Rezidor announces the Radisson Resort & Spa, Tangier / Morocco
The Rezidor Hotel Group announces the Radisson Resort & Spa, Tangier in Morocco
- the property with 155 rooms is scheduled to open in Q4 2010. It is Rezidor's
second resort in the country: in June this year the company signed the Radisson
Resort & Spa, Saïdia (384 rooms and 97 villas; to open in Q3 2010).
“Our portfolio in Africa now comprises more than 20 hotels with almost 5,400
rooms in operation and under development”, says Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of
Rezidor. “This emerging region offers a huge potential and remains in our
focus.”
The Radisson Resort & Spa, Tangier will be located on the east end of the Bay of
Tangier in the Ghandouri area - spread out over 2.7 hectares on a slope towards
the Mediterranean Sea. Its development is part of “Plan Mada'in”, initiated by
the King of Morocco and aiming to reposition and extend eight existing tourist
destinations in the country.
The project is owned and will be developed by Société Hôtelière et Immobilière
du Nord, a subsidiary of the Luxembourg based Aerium Atlas Investments. Kilo
Architecture (Paris & Casablanca) and Julio Touza y Asociados (Madrid) are
providing the architecture and interior design whilst Thed International
(Tourism Hotel Engineering Development) is providing hotel consultancy. Besides
155 rooms featuring 17 suites and 41 villas the resort will offer a Thalasso
centre with a minimum surface of 1,000 square meters and operated by the French
spa “Thalgo”, 2 restaurants, 2 bars, leisure facilities like a swimming pool and
a kids club, conference areas, and a business centre.
Tangier is one of the most beautiful and popular cities in Morocco and has long
been a favorite of film producers who have recorded parts of various James Bond
movies ("Living Daylights", "From Russia with Love"), several Indiana Jones
series and "The Bourne Ultimatum" movie here. It is also home to many of the
world's renowned artists, musicians and designers. The city is also an important
industrial hub and attracts a growing number of foreign companies like General
Motors and Renault. Moreover, Tangier will soon be positioned as the most
important port in the Mediterranean Sea and on the African continent thanks to
the Med Port project. This complex which is estimated at 3 billion Euro after
full completion (expected by mid-2009) will create around 145,000 direct and
indirect jobs and will have a positive impact on the number of tourist arrivals
in the city. Tangier has an international airport located 11 kilometers from the
city centre, and regular ferry connections link its harbor to Spain and France.
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 almost 350 hotels in operation and
under development with approximately 74,000 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.
