Radisson plans fourfold increase in Saudi hotels with Kingdom’s growth second to China
RIYADH: The Radisson Hotel Group is very optimistic about the growth in Saudi tourism market.
The group now is considering increasing the hotels it operates in the Kingdom fourfold as it plans to move its regional headquarter to Riyadh this year.
Today, the Group operates 24 hotels, resorts and serviced apartments in Saudi Arabia and has another 20 under development, but the growth it sees in the Saudi tourism market is making it determined to go from 24 to more than 80 in the coming five years.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Arab News in Riyadh, Radisson CEO Federico J. González said that they need to revisit their plans and consider increasing that number to 100.
“Yesterday I was discussing with the teams that actually we should increase those targets to a 100, as the speed…