Le Radisson group will make its debut in Andorra in the third quarter of 2021 with a 180-room hotel located in the heart of Andorra la Vella. With numerous ski slopes nearby, and just a few minutes from the principality's capital shopping district and Caleda Spa, one of Europe's largest thermal baths, the hotel has a strong leisure focus. But the hotel, which can be reached in just three hours by car from Toulouse and Barcelona airports, is also ideal for events and business meetings. several meeting rooms and a restaurant open all day.
This opening is the fruit of a partnership with the family business Daguisa Hotels, the principality's second-largest hotel operator, to transform and upgrade the Tulip Inn Andorra Delfos (editor's note: part of the Louvre Hotels group which, like Radisson, is owned by the Chinese hotel operator Jin Jiang). " The Radisson brand will enable us to reposition the hotel in the upmarket segment and capitalise on the brand's international reputation" says Jordi Daban, CEO of Daguisa Hotels. "We are delighted to launch the Radisson brand in Andorra. This brings our footprint to nine hotels in operation and under development in the region." commented Valérie Schuermans, Vice President Business and Development of the Radisson Hotel Group.
Still on the subject of Radisson, the group has announced the reopening this week, after a short temporary closure, of the Cour des Loges Lyon, five-star boutique hotel in the heart of Vieux Lyon. This closure has made it possible to deploy reinforced health measures as part of the protocol put in place by the Radisson Group in partnership with SGS. The various initiatives taken in this respect include sanitary stations at all entrances, personal protective equipment and protective screens, more frequent cleaning and disinfection, the implementation of social distancing in all common areas and staff training. "The world has been profoundly transformed by COVID-19, which is why we have strengthened our rigorous hygiene, cleanliness and disinfection protocols to guarantee all our customers a risk-free stay."says Guillaume Verchere, general manager of the Cour des Loges hotel.
