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March 21, 2019

Scandic To Expand Two Norwegian Hotels

Scandic has made an agreement with property owner Eiendomsspar to renovate and expand Scandic Helsfyr in Oslo in conjunction with extending the lease agreement. Close to 200 new rooms will be added to the hotel, bringing the number of rooms from 253 to 450 and making Scandic Helsfyr the largest Scandic hotel in Norway. In addition to the new rooms, the conference facilities will be renovated and a new 300 m2 meeting space will be added. The expansion is expected to be completed during 2021, and is in line with Scandic's expectation of continued good demand development in the hotel market in the Oslo region.

Development Pipeline

February 27, 2019

Norway’s First Radisson Red Set To Arrive In Oslo

Radisson Hospitality AB, publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Sweden, and part of Radisson Hotel Group, is delighted to announce the signing of the Radisson RED Okern Oslo, which will be the first-ever Radisson RED hotel to arrive in Norway. This vibrant and unique hotel concept is set to open its doors in 2021 in one of the most forward-thinking buildings in Oslo.

Radisson Red

Appointment

January 23, 2019

Helge Solbakken has been appointed as Managing Director at Hoist Group Norway

As of January 2019, Hoist Group is proud to announce Helge Solbakken as the new Managing Director for the offices in Norway. Mr. Solbakken is taking over the position from Christin Grevstad, who has worked at Hoist Group for the past 18 years.

HOIST

Press Release General Management

January 14, 2019

HSMAI Special Award to Norwegian CEO Bjørn Kjos

Not many have avoided noticing the mark Norwegian Air Shuttle - Norwegian for short - CEO, founder and majority owner Bjørn Kjos has left on Norway's aviation, travel and hospitality industry in the years following the airline's launch 26 years ago, in a marketplace characterized by far more expensive flight fares. His importance for the industry is almost unrivaled, making international headlines for aviation "made in Norway". It should come as no surprises, then, that HSMAI decided to make some fuss, granting him the Special Award during the Norway HSMAI Awards in Oslo Tuesday night.Close to 500 professionals representing the travel, hospitality and event industry, as well as clients, attend the award ceremony Tuesday night, celebrating individuals and companies excelling within Norwegian hospitality, with awards for events and marketing, as well as to theYoung hotelier of the year, the Hotelier of the year and the Young leader of the year.In addition to these annual awards HSMAI sometimes rewards people who have left a particular mark, and Bjørn Kjos has indeed done so, to such a degree that it simply cannot go unnoticed, on a global scale.

HSMAI Europe

Development Opening

December 6, 2018

A new Park Inn by Radisson lands at Oslo Airport

Park Inn by Radisson, the upper midscale hotel brand that delivers stress-free experiences, good food and upbeat environments, is proud to announce the opening of the Park Inn by Radisson Oslo Airport Hotel West in Norway. Radisson Hotel Group's third property at Oslo Airport is an ideal base for both leisure and business travelers passing through the second-busiest airport in the Nordic region.

Park Inn by Radisson

Akershus, Norway

Development Rebranding

November 9, 2018

Scandic To Take Over Hotel In Molde

On January 1, 2019, Scandic will take over the operations of Hotel Alexandra in central Molde, Norway. The property is currently owned by Pandox and the hotel will be Scandic's second hotel in the city.

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Møre og Romsdal, Norway

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Development Pipeline

September 9, 2018

A new Park Inn by Radisson to land at Oslo Airport

Radisson Hospitality AB, publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Sweden and part of the Radisson Hotel Group, is proud to announce the signing of the Park Inn by Radisson Oslo Airport Hotel West in Norway. Located near a critical hub of international travel, the hotel brings the group's portfolio in Norway to 24 hotels and more than 6,000 rooms in operation or under development.

Park Inn by Radisson

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Supplier News Technology

July 30, 2018

Discover How Nordic Choice Hotels Became One of the Most Innovative Brands in Norway

Nordic Choice Hotels, one of the largest hotel groups in Scandinavia, has pioneered innovation in multiple fields as a way to optimize service delivery across their diverse portfolio of hotel brands. With investigations into everything from space travel to food nanotechnology, it's no wonder why Nordic Choice Hotels is one of Norway's top 10 most innovative companies. In 2017, Nordic Choice Hotel adopted ALICE's hotel operations platform to help elevate their guest satisfaction and operational excellence.

ALICE

Development Pipeline

May 9, 2018

Scandic Voss coming to norway

Scandic Hotels, the leading Nordic hotel company, has signed a long lease agreement with Bane NOR Eiendom to operate a new hotel in Voss, one of Norway"s most popular holiday destinations. Scandic Voss will be a centrally-located hotel with excellent meeting facilities and the first hotel in the town to be operated by a large hotel company.

Voss, Norway

External Article

December 20, 2017

The luxury hotel in a cabin: Norway's Fordypningsrommet | cnn.com

How do you squeeze a luxury hotel resort into a cabin? Norway's Fordypningsrommet, on the remote northern island of Fleinvær, has come up with the answer -- "deconstructing" everything you'd want from high-end accommodation into a cluster of beautiful buildings scattered across an outstanding Arctic landscape. The property consists of nine separate cabins, each serving a different purpose and all with spectacular views. There's four for sleeping (the resort accommodates a maximum of 12 guests) one for cooking, a sauna and a bathhouse.

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Press Release Sales & Marketing

October 25, 2017

Scandic and Live Nation team up to offer unique music experiences

Thanks to a new agreement, members of Scandic's loyalty program, Scandic Friends, can now enjoy exclusive access to tickets and unique experiences from some of Live Nation's most attractive concerts and events in the Nordic region.

Press Release Sales & Marketing

September 4, 2017

HSMAI Region Europe welcomes TripAdvisor onto three new Advisory Boards

HSMAI Region Europe today announced that TripAdvisor has joined three new advisory boards: Service Operation, focusing on HSMAI Region Europe's newly-developed "Winning for Customers – The Service Pledge" programme; the Customer Loyalty & Relationship Advisory Board; and the Destination Marketing Advisory Board. TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site, is already an active member of the Digital Advisory Board.

HSMAI Europe

Development Opening

July 14, 2017

Norway Hotel Villa Terminus Opens

Stockholm-based interdisciplinary design firm Claesson Koivisto Rune has completed its transformation of the 250-year-old Villa Terminus hotel in Bergen, Norway. A former residence from the 18th century, the 18-room hotel is the smallest in a family-run collection of historic properties in the heart of the city.

De Bergenske

Bergen, Norway

February 24, 2017

Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel rises to new heights

Oslo's landmark, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, is now embarking on a total refurbishment of its 676 rooms, which will be completed after the summer. Norway's largest and tallest hotel is lifted to new heights, with the aim of giving the guests first-class international hotel experiences."The Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel is an iconic landmark in Norway, with which the majority of Norwegians are familiar. We are very proud of the hotel and wish to give our guests the very best experience when they visit us. That is why we are investing so heavily in this upgrade," says Tarje Hellebust, General Manager at the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel.

Radisson Hotel Group

Press Release Sustainability

November 28, 2016

Scandic one of the highest-scoring Nordic companies in the CDP Climate Change Report 2016

Scandic Hotels, the largest hotel company in the Nordic countries, has been rewarded once again for its long- term and focused work to reduce its environmental impact. In the recently released CDP Climate Change Report 2016, Scandic was ranked at level B, placing well over the average for other Nordic companies.

November 7, 2016

Scandic expands in Drammen, Norway

Scandic Hotels, the largest hotel company in the Nordic countries, has signed a long-term agreement with Norwegian Utstillingsplassen Eiendeom A/S to take over the Ambassadeur Hotel and the Globus Hotel in Drammen, Norway from January 2017.

Drammen, Norway

Press Release Markets & Performance

October 14, 2016

A second Radisson Blu resort in Trysil, Norway

This December, the Park Inn by Radisson Trysil Mountain Resort will be rebranded to Radisson Blu Mountain Resort & Residences. With a bigger outdoor arena and new concepts like Super Breakfast and Experience Meetings, Europe's leading upper upscale hotel brand is set to enhance the guest experience.

Radisson Hotel Group

Trysil, Norway

June 23, 2016

Scandic Hotels to enter strategic partnership with MCI Nordics

Scandic Hotels, the largest hotel company in the Nordic region, has entered into a strategic partnership with MCI Nordics, one of the leading event and meeting management companies in the world.

Press Release Sales & Marketing

June 22, 2016

Fantastic venue for HSMAI key events in Norway

On the night of 25 January 2017 the Norwegian hospitality industry's "Oscars" will be held in the Oslo opera house in Bjørvika, following the equally magnificent event, the HSMAI Meeting and Event Exchange, taking place at the same venue earlier in the day.

HSMAI Europe