RAMADA INTERNATIONAL EXPANDS PORTFOLIO IN CHINA WITH SEVENTH HOTEL

Ramada International Hotels & Resorts announced the conversion of the Holiday Inn Dalian in Dalian, China, to the Ramada Dalian in a franchise agreement with Dalian Jiu Zhou Hotel Co. Ltd. The hotel began operating as a Ramada on October 1, 2001.

The hotel is jointly owned by Bo Hai Group and Cosgrove Company Limited. The general manager is Yasuhide Hirata.

“We are very pleased to have a presence in this important Chinese city,” said Reas Kondraschow, senior vice president and managing director, Ramada International Hotels & Resorts. “We will continue to look for growth opportunities within China, which we feel is one of the world’s most dynamic regions for travel, and expect to add at least four hotels over the next year.”

The Ramada Dalian is located 11km from the Dalian International Airport and close to the Dalian Harbor, a major gateway for northeast China and Inner Mongolia.

Guest amenities include an indoor swimming pool, fitness center, beauty salon, sauna, billiard room, massage service, and gift shop. For dining and entertainment, the hotel has two restaurants, a coffee shop and two lounges. For conferences and social events, the Ramada Dalian has two meeting rooms, which seat 350 and 60 people respectively. The Ramada Dalian will maintain Ramada International’s five pillars, which are: a restful sleep, an invigorating shower, a well-trained staff, an exceptional level of cleanliness and the “Ramada Mornings Breakfast” – a selection that is hot, delicious and easy.

All of the hotel’s rates are listed in MARSHA, Marriott’s central reservations system, and are now bookable under the Ramada International GDS code NR in the Sabre, Worldspan, Amadeus and Apollo/Galileo systems.

The Ramada Dalian is the seventh Ramada hotel in China. The others are located in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Nanjing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Wuhan.

There are currently 130 Ramada International hotels in 17 countries and territories.