This  major  change  took place during the nights of December  12th  and 13th,  2000.   For four hours,  the front office staff had to revert  to traditional  manual  working methods,  whilst the  different  electronic systems  were converted by the hotel company�s highly trained  IT  team.  The conversion included both the reservation delivery chain from the GDS systems via Curtis-C,  and the Radisson Reservation System into Harmony, as  well  as  other frontline systems such as point-of-sale,  electronic minibar,  etc.   Now,  customers can see all prices stated in  Euro.  In addition  to  the Euro amount,  restaurant bills and hotel  folios  also state the total amount in French francs.

�The  conversion went very smoothly,  and feedback from guests and staff has  been very positive�  said Yann Gillet,  Financial Controller at the Radisson SAS Hotel in Cannes.  He continued:  �As a hotel, we now do all our  transactions in Euro only.  Guests,  however,  have the  choice  of making their payments either in Euro or in the local currency.�

Throughout the next twelve months, Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts expects to  convert  another  40 of its properties to run  with  Euro  as  their operating  currency.    Two  teams of highly trained  IT  personnel  and experienced  staff  will spend a week at each hotel  to  carry  out  the conversion. 

Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts currently includes 106 hotels in operation and  27  hotels  under  development in 38  countries  and  is  the  sole franchisor  in  Europe,  the Middle East and North Africa  for  Radisson Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.