CARLSON Rezidor Hotel Group has signed management contracts for three new hotels in China – Radisson Blu Plaza Wuxi, Radisson Blu Chengdu East and Radisson Blu Wuhan ETD Zone.
“We currently have a presence in the gateway cities of Beijing and Shanghai, and are now venturing into high-potential secondary cities such as Wuhan, Wuxi and Chengdu,” said Simon Barlow, president, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, Asia Pacific.
“These emerging cities are integral to our expansion strategy, as they are growing rapidly to become China’s top cities that attract significant foreign investments and tourism receipts.”
Located in Xishan district in Wuxi, the 300-key Radisson Blu Plaza Wuxi will be Carlson Rezidor’s second hotel in the city when it opens in 3Q2014.
Meanwhile, the 242-room Radisson Blu Chengdu East will be the first Carlson Rezidor hotel in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. Located in Media Plaza, a mixed-use development, the hotel is expected to open in April 2014.
The last hotel, Radisson Blu Wuhan ETD Zone, will be situated in the Wuhan Economic & Technological Development Zone in Wuhan. Offering 325 rooms and 23 suites when it opens in June 2014, the property will be the first Carlson Rezidor hotel in Hubei’s capital city.
Since launching operations in China in 2007, Carlson Rezidor had grown its local portfolio to 33 hotels in operation and under development.
Carlson Rezidor recently invested in boosting its operational capability in China. As well as introducing a dedicated Chinese website, the hotel chain opened a call centre, expanded its Shanghai regional office, and established sales offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong.
