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Radisson SAS Hotel & Spa, Galway selected as Best Business Hotel 2006 at the Hospitality Ireland Awards
At the prestigious Hospitality Ireland Awards held over lunch yesterday in the Four Seasons Hotel, the Radisson SAS Hotel & Spa, Galway were delighted to be announced as Overall Business Hotel of the Year 2006.
With fifteen categories of awards encompassing all aspects of the hospitality business in Ireland, and a judging panel made up of some of the leading names in Irish food writing, critique and production such as Domini Kemp, Ernie Whalley, Tom Doorley and Emily Hourican, the calibre of both judge and nominee was extremely high, therefore making Radisson SAS Hotel & Spa, Galway all the more proud of their overall award.
Since opening its doors in 2001, the Radisson SAS Hotel & Spa, Galway has clearly established itself as one of the best hotels in Ireland, winning a number of significant awards to date, with 7 in 2005 alone including the Georgina Campbell’s ‘Best Business Hotel in Ireland’, Evening Herald ‘Best Business Hotel in Ireland’ Award, Irish Tatler Top 100 Hotels Worldwide listing, HSMAI Award for the ‘Best Sales and Marketing Strategy’, ‘Best Destination/Hotel Resort Spa of the Year’ at the Irish Beauty Industry Awards, and Top 50 Best Companies to work for in Ireland.
The spectacular Radisson SAS Hotel & Spa is only a few minutes walk from the centre of Galway, and boasts unrivalled views of Lough Atalia and Galway Bay, while offering easy access to the Aran Islands and Connemara. With 217 spacious guestrooms, the Radisson SAS Hotel & Spa has every possible element the most demanding business traveller could require to work effectively.
With fully equipped meeting rooms and free wi-fi throughout the hotel, an elegant and comfortable bar and restaurant with excellent food and attentive service, the award-winning spirit one spa and leisure centre and, of course, Level 5, their renowned Executive level which provides some of the best bedroom facilities in this country as well as magnificent bathrooms and superlative views, it is not surprising that Radisson SAS Hotel & Spa Galway has once again been acknowledged as Ireland’s best Business Hotel at this year’s Hospitality Ireland Awards.
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Notes to Editors:
Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, part of Rezidor SAS Hospitality, offers first class service, providing guests with a contemporary, upscale hospitality experience. Radisson SAS has received numerous awards for Best Hotel Chain and is renowned for its "Yes I Can" spirit of service and the "100% Guest Satisfaction Guarantee". September 2005 saw the roll out of a free broadband service across the portfolio - the first international hotel chain to offer this service.
Radisson SAS portfolio currently includes 185 hotels encompassing over 40,000 rooms in operation and under development in 46 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
For more information, visit www.radissonsas.com.
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hospitality companies in the world and currently has 274 hotels, encompassing approximately 55,000 rooms in operation and under development in 47 countries.
In September 2002, Rezidor announced a unique deal with US-based Carlson Hotels Worldwide to expand selected Carlson brands in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Rezidor now operates Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Regent International Hotels, Park Inn and Country Inns & Suites along with the goldpoints plusSM loyalty programme for frequent hotel guests. Initially, Rezidor was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Stockholm-based SAS Group. In June 2005, Rezidor completed the strategic agreement with US-based Carlson Hotels Worldwide, which resulted in an enhancement of their long-time franchise partnership into a shareholder agreement. Carlson Hotels Worldwide acquired a 25 percent shareholding in Rezidor from SAS group in return for renegotiated commercial terms of the parties’ current master franchise agreements.
In November 2005, Rezidor signed a worldwide license agreement with the Italian fashion house Missoni, to develop and operate a lifestyle hotel brand of the same name: Hotel Missoni.
The Corporate Office of The Rezidor Hotel Group is based in Brussels.
For more information on Rezidor and its different brands, visit www.Rezidor.com.