Radisson Hotel Group expands in Africa with 16 new hotels

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The Radisson Hotel Group has signed 16 new hotel deals across Africa, with 96 hotels and 20,000 rooms in operation and under development across 31 countries. This has been during the last 12 months, doubling their original 2018 target set for the first year of Destination 2022.

To support and drive the rapid growth of its African portfolio, Radisson Hotel Group has reinforced its development team with the introduction of senior development professional Ramsay Rankoussi, Vice President, Development, Middle East, Turkey & French Speaking Africa.

Ramsay has been with Radisson Hotel Group for over five years, initially overseeing the growth of the company in the Middle East and Turkey and now leading the development activities across French Speaking Africa. He is supported by Erwan Garnier, director, development French & Portuguese speaking Africa. Together, they seek to accelerate the introduction of all Radisson brands in the region with a focus on key capital and economic cities.

Rankoussi said: We have ambitious plans for this important market and it is imperative that we have the right resources in place to support our growth. This means communicating effectively with owners and investors, as well as providing first-class levels of expertise as we establish long-term relationships with our business partners in this market. We are proud that each of our development team members fits this criterion for success.”

Radisson Hotel Group plans to open five more hotels across Africa in 2019, pushing the African portfolio to 50 hotels in operation before year-end. These openings include the first Radisson Blu hotel in Casablanca, which is the Group’s second hotel in Morocco, scheduled to open within the next six months, as well as their first hotel, and the countries first internationally branded hotel in Niger, with the opening of Radisson Blu Hotel Niamey in Q2 this year.