Rezidor to open 26 hotels in Russia

The largest international hotel operator Rezidor Hotel Group in the coming years plans to open 26 more hotels in Russia under the brands Park Inn and Radisson. Hotels will be located, usually in inner cities and focus on business travelers. In particular, in Moscow and the region will be represented by 10 hotels in Saint Petersburg - 5 in Sochi - 2 However, only in 2010, Rezidor Hotel Group opened 14 new hotels in Russia (capacity - 3641 number) - and this is a record for company. The most successful projects are still hotels in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and - unexpectedly - in Ekaterinburg, the least profitable - Park Inn Hotel in Murmansk. According to Kurt Ritter, President of the Rezidor Hotel Group, in Russia there is a shortage of hotels in key cities. That's why the next few years the purpose hotel operator - to ensure the Radisson brand presence in all Russian cities with populations over 500,000 people. Today it's about 50 cities. Radisson Hotel located mainly in downtown and near the airport, while the hotels under the brand Park Inn - near railway terminals and stations.