Carlson Signs Radisson Hotel in Pattaya

Carlson has expanded its Radisson brand to the colourful Thai resort destination, Pattaya.

A hotel management agreement has been signed for the conversion of the Garden Cliff Resort & Spa to the Radisson Resort & Spa Pattaya Bay property.

The resort, located in North Pattaya, is a short drive away from downtown Pattaya and about 90 minutes from Bangkok.

Garden Cliff Park Company Limited, a leading tour operator for inbound and outbound tourism between Thailand and China, has been managing the property for the past two years, and will continue to operate the property until early 2011, when it rebrands as the Radisson Resort & Spa Pattaya Bay.

The Radisson Resort & Spa Pattaya Bay will undergo a comprehensive renovation that will be implemented in two phases.

The first phase, from now until the resort converts to a Radisson-branded property, includes an overhaul of key public areas comprising the lobby, the restaurants, the conference and banquet facilities, the fitness centre and the guest rooms. The initial renovation phase also includes revamping some of the back-end facilities such as housekeeping and enhancement of information technology systems.

The second phase, will include the refurbishment of general area corridors, elevator lobbies and final touches to the guestrooms and back of the house areas.

“Carlson currently has two Radisson hotels in Thailand - one in Bangkok, the Thai capital, and another in Phuket, the country’s largest island destination. Radisson properties are renowned for offering vibrant, contemporary and engaging hospitality, and we are delighted to be introducing the Radisson brand to a third Thai city, Pattaya,” said Jean-Marc Busato, managing director, Carlson, Hotels, Asia Pacific. “The addition of this property is also in line with our Ambition 2015 growth strategy to expand our portfolio by at least 50% by 2015 to more than 1,500 hotels in key international gateway cities and major resort locations.”

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