Hospitality
Radisson Hotel Group (www.RadissonHotels.com) is proud to announce the
addition of six new hotels to its African portfolio, bringing the total to
almost 100 hotels across 32 African markets.
Building on the recent announcement of its reinforced African development
team structure, the announcement of the six new hotels further demonstrates the
Group’s commitment to the continent.
Elie Younes, Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer,
Radisson Hotel Group, said: “We believe in the vast potential of Africa. The
addition of the six hotels, following the announcement of Radisson Hotel Saint
Denis earlier this year places us firmly on track to reach over 150 hotels in
operation and under development across the continent within the next five
years. The new hotel announcements include our debut in new markets, the
introduction of additional brands and the strengthening of our presence in
cities we’ve identified for scaled growth. We thank our hotel partners for
their invaluable trust in Radisson Hotel Group and its people”
Further commenting on this achievement, Ramsay Rankoussi, Vice President,
Development, Africa & Turkey, Radisson Hotel Group, stated, “Our growth has
been well balanced between green field projects and strategic take-overs of
existing hotels. We aim to further accelerate our presence across the continent
through conversions, especially as liquidity remains a critical challenge. We
have revisited our brand architecture to enable us to quickly integrate
existing hotels to our network. This strategy will be reinforced as our brands
continue to demonstrate a better value proposition to our owners. Following our
revised strategy, we believe we are now geared in providing solutions to the
investment community for every type of asset, every segment and at every stage
– from funding, to construction and repositioning.”
The six new hotel deals include:
Radisson Collection Hotel Bamako, Mali
Scheduled to open within the next six months following a re-branding, the
hotel introduces Radisson Hotel Group’s premium lifestyle brand to Africa, as
the first Radisson Collection hotel to open in the continent.
The operational hotel is currently rated number one on TripAdvisor for
its prime location in the heart of Bamako and proximity to the city’s
diplomatic district and great accessibility. The 200-room affordable luxury
hotel will offer exceptional dining experiences across its five food and
beverage outlets, from an all-day dining restaurant and a specialty restaurant
to a café, a bar and an executive lounge. The hotel also offers an expansive
1,200sqm meeting & events area consisting of a ballroom and seven
conference rooms. For the ultimate contemporary living, guests can stay fit in
the hotel’s fully equipped gym or unwind in a serene setting within the spa or
alongside the pool.
With the introduction of Radisson Collection in the city, the existing
Radisson Blu Hotel, Bamako is expected to commence a full renovation program
towards year end.
Radisson Blu Hotel Abuja City Centre, Nigeria
The Radisson Blu Hotel Abuja City Centre, scheduled to open in 2024, is
the Group’s first hotel in the city, complementing the existing nine hotels in
operation and under development in Nigeria.
Located in the heart of the central business district of Nigeria’s
Federal Capital, the 258-room hotel will boast five different food and beverage
outlets from a specialty restaurant and all-day-dining restaurant to a Lobby
Bar & Café, a picturesque pool terrace and a premium business class lounge.
The leisure facilities will include a 555sqm wellness spa, a gym and a swimming
pool to maintain guest’s wellness.
Radisson Hotel & Convention Centre Johannesburg, O.R. Tambo
Scheduled to open before year end, the hotel will introduce the Group’s
upscale Radisson brand to Johannesburg. Located on a private estate in Bredell,
Kempton Park, the hotel has easy access to major highways joining Johannesburg
and Pretoria and is approximately 10 minutes’ drive away from O.R Tambo
International Airport, Africa’s biggest and busiest airport, facilitating over
21 million passengers in 2018.
The newly built hotel will offer an array of dining options, including
four restaurants, three bars an entertainment deck and an executive lounge.
The hotels 289 modern and timelessly designed rooms comprise of 248 which
are newly built and 41 which have been converted from an existing hotel. In
addition, it has a large MICE facility, which includes a significant conference
centre with a 1,260-seater auditorium and five conference rooms. The leisure
facilities will include a gym, spa & wellness centre as well as three
outdoor pools.
Radisson Hotel Addis Ababa
Radisson Hotel Group’s fifth hotel in Ethiopia, scheduled to open in
2021, is located just 4km from Ethiopia’s newly expanded Addis Ababa Bole
International Airport terminal, now the biggest airport aviation hub in Africa,
expected to accommodate 22 million passengers a year.
The 114-room hotel will boast a wide variety of food and drink outlets,
the hotel will offer guests a truly local experience in a traditional Ethiopian
specialty restaurant and bar and appease international taste buds in a bespoke
all-day-dining restaurant which leads out into a pool bar. In addition, the
hotel will also have a third bespoke panoramic bar.
Radisson Hotel & Apartments Accra, Ghana
The hotel, scheduled to open in 2023, is a full renovation of an existing
121 room hotel and construction of an additional tower which will offer 54
hotel apartments, creating a mixed-use development. The hotel is located on Tema
Highway, Ghana’s largest port located to the East of Accra. Within a 3km radius
of the hotel is the Kotoka International Airport, Accra Mall and the Airport
City complex, a mixed-use development with several Grade AAA office towers and
retail outlets.
From an all-day dining restaurant, lobby bar and rooftop restaurant, bar
and pool terrace, every culinary preference will be catered for. The versatile
meeting and events facilities are made up of 12 different venues with an area
of 1,173sqm. The hotel will also include a gym, spa and swimming pool.
Park Inn by Radisson, Durban Intl. Airport, Dube, South Africa
The new-build hotel introduces the upper midscale Park Inn by Radisson
brand to Durban and strengthens Radisson Hotel Group’s current portfolio of 15
hotels (3,007 rooms) in operation and under development in the country. It will
also complement the national business circuit with a Park Inn by Radisson in
each of the three major cities of South Africa (Cape Town, Durban and
Johannesburg).
Claiming its foremost milestone, it is the first hotel within Dube Trade
Port Special Economic Zone, which forms the heart of the first purpose-planned
aerotropolis in Africa, around King Shaka International Airport. The 168-room
hotel scheduled to open in 2022, will have a lobby bar, rooftop all-day dining
restaurant and rooftop pool terrace with eight different meeting & event
venues.
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