Rezidor announces a new Park Inn in Edinburgh
The Rezidor Hotel Group announces a new Park Inn in Edinburgh, Scotland: The
property with 171 rooms and located in the city centre is scheduled to open its
doors in Q3 2010. It is the company's 4th hotel in town - Rezidor already
operates a Radisson SAS on the Royal Mile and is due to open a Park Inn at the
airport and a Hotel MISSONI next year.
“Our pipeline in the United Kingdom now features 30 hotels in operation and 19
under development”, comments Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of Rezidor, “we are
close to a great milestone of 50 properties”.
The Park Inn Edinburgh will be built on a 2,250 square meter site on Leith Walk
in the historic-conservation area of the capital city. Princess Street is just a
10 minutes walk away, and further famous attractions such as the Edinburgh
Castle and the Old Town are nearby. Besides 171 rooms the hotel will offer a
restaurant, a lobby bar & lounge, conference facilities and a fitness room.
Edinburgh itself is one of Europe's major tourist destinations, attracting some
13 million visitors per year. Also its economy has rapidly grown in recent years
- the city is a centre for financial services, banking and insurance.
Facts & Figures
Hotel Park Inn Edinburgh (to open)
Rooms 171
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 over 330 hotels in operation and under
development with more than 68,000 rooms in 52 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. With 42%,
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.
