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15 Nov 2012 - The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, announces two new Radisson Blu hotels in Germany. Both are existing properties – the Radisson Blu Hotel Dortmund featuring 190 rooms will be re-branded in January 2013; the Radisson Blu Hotel Bremen (235 rooms) will follow in June 2013. The hotels will be softly renovated over a period of 18 months. “We are delighted to further strengthen our
long term
cooperation with our business partner Pandox, owner of both properties.
At the
same time, we grow our portfolio in Germany to 53 hotels in operation
and under
development, and underline the importance this home market has for us”,
said
Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of Rezidor. The Radisson Blu Hotel Dortmund is
located in the
city’s peripheral area; close to the Westfalen soccer stadium and the
fair and
exhibition centre Westfalenhalle. The site enjoys easy motorway access
and is
10 km away from the airport and 3 km from Dortmund downtown. All 190
guest
rooms – among them 5 junior suites – are equipped with Radisson Blu
signature
services like free high speed internet access. The First Class hotel
also
comprises 2 restaurants and 1 bar, 15 event rooms spreading over 1,350
sqm, a
wellness area including gym, indoor pool, sauna & solarium, and a
parking. Dortmund is part of Western Germany’s Ruhr
area, and has
600,000 inhabitants. The city enjoys a colorful way of life, lots of
green
space, a variety of museums and theatres, and world-class soccer. For
guests
who want to experience the 150-year industrial history of the Ruhr
area,
Dortmund is a good place to start: The city lies directly on the 300 km
long
“Route of Industrial Culture” which links up art & cultural events
in
engine rooms, collieries, head frames and blast furnaces. The Radisson Blu Hotel Bremen is
located on the
famous Böttcherstraße, Bremen’s historic shopping street in
the heart of the
old town. Also the port and many of the city’s well-known companies lie
close
to the hotel. The exhibition centre, motorways and airport are just a
few
kilometers away. The property offers 235 rooms – among them 15 junior
suites –
and also features 2 restaurants, 1 bar, 14 meeting rooms over a surface
of 740
sqm, a wellness area including gym, indoor pool, sauna & solarium,
and a
parking. Bremen is a commercial and industrial city
with 500,000
inhabitants in Northern Germany, and has a major port on the river
Weser. The
old city centre is part of the UNESCO World Heritage, and offers
outstanding
monuments like the Marketplace and Town Hall. Bremen’s central business
district close to the hotel hosts many globally known companies like
Kraft
Foods, Lufthansa, Airbus, and Siemens. The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world’s ten largest hotel groups. Rezidor features a portfolio of more than 430 hotels in operation and under development with 95,000 rooms in 70 countries. Rezidor operates the brands Radisson Blu and Park Inn by Radisson in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, along with the Club Carlson loyalty programme for frequent hotel guests. Under a worldwide licence agreement with the iconic Italian fashion house Missoni, Rezidor also operates and develops the luxury lifestyle brand Hotel Missoni. Following a Strategic Alliance Agreement with Regent Hotels & Resorts, Rezidor will develop and operate new Regent properties in EMEA. In November 2006, Rezidor was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Carlson, a privately held, global hospitality and travel company, based in Minneapolis (USA), is the majority shareholder. The Corporate office of The Rezidor Hotel Group is based in Brussels, Belgium. For more information, visit www.rezidor.com and www.carlsonrezidor.com
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Contact: Christiane Reiter Senior Director Corporate Communication [email protected] Renu Snehi Senior Director Corporate Communication [email protected] |