Rezidor Announces Plans for Radisson at Hamburg Airport
BRUSSELS, Belgium, February 8, 2007. The Rezidor Hotel Group, the Brussels-based hotel management company, announces plans for a new Radisson hotel at Hamburg Airport. The Radisson Hamburg Airport Hotel is slated to open in July 2009.
The new Radisson property will offer 270 guestrooms featuring a modern design, a restaurant and bar, fitness area and approximately 7,000 square feet of conference & meeting space. The owners and developers of this project are the Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Airport-Hotel-Hamburg GmbH & Co. KG and FAY Management Holding AG. This will be the second property in Hamburg for The Rezidor Hotel Group, which currently manages the Radisson SAS Hotel Hamburg.
"Germany is one of our most important markets, and the city of Hamburg in particular is a key location", comments Kurt Ritter, president & CEO of The Rezidor Hotel Group, "We currently already have a strong presence in the German market and are looking forward to expanding our growth in this region with this new property."
The Radisson Hamburg Airport Hotel will have a direct connection to Terminal 2, serving Lufthansa and other Star Alliance flights. The Hamburg Airport is ranked as the fifth largest airport in Germany, host to 70 airlines and over 11 million passengers per year.
The announcement of The Radisson Hamburg Airport Hotel is part of the company's ongoing expansion plan. Within the next two years, Rezidor plans to add 20,000 rooms to its international portfolio.
The Rezidor Hotel Group operates the following Carlson brands: Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Regent International Hotels, Park Inn and Country Inns & Suites in Europe, Middle East and Africa, along with the goldpoints plusSM loyalty program. Rezidor has also signed a worldwide license agreement with the Italian fashion house Missoni, to develop and operate a lifestyle hotel brand of the same name: Hotel Missoni.
In November 2006, Rezidor was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. With 35 percent, Carlson Companies currently is the main shareholder. The Corporate Office of the Rezidor Hotel Group is based in Brussels, Belgium.
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