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"We are delighted to strengthen our presence in Salzburg and to also extend our cooperation with our franchise partner Grand City Hotels & Resorts which will operate this new hotel", comments Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of Rezidor. "This further Radisson Blu Hotel under the management of Grand City Hotels & Resorts also marks our arrival on the Austrian market where we see further potential", adds Sven Doliwa, Vice President Commercial of Grand City Hotels & Resorts.

Salzburg is the fourth largest city in Austria, one of central Europe's most enchanting tourist destinations and the birthplace of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Today, his birthplace and family residence are must-see tourist attractions. The baroque old town is a wonderfully preserved UNESCO site and within walking distance from the hotel. Besides 257 guest rooms (including 11 spacious suites) the Radisson Blu Hotel & Conference Centre, Salzburg will offer 2 restaurants and 1 bar, and 1,750m2 of conference & meeting space - including a sub-dividable ballroom and a variety of meeting rooms to suit every need. For those wanting to relax after a hectic day of meetings or site seeing, the hotel will comprise an indoor pool, health club, sauna and hair salon.

Rezidor has nine properties in operation or under development in Austria, including four Radisson Blu hotels.

About Grand City Hotels & Resorts - Germany's Leading Hotel Management Company | With a current portfolio of 80 hotels in Germany The Netherlands and Austria, Grand City Hotels is the leading hotel management corporation in the Federal Republic of Germany. Grand City has some 10,000 hotel rooms at its disposal and welcomes 2.5 million overnight guests annually. The hotels in the two to four-star segment are operated by Grand City and marketed under the company's own name "Grand City Hotel" or such renowned brands as Radisson Blu, Mercure, Best Western, Holiday Inn, Four Points by Sheraton, Ramada and Ibis. The sphere of the company's activities covers the areas of general management, sales & management, e-commerce, revenue management, procurement, controlling, coordination between franchisers and owners, business development and acquisition. Further information on the hotel portfolio is available at www.grandcityhotels.com.

About the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group - born in early 2012 - is one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups. The portfolio of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group includes more than 1,300 hotels, a global footprint spanning 80 countries, a powerful set of global brands (Radisson Blu, Radisson®, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson^SM, Park Inn by Radisson, Hotel Missoni and Park Plaza®). In most of the group's hotels, guests can benefit from the loyalty program Club Carlson, one of the most rewarding loyalty programs in the world. The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group and its brands employ more than 80,000 people. The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., and Brussels, Belgium.