New Radisson Hotel in Mali, West Africa
The Rezidor Hotel Group will open a new Radisson Hotel in Mali, West Africa. The
property with 73 suites is currently under construction in Mali's capital city
Bamako along the banks of the Niger River and scheduled to open in late
2007/early 2008. Between 2007 and 2009, Rezidor will open 20.000 new rooms in
total.
“West Africa is an emerging market”, says Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of
Rezidor. “The hotel represents a valuable addition to our network in this region
where there are currently two Radisson hotels under construction in Dakar,
Senegal and in Lagos, Nigeria.” Services of the new all-suite-property will
include 2 restaurants, 1 bar, 3 meeting rooms and a fitness area. The building
is well connected to the local road transport network, and the international
airport is within a 15-minute drive.
Bamako is Mali's largest city as well as its economic and administrative centre.
Mali's economic resources mainly come from agriculture, livestock and fishing,
and more recently from gold following the opening of several new mines. The
country has become Africa's third largest gold producer after South Africa and
Ghana.
Facts and Figures:
Hotel: Radisson Hotel Mali (to open)
Rooms: 73
For further information, please contact:
The Rezidor Hotel Group
Media relations Scandinavia: Kristina Windset, +46 70 590 86 38,
kristina.windset@rezidor.com
Other media and Investor relations: Christiane Reiter, +32 474 407 210,
christiane.reiter@rezidor.com
About the Rezidor Hotel Group:
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the
world. The group features a portfolio of 300 hotels in operation and under
development with more than 61.000 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
41,7%, Carlson Companies 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
