Rezidor Honoured For Profound Growth And Expansion In Africa
Released
on: November 17, 2009, 6:24 am
Author: Rezidor Hotel
Group
Industry: Travel
The
Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world's fastest growing hotel
companies, has been honoured for its ambitious business development
across the African continent at the Hospitality Investment Conference
Africa (HICA) in Sandton Sun, Gauteng, South Africa, on 4-6 November.
Andrew
McLachlan, the group's Vice President Business Development for
Africa & the Indian Ocean Islands, was given the prestigious
'Mover & Shaker' award. The HICA prize is awarded to an individual
who through their skills, ingenuity and energy has already had
an extraordinary impact in the industry, and recognises his outstanding
leadership role and contribution to hospitality investment in
Africa.
Between
January 2007 and March 2009 McLachlan tripled Rezidor's portfolio
from eight hotels (open or under development) in five African
countries to 21 Hotels in
Africa (open or under development) across 13 sub-Saharan African
countries. Over this period the Rezidor portfolio expanded with
properties in nations such as Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria,
Mozambique, Zambia and South Africa under McLachlan's headship.
The
Hospitality Investment Conference Africa, is an annual event on
the local and international hospitality and investment calendar.
This year's event was hosted by the Tourism Business Council of
South Africa (TBCSA), in association with the conference's founding
partners and the Department of Environmental Affairs & Tourism
of South Africa.
The
event proved to be a big success and was attended by the South
African Minister of Tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk. Mmatsatsi
Marobe, CEO Tourism Business Council of South Africa, stated on
the HICA website, "His attendance serves as confirmation
of his commitment to promoting investment opportunities for South
Africa and the continent as a whole. The department's continued
support for the conference, as well as the launch of the South
African Tourism Investment Portfolio for 2009 at HICA serves as
further confirmation".
About
The Rezidor Hotel Group
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies
in the world. The group features a portfolio of more than 380
luxury hotels in operation
and under development with 81,700 rooms in almost 60 countries
including luxury hotels
in London, Manchester and Edinburgh
Rezidor
operates the brands Radisson
Blu Hotels & Resorts, Regent Hotels & Resorts, Park
Inn and Country Inns & Suites in Europe, Middle East and Africa,
along with the goldpoints plusSM loyalty programme for frequent
hotel guests. Under a worldwide licence agreement with the iconic
Italian fashion house Missoni, Rezidor also operates and develops
the new lifestyle brand Hotel Missoni.
In
November 2006, Rezidor was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Carlson Companies is the main shareholder.
PR
contact:
Christine Reiter
Director of Corporate Communication
The Rezidor Hotel Group
Avanue Du Bourget 44
B-1130 Brussels
Belgium
+32 2 702 9222
www.radissonblu.com