The Rezidor Hotel Group has contracted its fifth property in Egypt. The Radisson Hotel, Alexandria which will be in Alex West, a new suburb comprising apartments, townhouses, villas, three hotels, a conference centre, restaurants, a shopping mall and an 18-hole golf course, ten minutes west of Alexandria City, is scheduled to open in 2009. Between 2007 and 2009, Rezidor will add 20,000 new rooms to its portfolio.
“Egypt is an important market for us and this hotel is part of our strategy to develop more properties in the Middle East”, comments Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of The Rezidor Hotel Group.
“Alexandria is known as the ‘second capital’ of the country and being a major seaport on the Mediterranean Sea, it is vital that our core brand is represented there.”
The 270 room property will also include several dining venues, a health club with an outdoor pool, retail outlets and a Golf Clubhouse. The hotel will also have a business centre, an executive lounge and two meeting rooms. The Radisson Hotel, Alexandria will be a 20 minute drive to Alexandria airport and two hours from Cairo.
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the world. The group features a portfolio of 279 hotels in operation and under development with more than 57600 rooms in 47 countries.
Rezidor operates the brands Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Regent International Hotels, Park Inn and Country Inns & Suites in Europe, Middle East and Africa, along with the goldpoints plusSM loyalty program 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 35%, Carlson Companies currently 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
