Rezidor donates 75,000 Euro to World Childhood Foundation


Rezidor donates 75,000 Euro to World Childhood Foundation

The Rezidor Hotel Group donates 75,000 Euro to its corporate charity
organization World Childhood Foundation, and underlines once again the
importance of its companywide Responsible Business Programme for social,
environmental and ethical engagement of all hotels and corporate departments
across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The amount has been collected during
2008 and will support the most vulnerable children in the world. World Childhood
Foundation, a non for profit organization founded by H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden
in 1999, is dedicated to helping street children, children who are sexually
abused or exploited, and preventing children from being trafficked for sexual
purposes. 

“Our hotels have been active and creative, and we were even able to increase the
total value of our donation as compared to 2007”, comments Catherine Rubbens,
Director Responsible Business at Rezidor, and gives some examples: At the
Radisson SAS Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek, the management team took the roles of
valet parkers and bell boys for one full day to raise charity awareness to all
guests. The Park Inn at London Heathrow, UK planned a charity triathlon during
“Responsible Business Action Month” in September - challenging guests and
employees to a competition of running, rowing and cycling. And three hotels in
Belgium - the Radisson SAS Park Lane Hotel in Antwerp, the Radisson SAS Palace
Hotel in Spa, and the Radisson SAS Hotel in Hassel - organized car washes for
charity. 

This year Radisson SAS and Park Inn Hotels also produced Christmas cards which
not only donated some of the cost to Childhood, but also invited recipients to
learn more about the work of Childhood and to donate online.

Rezidor was one of the first hotel companies in the world to devise a
comprehensive social and environmental programme across all regions in 2001. The
company was also one of the first international hotel groups to offer all guests
carbon offsetting possibilities. For its engagement Rezidor has received several
awards including the Worldwide Hospitality Award in 2004, and is currently a
member of the Executive Committee of the prestigious organization ITP
(International Tourism Partnership).


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 more than 360 hotels in operation and
under development with over 76,000 rooms in 55 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.