Radisson Resort & Spa

The Rezidor Hotel Group has announced it is to launch a second resort in Morocco, following the signing of the Radisson Resort & Spa, Saïdia in June this year. The Radisson Resort & Spa, Tangier is scheduled to open in late 2010.

The project is owned and will be developed by Société Hôtelière et Immobilière du Nord, a subsidiary of Luxembourg-based Aerium Atlas Investments. Kilo Architecture (Paris and Casablanca) and Julio Touza y Asociados (Madrid) are providing the architecture and interior design, whilst THED International (Tourism Hotel Engineering Development) is providing hotel consultancy services.

The Radisson Resort & Spa, Tangier will be located on the east end of the Bay of Tangier in the Ghandouri area, spread out over 2.7 hectares on a slope towards the Mediterranean Sea. Its development is part of ‘Plan Mada’in’, an initiative by the King of Morocco to reposition and to extend eight existing tourist destinations in the country.

As well as 155 rooms featuring 17 suites and 41 villas the resort will offer a Thalasso centre with a minimum surface of 1,000m2, to be operated by the French Thalgo spa brand. There will also be two restaurants, two bars, leisure facilities such as a swimming pool and a kids club, conference areas, and a business centre.

Tangier is emerging as one of the most important ports in the Mediterranean Sea and on the African continent thanks to the €3 billion Med Port project. This complex, due to open in mid-2009, is expected to create around 145,000  jobs and will be the largest port on the African continent. The city is also an important industrial hub and has attracted a growing number of foreign companies, including General Motors and Renault, in recent years.

“Our pipeline in Africa now comprises more than 20 hotels with almost 5,400 rooms in operation and under development”, says Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of Rezidor. “This emerging region offers a huge potential and remains in our focus.”
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