SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA? Ramada International Hotels & Resorts has targeted the Asia/Pacific region for aggressive growth, with five new hotels slated to open in China during the first quarter of 2000. Currently, the Ramada International brand has seven hotels in the Asia/Pacific. The five hotels in China are conversion properties and most will be in the Plaza category which is the upper tier for Ramada International. Plaza hotels generally feature more amenities than the standard Ramada International property and have larger guestrooms, a health club and a variety of restaurants and lounges. They are generally located in key gateway cities and central business districts. In addition to the new hotels in China, Ramada International will be expanding in Australia, according to Reas Kondraschow, managing director/senior vp. ?We are in final negotiations for two new hotels in Australia that we will manage, which will give us a total of four new Ramada International hotels in this country,? Kondraschow said. Ramada International is a moderately-priced lodging brand in the Marriott International hotel portfolio. In addition to the Plaza hotels, the Ramada brand has three other categories including: ? Hotel: Positioned in the moderate-tier and located in business and leisure destinations. Each property has 150 to 250 guestrooms and offers core amenities. ? Resort: Designed for longer stay leisure travelers with appropriate amenities and facilities. ? Limited-service: Offers ?multi-functional all-day space? with a ?hub? that has a coffee shop/bar atmosphere to serve as an informal gathering place at each property. There are now 26 Ramada International hotels around the globe.
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