South Africa: Rezidor to open a new Radisson in Port Elizabeth
The Rezidor Hotel Group has signed a contract to manage a new Radisson hotel in
Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The property, with 173 rooms, will be built in the
upscale, busy beachfront Summerstrand district and is scheduled to open in late
2008. From 2007 to 2009, Rezidor will add 20,000 rooms to its portfolio.
“South Africa is an important market for our organic business development. Port
Elizabeth meets our growth strategy as we plan to open more hotels in key cities
and resort destinations within the country”, comments Kurt Ritter, President &
CEO of The Rezidor Hotel Group. “We see promising potentials in this country and
are glad to arrive in Port Elizabeth, the fifth largest city with 1,5 million
inhabitants”.
The Radisson Port Elizabeth will be the first international first class brand in
the Nelson Mandela Bay offering panoramic views over the Algoa Bay, and
featuring services such as a swimming pool, wellness centre and gym, restaurant& bar, 8 conference and meeting rooms and a business centre. Guests will be able
to reach the city centre in 2 minutes and the international airport in 10
minutes. Port Elizabeth is located on the country's south eastern coast,
approximately 760 kilometres from Cape Town. The city has beautiful beaches and
nearby “big six” private game reserves - as well as the Coega Industrial
Development Zone (IDZ); South Africa's premier location for new industrial
investments covering 11.000 hectares of land.
Owner of the future Radisson hotel is the South African company Auspex Property.
Facts & Figures:
Property: Radisson Port Elizabeth (to open)
Rooms: 173
Between 2007 and 2009, Rezidor will add 20.000 rooms to its portfolio.
For further information, please contact:
The Rezidor Hotel Group
Corporate Communications, Petra de Zutter, tel +32 2 702 9283,
petra.de.zutter@rezidor.com
Media contact Scandinavia, Kristina Windset, tel +46 70 590 86 38,
kristina.windset@rezidor.com
Notes to editors :
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the
world. The group features a portfolio of 279 hotels in operation and under
development with more than 57600 rooms in 47 countries.
Rezidor operates the 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 programme for frequent hotel guests.
Rezidor has signed a worldwide license agreement with the Italian fashion house
Missoni, in order 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%,
Carlson Companies currently is the main shareholder.
The Corporate Office of the Rezidor Hotel Group is based in Brussels, Belgium.
For more information on Rezidor, visit www.rezidor.com
