Hungaria Golf Ltd. Building a 200-room Radisson SAS Resort in Buk, Hungary / March 2002

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Hungaria Golf Ltd. Building a 200-room
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.

Bük is located in Western Hungary, in the northern part of Vas County at the borders of the Alps and the Small Flatland, in the valley of the Répce River. With approximately 3,000 inhabitants, Bük has emerged as an active spa resort and has become the home of the Birdland Golf Club, featuring an 18-hole, 72-par championship golf course.

The 200-room Radisson SAS Resort will be built on the current driving range of the Golf Club, offering scenic views over the fairways and surrounding forest. Facilities will include two restaurants, a lobby lounge, a bar, as well as up to 4,844 square feet of conference facilities. The hotel's 26,910 square-foot health center will offer modern wellness and thermal

Bük

Thirty years ago oil prospectors in the region hit not oil but thermal water, which came rushing to the surface at a temperature of 58 °C. This event was followed by rapid development in what had been till then a sleepy little settlement and surroundings 27 km north-east from Szombathely, in Vas County. A medicinal baths was built capable of receiving several thousand visitors a day, and summer houses and hotels popped up one after the other.

Today Bük is perhaps Hungary's most dynamically developing spa, equally suited to the patient seeking treatment and young people looking for relaxation and entertainment. The golf course in Bük is not only Hungary's but Central Europe's largest

programs and facilities, including a jacuzzi, sauna, several swimming pools and steam baths. Guests will also be able to choose from diverse therapies, traditional and Asian massages, healing baths and a range of fitness classes. The center will also have a separate fitness area, including a solarium, tennis courts, and jogging tracks.

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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Contact:
Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts
Emily Easter
[email protected]
http://www.radissonsas.com

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