Golden Tulip is signing a new franchise agreement in the Netherlands for the Golden Tulip Zoetermeer Centre.

The Golden Tulip Zoetermeer Centre will open its doors January 1st 2006.

The Golden Tulip Zoetermeer Centre is a business hotel situated in the commercial centre of Zoetermeer nearby a large and well-known shopping centre. Furthermore the hotel is ideally located in the heart of the Rotterdam/ The Hague / Amsterdam conurbation with direct connection to main motorway (A12) and the train station.

The Golden Tulip Zoetermeer Centre offers its business and leisure guests 60 standard and executive rooms, 30 business suites for long term stay, seven meeting facilities for a capacity up to 300 delegates, an African Bar, and various recreational facilities for young and old. The property highlights include a fine dining restaurant called the Bogatti’s restaurant with international cuisine and an outside terrace.

Hans Kennedie, Managing Director & CEO of Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts, states: “Golden Tulip is delighted with this new addition to our Dutch Portfolio reaching 75 hotels. The Golden Tulip Zoetermeer Centre is located on an ideal business location between the largest business districts of Holland. Furthermore, we are confident that Golden Tulip will provide this first class hotel the necessary tools to increase revenues as well as international recognition.”

Mr. Cor van Duijn, owner of the Golden Tulip Zoetermeer Centre adds: “We are looking forward to working with Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts, an internationally hotel chain with a renowned prestige in the Dutch Market. We enter into this agreement with great assurance that Golden Tulip will provide the hotel the ideal tools and service to position Golden Tulip Zoetermeer Centre in this competitive market. “
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