
Carlson Rezidor further strengthens its presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by announcing two Park Inn by Radisson hotels for 2016.
The Park Inn by Radisson Makkah Aziziyah will be located 6 km east of Makkah's "Haram" or Grand Mosque. It will feature 330 rooms, an all-day dining restaurant, a coffee shop, 3 meeting rooms, a business centre, male and female spas, 2 prayer rooms and a nursery. The Park Inn by Radisson Najran will be built near the city center and next to Highway 15 that connects Najran with Makkah and Medina. The property will comprise 120 rooms, 2 restaurants, a bar, 4 meeting rooms, 1 board room and 1 pre-function room, a fitness center, a pool, and parking spaces.
"Saudi Arabia is a focus country for our group. The Kingdom actively develops its infrastructure and industries, and will play an increasingly important role within the travel & tourism sector of the Middle East. We want to be an active partner supporting this process, and look forward to further expanding our network together with our regional partners", said Wolfgang M. Neumann, President & CEO of Rezidor.
On January 1, 2015, Carlson Rezidor was the thirteenth hotel group in the global ranking in terms of number of rooms with 172,234 units in 1092 properties according to MKG Hospitality, consulting firm founded by Georges Panayotis. (read our article)
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