Rezidor announces three new hotels in Norway
The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide,
considerably increases the portfolio in Norway - announcing three new hotels
with a total of 704 rooms. The Park Inn Arendal will already open its doors in
Q3 2008; followed by the Park Inn Gardermoen Airport in Q3 2010 and the Radisson
Sørlandet Resort Tromøya Arendal in Q3 2011.
“These signings mark a real step for our Business Development in Norway - the
country is one of our most important home markets”, says Kurt Ritter, President& CEO of Rezidor. “I'm particularly pleased to announce the Park Inn Gardermoen
Airport. Rezidor is one of Europe's strongest airport hotel management companies
- with almost 30 hotels in operation and under development. Our existing
Radisson SAS Airport Hotel is Oslo is hugely successful, and we are glad to add
a Park Inn to our pipeline.”
The Park Inn Arendal is an existing hotel currently providing 42 rooms which
will be operated under the Park Inn brand as from Q3 2008 on. A new annex will
be build and bring the total number of rooms to 114 by Q3 2009. The hotel is
located in the centre of Arendal - a city 260 kilometers south of Oslo and
holding a strong maritime tradition: Arendal hosts the global headquarters of
“Gard”, the world's second largest shipping insurance company, and has a busy
harbour with links to both Sweden and Denmark. As a popular tourist destination
Arendal attracts 150,000 visitors per year - especially during summer and
featuring a variety of cultural, sport and outdoor activities.
The Park Inn Gardermoen Airport will be located at the terminal building
opposite the Radisson SAS Airport Hotel and next to Flyporten Conference Centre
where it will be responsible for all operational issues as well. Besides 300
rooms the hotel will feature a restaurant, a bar and additional conference
facilities - the new built property will welcome the first guests in Q3 2010.
Business at Oslo airport (over 19 million passengers in 2007) is primarily
related to telecommunicators, retail and government agencies. Over the last
years, the amount of cargo has steadily grown.
The Radisson Sørlandet Resort Tromøya Arendal will be one of Norway's largest
resorts - comprising 290 rooms and being located directly at the waterfront;
like a “cruise ship on land”. Opening in Q3 2011 the spectacular resort will
offer two signature restaurant concepts by Rezidor, a lobby bar, take away
facilities, meeting and conference facilities and a state-of-the-art spa and
fitness area. In addition, the resort's grounds will feature 40 chalets for
sale, a year-round skating rink, a cinema, an aqua park, an indoor parking of
9,000 square meters, a year-round marina nestled within a mountain, and a small
shopping gallery. Sørlandet is known for its beautiful strip of lowland areas
along the coast that quickly rise into interior mountains and plateaus. Amongst
other events, the town hosts one of Norway's largest music festivals, Hove
Festival at Tromøya. It also hosts the world championships in offshore racing,
the Norwegian Grand Prix.
For further information please contact:
The Rezidor Hotel Group
Christiane Reiter, Director Corporate Communication
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 340 hotels in operation and under
development with more than 71,000 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.
