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FRHI Hotels & Resorts Expands Their Hotel Footprint

2014-08-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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FRHI Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel management company for luxury hotel brand Raffles Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, has announced the development of seven new hotels in the MEAI. According to the news, the group unveiled their plans at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) as key for FRHI’s goal of doubling its regional footprint by 2020.

Tags: Fairmont, FRHI Hotels & Resorts, Istanbul hotels, MEAI, MEAI Hotels, Raffles, Raffles Hotels, Turkey hotels, World hotels

Rezidor to Open Radisson Blu Hotel Istanbul Sisli

2011-06-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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In news from Brussels, Rezidor Group, one of the world’s fastest growing hotel chains, just announced development of a new Radisson Blu Hotel in Istanbul. The new Istanbul Sisli contingent will sport some 305 rooms when it welcomes its first guests in the third quarter of 2012.

Tags: 5 star hotels, Christiane Reiter, hotel openings, Istanbul hotels, Istanbul Sisli, Istanbul travel, Kurt Ritter, Radisson Blu, Radisson Blu Hotel, Rezidor Group, Turkey hotels

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