Released on = January 31, 2007, 6:05 am

Press Release Author = Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts

Industry = Management

Press Release Summary = Over 250 business partners, hoteliers, investors and special
guests joined Golden Tulip Hospitality to celebrate its 45th year anniversary as
well as the opening of the first BRANCHE Restaurant, Bar & Lounge in the
Netherlands.



Press Release Body = The New Year's reception took place on Thursday January 25th at
the Golden Tulip Loosdrecht. With over 250 business partners, colleagues and special
guests, Hans Kennedie, President & CEO of Golden Tulip gave a welcome speech and
presented several new developments.

To toast the opening of the first BRANCHE Restaurant, Bar & Lounge in Holland and to
start Golden Tulip's 45th Anniversary celebrations, Mr. Tuinema (founder of Golden
Tulip) and Mr. Joop Braakhekke joined Hans Kennedie to fill up the champagne tower.

In celebration of its 45 years anniversary, Hans Kennedie presented the 2007
Scholarship to the Golden Tulip Accra in Ghana. The Ambassador of Ghana Dr. Mrs.
Grace Amponsah-Ababio attended the reception to receive the certificate.

This scholarship programme is a fully funded scholarship that will be awarded to
employees of the hotels operated by Golden Tulip for the coming five years. The
scholarships consist of a full Bachelor study at the Hotelschool in The Hague in
Hospitality Management.

Hans Kennedie, President & C.E.O. of Golden Tulip Hospitality, states: "This has
been a delightful reception, the combination of the opening of the first BRANCHE in
Holland and our 45 years anniversary are two large achievements that we are very
proud of."


About the Golden Tulip Hospitality Group
Golden Tulip Hospitality Group (www.goldentulip.com), with its head offices in
Amersfoort, The Netherlands and Lausanne, Switzerland, is a worldwide hospitality
company with more than 630 hotels, 58.000 rooms in more than 49 countries. The
Golden Tulip Hospitality Group franchises and manages hotels in Europe, the Middle
East & Africa, the Asian Pacific Region and the Americas. In 2006, Hotels Magazine
has ranked this company the 18th largest hotel chain.

As a multi-brand hospitality firm, the Golden Tulip Hospitality Group offers
services in the two, three, four and five star categories. On the two-star side
Golden Tulip has an alliance with the French B&B hotel chain. The three-star concept
is the Tulip Inn for the limited-service first-class category, the four-star
category falls under the Golden Tulip brand for the Superior First-Class business
and Resort hotels and the recently introduced five-star concept Royal Tulip. In
addition Golden Tulip offers its services through its commercial alliance with TOP
International, a German based hotel consortium.

In the fall of 2006, Golden Tulip introduced BRANCHE, Restaurant, Bar and Lounge.
This is a free standing restaurant chain, which will have establishments in most
Golden Tulip Hotels and Tulip Inns operated by Golden Tulip. (For more information
please visit www.brancherestaurants.com)

For more information on the 45 years of existence of Golden Tulip please visit
http://www.goldentulip.com/45years



Web Site = http://www.goldentulip.com

Contact Details = Media Relations
Golden Tulip Hospitality Group
Ms. Rocio Manzanares -
Corporate Communication Manager
Tel: +31 33 2544 828
Fax: +31 33 2544 816
E-Mail: rocio.manzanares@goldentuliptop.com
Web: www.goldentulip.com