Radisson Hotel Group has reported a strong H1 2023, with strategic growth across its portfolio in EMEA and APAC.
Since the beginning of the year, the Group has welcomed more than 100 hotel openings and signings across the two regions.
For EMEA, growth included the addition of more than 8,000 keys through signings and openings across different brands in key destinations such as Greece, Germany, UK, Italy, Switzerland, France, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria.
Key signings and openings across Europe include the opening of Radisson Collection Hotel Santa Sofia, Milan, and the signing of Radisson Blu Hotel, Rome EUR and Radisson RED Edinburgh Airport.
BTN Europe also recently reported on the opening of Radisson's first serviced apartments in Switzerland with its 430-room long-stay property in Zurich, making it the largest hotel in the Zurich metropolitan region.
A new hotel also opened in Ferrara, Italy, and the Group signed for Radisson Residences Limassol in Cyprus and Radisson Hotel Mersin in Turkey, which are scheduled to open in Q1 2024.
The hotel group expanded further with the addition of its new lifestyle brand, art’otel, to its portfolio with openings in London Battersea Power Station, Amsterdam, Berlin and
Cologne. Future openings for the brand include Zagreb this autumn, with London, Hoxton, and Rome due to open next year. Art'otel London, Hoxton today announced the appointment of Axel Krueger as general manager for the new London property.
Elie Younes, executive vice president and global chief development officer at Radisson Hotel Group, said: “Over 65 per cent of our owners have more than one hotel with us and this is thanks to the trust of our partners, relevance of our brands and servanthood of our people. We look forward to an exciting second half of the year and wish everyone a relaxing summer break”.