Bench Events and Questex Media Group LLC today announced that the 9th Annual Russia & CIS Hotel Investment Conference (RHIC) will take place 21-23 October 2013 at the Radisson Blu Resort & Congress Hotel in Sochi, Russia, site of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Rezidor, the leading international hotel operator in Russia/CIS & Baltics and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, has opened their latest flagship in Russia – the 508-room Radisson Blu Resort & Congress Centre, Sochi. Enjoying a prime waterfront location in Sochi, the stunning property is all set to become a major landmark.
During the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi a three-star hotel room will cost $160 per night and a four-star room $240 per night, organizing committee president Dmitry Chernyshenko said Sunday, RIA-Novosti reported. He said these are below-market prices but that investors are "meeting [the government] halfway."
London – Marriott International (NYSE:MAR) announced today it will open three new hotels in Sochi, Russia, site of the 2014 Winter Olympic games, under franchise agreements negotiated through NBB Development CJSC. The three hotels will be managed by Interstate Management Services.The hotels are the:
The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide and the leading international hotel operator in Russia/CIS, announces the Radisson Blu Resort & Congress Hotel, Sochi. The property featuring 500 rooms is scheduled to open its doors in Q1 2013.
Capella Hotels and Resorts will open the new ultra-luxurious Capella Sochi Hotel in 2013, scheduled in time to welcome the VIP guests of the 2014 Olympic Games in Russia. The new hotel will be located within the desirable village of Gorki Gorod 960, home to villas, chalets and exclusive properties in the vicinity of the celebrated Krasnaya Polyana, 40 km from Sochi-Adler international airport. The village is planned as a year-round international resort in the most southern point of Russia.
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts is to add another Russian hotel to its portfolio: the international hotel chain has signed a management contract for a hotel in the Russian year-round mountain resort Gorky-Gorod, in the city of Sochi. The deluxe hotel will be part of the Krasnaya Polyana winter sports area, which is due to be completed in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics. By then, 59 ski lifts should be up and running, providing access to around 200 kilometres of ski pistes.
"Hyatt Regency Sochi represents a key opportunity to increase preference for Hyatt's brands in one of Russia's top tourist destinations," said Peter Norman, senior vice president, real estate and development for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts for Europe, Africa, and Middle East. "While the 2014 Games have heightened Sochi's profile, it has long been a popular destination for travelers in the region. Hyatt's Regency Sochi will join other Hyatt hotel's in Russia, which include Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow and Hyatt Regency Ekaterinburg."
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts is to add another Russian hotel to its portfolio: the international hotel chain with Swiss Roots has signed a management contract for a deluxe hotel in the Russian city of Sochi. Sochi is renowned as a beach destination and due to the nearby Caucasus Mountains has been chosen as host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics. From then on the city will also host the Russian Formula 1 Grand Prix for ten years.
The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel groups worldwide, announces the Park Inn Sochi Riviera in Russia. The mid market property featuring 198 rooms will welcome the first guests in 2013 - just in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Horwath HTL, the world's largest hotel consulting network, hosted a plenary session on the 2014 Winter Olympics being held at Sochi in Russia. The Panel, called "2014 Winter Olympics – Profiting long term from large scale events" was part of the fourth Russia and CIS Hotel Investment Conference last week, held at the Renaissance Moscow Monarch Centre Hotel. Marius Gomola, Managing Director of Horwath HTL Hungary and Russia and a leading industry expert in the region, led the session and was joined by Evgeny Makarov Head of Real Estate of Rosa Khutor, Evgeny Kaplun Deputy General Manager of NBB Development, Dmitry Kanunov, Director of the Olympic Accommodation Directorate of SC Olympstroy, and Alexander Kldiashvili, Deputy of the Investor Involvement Department of SC Olympstroy.
The Rezidor Hotel Group and the Regional Hotel Chain (RHC) announce the Park Inn City Centre Sochi. The hotel featuring 160 rooms is scheduled to open in 2013, in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. RHC is one of Rezidor's most important partners for future business development in Russia - in 2009 both companies have signed an agreement for up to 20 Park Inn hotels centrally located across major cities in the country.
Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) today announced that it has entered into a management agreement with ZAO Pansionat Solnechy Lutch to open its third upscale Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Russia. Occupying a prime location overlooking the Black Sea and Mzimta River, the Doubletree by Hilton, Sochi Adler plans to have a total of 200 rooms including 15 detached villas.