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Radisson SAS Resort in Buk, Hungary |
Brussels, March 2002... Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts has signed
an agreement with Hungaria Golf KFT, one of the largest residential development
groups in Hungary, to manage a golf & wellness resort to be built in
the center of a golf course near the site of the Thermal Bath Bük
- a well-known spa. Bük is only a two-hour drive from Budapest
and Bratislava, Slovakia, and about 78 miles from Vienna. Construction
of the resort will begin this spring and is scheduled to be completed in
August 2003.
The 18-hole golf course will be enlarged with an additional 9 holes to become a 27-hole course. Furthermore, there will be an 18-hole putting course with a Golf & Tennis Academy Center. World-renowned firm Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG) has been appointed as the architects and designers of the project. Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, said, "Our new resort in Bük represents an excellent addition to our growing collection of golf & wellness resorts and will furthermore strengthen our presence in the region. It will also benefit from the synergy and proximity to our existing hotels in Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava." Attila J. Hegyi, President & CEO of Birdland and Hungaria Golf, said, "It is a great opportunity for us to demonstrate to the world that we strongly believe in the importance that wellness and golf in the heart of Europe plays in the future of the tourism industry. We are very proud to have Radisson SAS as partner." Hungaria Golf Ltd.,, fully owned by a Project Management (ProMen) Ltd, is a real estate and resort development company operating mainly in Hungary. The Birdland Golf Club is owned and operated by Hungarai Golf Ltd. The club was established in 1991 and has the first Hungarian championship 18-hole course. As member of the Hungarian Golf Association and the International Club Network, the club was selected 'Best Golf club 2001 in Hungary'. Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts currently includes 108 hotels in operation and 39 hotels under development in 37 countries and is the sole franchiser in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa for Radisson Hotels & Resorts. |
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Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts Emily Easter [email protected] http://www.radissonsas.com |
Also See | Rezidor SAS and BAA Lynton Sign Deal for New 57 million USD Radisson SAS Hotel at London Stansted Airport / December 2001 |
Budapest: A Market Profile / Andersen / February 2001 |