With 30 hotels in operation and more than 30 in development the group is to double their presence in the region, with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia being a key focus Elie Younes, chief development officer, The Rezidor Group provides an informative overview of their expansion and the brands which will see significant development.

Carlson Rezidor has announced its very first project in Algeria: The Radisson Blu Hotel, Algiers Hydra. The property will feature 138 guest rooms is scheduled to open in the first three months of 2015.

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the ten largest hotel groups worldwide, strengthens its portfolio in Russia’s regional cities with the signing of a new Park Inn by Radisson in Nizhny Tagil. The mid-market property will be the first internationally branded hotel in this prominent industrial city. Enjoying an outstanding waterfront location in Nizhny Tagil’s central district, the Park Inn will include 135 contemporary guest rooms, a 238sqm all-day dining restaurant plus an adjoining 200sqm terrace, a lobby bar, a 375sqm ballroom and 10 meeting rooms.

Club CarlsonSM, the global loyalty programme for Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, announced yesterday, Earth Day, that Club Carlson has become the first loyalty programme in the hospitality industry to commit to a global carbon offsetting initiative. Carlson Rezidor will offset meetings for all Club Carlson For Planners meetings and events across the group’s six global hotel brands totalling 1,077 hotels in operation worldwide.

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the most dynamic hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, announces the very first Park Inn hotel in Turkey: The Park Inn Istanbul Ataturk Airport featuring 144 keys is scheduled to open in Q1 2014.

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, announces the Radisson Blu Sheremetyevo Airport Hotel, Moscow. The First Class property featuring 379 rooms is scheduled to open in Q2 2014. It is Rezidor’s second hotel at Sheremetyevo – the group already successfully operates a mid market Park Inn by Radisson hotel at the airport.