Radisson SAS Hotels and Resorts, part of fast-growing The Rezidor Hotel Group, has taken five awards in three categories at the recently held Middle East and North Africa Travel Awards (MENA) in Dubai.
In the category Best 4-star Business Corporate, Radisson SAS Hotel, Dubai Media City and Radisson SAS Hotel Muscat shared first place and received the Platinum award. In the same category Radisson SAS Hotel, Yanbu in Saudi Arabia was awarded silver.
The Radisson SAS Resort in Sharm El Sheikh scooped the Gold Award in Best Price Value Hotel. The property is in Nabq Bay on a private beach on the Red Sea, Egypt.
Radisson SAS Hotel, Dubai Media City also took home another Platinum award for Best 4-star New Hotel for the year 2006, following its success at the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) where it received the AHIC Development Award.
Jean-Marc Busato, Area Vice President of the Rezidor Hotel Group said “It is important for us as a fairly late-comer in the region to get such great recognition especially for our hotel in Dubai Media City. The property marked our entrance into Dubai and sets a benchmark for the new breed of hotels that we will be opening shortly.”
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the world. The group features a portfolio of 288 hotels in operation and under development in 47 countries and with more than 59.800 rooms.
Rezidor operates the brands Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Regent International Hotels, Park Inn and Country Inns & Suites in Europe, the 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, 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. Carlson Companies is its main shareholder with 35% shares.
The Corporate Office of the Rezidor Hotel Group is based in Brussels, Belgium.
For more information on Rezidor, visit www.Rezidor.com
