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Town, South Africa and Reflags The Park Inn Greenmarket Square |
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (March 10, 2003) ---- Park
Inn hotels, part of Minneapolis based Carlson Hotels Worldwide, announces
that Brussels-based partner, Rezidor SAS Hospitality, has opened a new
Park Inn in Cape Town, South Africa. This is the second hotel in
South Africa developed by Rezidor SAS Hospitality, where it already manages
the Radisson Hotel Waterfront.
Rezidor SAS took over the hotel from Holiday Inn in August 2002. Since then, the hotel has been undergoing a vigorous renovation program. The 170-room hotel now offers all the facilities and accommodations of an international three-star hotel. It features an Irish Pub and an all-day restaurant, Flavours, with a terrace overlooking the historic Greenmarket Square. �We are pleased to bring the Park Inn brand to this wonderful hotel,� said Jetse Pottinga, executive vice president of Park Hospitality, parent organization of Park Inn hotels. �Bringing Park Inn to South Africa advances our strategy to grow the brand around the world, offering our customers more choices in their travel.� The first Park Inn in South Africa is the second of a number of planned hotel openings by the Rezidor group between now and 2012. The move marks the start of the company�s aggressive expansion plan to grow the portfolio to 700 hotels under all four brands in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Rezidor SAS Hospitality is the master franchise holder for the Regent International Hotels, Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Country Inn & Suites By Carlson and Park Inn brands in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Rezidor SAS is a wholly owned subsidiary of the SAS Group. Park Inn hotels, part of Minneapolis-based Carlson Hotels Worldwide, works closely with global partners to build the brand internationally. |
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Carlson Hotels Worldwide Kristi Arndt Corporate Public Relations Director Phone: 763-212-5626 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.parkinn.com |