson Blu Hotel Mersin, Turkey opened in Q1 of 2012. The new hotels include the company’s very first projects in the African countries of Guinea and Gabon. In the first quarter, Rezidor pursued its long term development strategy – focused on profitable growth through management and franchise contracts and in emerging markets. By the end of March Rezidor operated 327 hotels and 71,600 rooms in over 50 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. “Rezidor is well on the way to achieve targeted 2012 signings as well as maintain momentum of openings. Upcoming flagships such as the Radisson Blu Hotel Lusaka in Zambia, the Radisson Blu Hotel Doha in Qatar, the Park Inn London Wembley in UK, and the Park Inn by Radisson Lille in France are scheduled to join the system this year”, said Puneet Chhatwal, Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Rezidor. According to a release, the emerging markets of Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East are key development regions for Rezidor – about 75 per cent of the group’s contracted rooms are located in those markets. Rezidor’s pipeline features over 20,000 managed or franchised rooms due to open within the next three to four years. Rezidor’s overall goal is to have 400+ hotels with 100,000 rooms in operation, and further 100+ hotels and 20,000+ rooms under development, covering a total of 75 countries by 2015
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Gabon and 246-room Radisson Blu Hotel Mersin, Turkey opened in Q1 of 2012. The new hotels include the company’s very first projects in the African countries of Guinea and Gabon. In the first quarter, Rezidor pursued its long term development strategy – focused on profitable growth through management and franchise contracts and in emerging markets. By the end of March Rezidor operated 327 hotels and 71,600 rooms in over 50 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. “Rezidor is well on the way to achieve targeted 2012 signings as well as maintain momentum of openings. Upcoming flagships such as the Radisson Blu Hotel Lusaka in Zambia, the Radisson Blu Hotel Doha in Qatar, the Park Inn London Wembley in UK, and the Park Inn by Radisson Lille in France are scheduled to join the system this year”, said Puneet Chhatwal, Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Rezidor. According to a release, the emerging markets of Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East are key development regions for Rezidor – about 75 per cent of the group’s contracted rooms are located in those markets. Rezidor’s pipeline features over 20,000 managed or franchised rooms due to open within the next three to four years. Rezidor’s overall goal is to have 400+ hotels with 100,000 rooms in operation, and further 100+ hotels and 20,000+ rooms under development, covering a total of 75 countries by 2015
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