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 The Rezidor Hotel Group is expanding its 
			  portfolio of hotels in Russia, with the signing of the Radisson 
			  Resort Rosa Khutor (180 rooms) and the Park Inn Resort Rosa Khutor 
			  (200 rooms) in Russia. Both hotels are scheduled to welcome their 
			  first guests in Q4 2012. The Rosa Khutor development 
			  is within the famous Russian ski region of Krasnaya Polyana and 
			  50 km east of the city of Sochi, where the XXII Olympic Winter 
			  Games will be held in 2014. During the games, skiing events and 
			  snowboarding will be held on the slopes of Rosa Khutor. The 
			  two hotels will be located within the 537 hectare Rosa Khutor 
			  Alpine Ski Resort Development, which is nearing the completion of 
			  Phase 1. Upon completion, the $1.4 billion development will 
			  include 40 ski runs, 14 ski lifts and a capacity for 10,500 
			  people. Other facilities will include a ski school, multiple 
			  restaurants, a child care centre and retail outlets. The 
			  development is in accordance with the Russian government’s grand 
			  scheme to make Sochi a world class winter and summer resort. Sochi 
			  International Airport is undergoing a massive expansion to 
			  accommodate the surge in international visitors anticipated. Besides 180 rooms, the Radisson Rosa Khutor will feature 
			  multiple restaurants, a spa and fitness centre, and meeting space. 
			   Just 200 m away, the Park Inn Rosa Khutor will offer 200 guest 
			  rooms and a restaurant. Guests will have access to the leisure and 
			  meeting facilities of the nearby Radisson. “These hotels further underline 
			  our commitment to Russia where we now have 36 hotels in operation 
			  and under development with a total of over 9,000 rooms and which 
			  is one of our most important emerging markets for future business 
			  development,” said Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of Rezidor. “At 
			  the same time, these signings bring our portfolio of young and 
			  stylish resorts in operation and under development to almost 50 
			  properties with more than 10,000 rooms across Europe, Middle East 
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