Radisson Expands Its European Presence

NEW YORK—Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts has opened its first hotel in Glasgow, Scotland and will manage a new property in St. Gallen, Switzerland under the Radisson name. The new Glasgow property is centrally located on Argyle Street in one of the main shopping districts and close to Glasgows key business areas. The hotel has 247 rooms, including Business Class rooms, 13 handicapped-accessible rooms, three corner suites and one Presidential suite. Facilities on site include 15 meeting rooms and a flexible ballroom accommodating up to 600 people for a seated dinner with two bars and a reception area. Also onsite, guests can dine at the Collage Restaurant, which features several cuisines and a rolling exhibition of original contemporary art. And starting in January 2003, the TaPaellYa Restaurant is due to open. The opening of this new hotel in Glasgow follows the opening of the Radisson SAS Hotel in Leeds in May of this year and the Radisson SAS Hotel in Limerick, Ireland, in June. Future Radisson SAS openings in the UK include Letterkenny (Summer 2003); Liverpool (Spring 2004); Stansted Airport (Summer 2004); Belfast (October 2004); and Birmingham (Spring 2005). In related news, Rezidor SAS Hospitality will manage a new hotel in St. Gallen, Switzerland, located approximately 35 miles east of Zurich, under the Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts brand. The hotel, scheduled to open in 2003, will be the companys third property in Switzerland, after the opening of the Radisson SAS hotel in Basel and the Radisson SAS Airport Hotel at Zurich Unique Airport currently under construction.