Carlson Signs Second Radisson Hotel in Tianjin

Carlson has signed its second Radisson hotel in Tianjin, the largest coastal city in northern China.

Owned by Tianjin Saint Light Real Estate Development, the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Jixian, Tianjin, China will join Carlson’s Asia Pacific portfolio of 142 hotels which includes a pipeline of 70 hotels under development.

The 274-room property with its eight suites and 266 guest rooms as well as an additional nine villas, will feature an indoor botanic garden as part of its hotel lobby and a hot spring within the hotel premise as part of its spa facility. It will also have an indoor swimming pool, an health club and retail and entertainment facilities. Guests will be able to choose from a variety of dining choices including a Chinese restaurant, a specialty restaurant, an all-day dining restaurant and a lounge.

Slated to open in the second half of 2013, the hotel is located at the foot of Mount Pan, one of Tianjin’s main tourist attractions. Guests will be treated to picturesque views of the mountains and the Cuiping Lake. It is an ideal base for leisure travelers to enjoy the surrounding tourist attractions such as Huangyaguang Pass (Great Wall), 1,000-year-old Dule Temple with its oldest multi-storied wooden pavilion in China and Jiulongshan National Park.

Simon C. Barlow, president, Carlson Hotels, Asia Pacific, said, “We are witnessing a growing demand for premier international hotel brands such as Radisson Blu which has its compelling proposition to create a first-class experience for our guests in China. Introducing our second Radisson Blu hotel in Tianjin, the largest seaport in China after Shanghai, is a strategic one to reinforce our presence and capture the continued tourism growth. We are delighted to be chosen by Tianjin Saint Light Real Estate Development to be their hotel management partner and we will continue to seek the right opportunities to sustain our growth in China and contribute to China’s tourism.”

Business and leisure travelers from Beijing will find it easy to access Tianjin, on the world’s fastest train via the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway. This Beijing-Tianjin rail connection also makes Tianjin an important meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) destination. The hotel’s events and meetings facilities and services which include two ballrooms covering an area of 1,400 square meters and a selection of meeting rooms, will be dedicated to serving the MICE segment from the surrounding regions and the corporate business from the nearby Jixian Economic Development Area.

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