Rezidor announces the Park Inn Leuven, Belgium The Rezidor Hotel Group announces the Park Inn Leuven - the property with 133 rooms will open its doors in Q3 2010. It is Rezidor's second Park Inn in Belgium; the company already runs the Park Inn Liège (100 rooms) directly at the airport. The young and innovative mid market brand Park Inn is Rezidor's fastest growing brand: Across EMEA and in between five years the portfolio grew to more than 100 hotels in operation and under development with almost 21,000 rooms. The Park Inn Leuven will be built at the Martelarenlaan alongside Leuven Central Station - as part of a mixed use development consisting of offices, retail space, public underground parking, residential apartments and hotels. Besides 133 rooms the new property will feature a restaurant with terrace, a lobby bar, a business centre, seven meeting rooms and a fitness room. Via a pedestrian bridge the Park Inn will be directly connected to Leuven Central Station (Brussels International Airport is only 15 minutes away by train). The hotel also will offer easy access to the city ring road leading to major motorways connecting Leuven with all major cities in Belgium. Leuven city centre is within 15 minutes walking distance. Leuven itself is a beautiful medieval city, famous for its catholic university, plenty of student pubs, restaurants and tourist attractions. The town is also home of world acclaimed research centres within microelectronics and nanotechnology. And last but not least one of the world's leading beer brewer InBev is based in Leuven. Facts & Figures Hotel Park Inn Leuven (to open) Rooms 133 For further information, please contact: The Rezidor Hotel Group / Corporate Communications Christiane Reiter Tel. +32 2 702 9331 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 53 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.