
Carlson Rezidor is entering the Algerian market via its upscale Radisson Blu brand in the capital city of Algiers. The Radisson Blu Hotel, Algiers Hydra will offer 138 guestrooms, to open in the first quarter of 2015.According to Wolfgang M. Neumann, Rezidor President & CEO, the country has high growth potential and therefore represents a very promising market for the Radisson Blu and Park Inn by Radisson core brands in particular.The development further highlight's the group's focus on Africa as a key market as well, where it has 51 hotels for over 11,300 rooms. It also fills in its North African portfolio, where the group already has 14 hotels for over 4,500 rooms in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya, with a Moroccan début for the end of 2014.