The FINANCIAL — “The newly opened Radisson SAS Iveria hotel has served over 3,000 guests already,” says Atakan Turhan, General Manager of Radisson SAS Iveria Hotel. According to Turhan the hotel receives guests from Europe, America, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia and Ukraine. The majority of the hotel’s guests are from these countries.
“It’s very hard for a hotel to get off the ground at the beginning, but we actually had a good start. Hotel management and its staff have worked very hard and this has been very important in the hotel’s success so far,” Atakan Turhan says.
According to George Ramishvili, Owner of Radisson SAS Iveria Hotel, the hotel is quite competitive at the moment.
“It’s still the beginning but the start has been a good one and it will improve in the future,” Ramishvili told The FINANCIAL.
“Prices at the hotel have not changed and hopefully will not change in the nearest future. We have some promotional prices for weekends. Since we opened we have hosted several large events. The room prices start from USD 280 plus tax, but we have some corporate agreements with the companies, they get discounts based on their potential. The meeting room prices are based on the size of the room, the number of people and many other aspects,” Turhan says.
“From my experience, Georgians are very open and welcoming people. Our business plan is to develop a “Can Do” mentality and we are very passionate about doing that,” says Tom Flanagan, The Rezidor Hotel Group regional Director Russia, C.I.S., Baltic’s and Turkey.
“Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, part of the Rezidor Hotel Group, currently operates over 155 hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with another 47 projects under development. Radisson SAS is a first class full service hotel brand with key differentiators such as the 100% Guest Satisfaction Guarantee and the Yes I Can! spirit of service,” Hotel Officials note.
Yes I Can spirit means 100% guest satisfaction, one touch service, 3-hour Express Laundry, super breakfast and many other things that guests will find at the Radisson.
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the world. Its current portfolio consists of 274 hotels in operation and under development in 47 countries encompassing nearly 55,000 rooms. Rezidor manages selected Carlson brands in Europe, the Middle East and Africa: Radisson, Park Inn, Regent and Country Inn.
The Radisson SAS Iveria Hotel offers 249 spacious rooms including 62 connecting rooms and ten rooms for disabled guests.
The grand opening ceremony of Radisson SAS Iveria Hotel was held last week. According to hotel officials, they started preparing for this evening in September.
“In order to make the evening unforgettable, the hotel management invited famous British jazzy pop group Matt Bianco,” Hotel Officials note.
Specially to attend the opening ceremony of the Radisson SAS Iveria hotel, Rezidor management from Brussels visited Georgia. According to hotel officials members of the delegation were happy with the opening of the first Radisson in Georgia and are beginning to work on the construction of “Medea” in Batumi.
“The management is sure that Batumi Radisson will also be an exceptional hotel, both in terms of architecture as well as accommodation,” Hotel Officials note.
According to the officials, Radisson Group plans to implement western standards in Georgia and offers its guests the highest quality of accommodation. Nearly 200 personnel are taking permanent training courses at the Radisson hotel in order to offer the consumer real western services.
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