Rezidor announces 2nd hotel for Sandton, Johannesburg
The Rezidor Hotel Group announces its second hotel for Sandton, Johannesburg
complementing the Radisson Hotel Sandton which is due to open in late 2008: The
Park Inn Sandton featuring 192 rooms will welcome its first guests in April
2010.
“South Africa is an upcoming destination for business and leisure travellers”,
comments Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of The Rezidor Hotel Group. “The
government has prioritised tourism as a key economic sector, and international
arrivals increase continuously - we are expecting new heights in 2010 when the
country hosts the FIFA World Cup.”
The Park Inn Sandton will be situated directly across the road from the Gautrain
Sandton Station, and will have the benefit of being the closest hotel to the
underground station which will link commuters on South Africa's first
underground railway system directly to the OR Tambo International Airport,
Rosebank and Pretoria CBD's. The JSE (Johannesburg Stock Exchange),
multinationals and Convention Centre are located within 1 kilometer, and the
property is only a few hundred meters from some of the best shopping Meccas in
the world, Sandton City and Nelson Mandela Square.
Park Inn is Rezidor's fastest growing brand - it was launched in early 2003 and
includes today more than 100 hotels in operation and under development in
Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Park Inn represents a young, dynamic and
colourful mid market brand - promising “the best sleep in town” within its
category and mastering the essentials: Park Inn hotels are easy to use, safe,
spotlessly clean, energetic and fun, with a warm and casual Yes I Can! service
approach.
With the existing Radisson and Park Inn hotels in Cape Town, as well as the
recently signed Radisson hotels in Port Elizabeth and Sandton, this marks
another milestone of the development and commitment of The Rezidor Hotel Group
in South Africa.
Facts & Figures
Hotel: Park Inn Sandton (to open)
Rooms: 192
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 309 hotels in operation and under
development with more than 63,000 rooms in 48 countries.
Rezidor operates the brands Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Regent Hotels &
Resorts, 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. Carlson
Companies is the main shareholder (41.7%).
The Corporate Office of the Rezidor Hotel Group is based in Brussels, Belgium.
For more information on Rezidor, visit www.Rezidor.com.
