29 September 2005
Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, the first class brand of the fast-growing, Brussels-based Rezidor SAS Hospitality, has appointed Adnan Al Hadi, Director of Sales and Marketing for the newly renovated Radisson SAS Hotel and the recently opened Radisson SAS Royal Suite Hotel in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Al Hadi, Lebanese, who holds a Bachelors degree in Hotel Management from the Institut Suprieur de Tourisme in Tangier, Morocco, takes up the challenging role after nine years as Corporate Director of Marketing and Sales, for seven properties of Dallah Hotels & Resorts in Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah in Saudi Arabia. He moved to the Kingdom in 1978 and has held various senior level positions with international hotel chains.   

Craig Senior, Regional Director Sales & Marketing, Rezidor SAS Hospitality said, "With our strong presence in Jeddah, we needed an experienced person to enhance our sales and marketing activities. Al Hadi brings a wealth of industry knowledge to our team."   

Al Hadi will be based at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Jeddah, where he will co-ordinate sales and marketing for both properties.

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ARadisson SAS Hotels & Resorts,
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. It currently includes 174 hotels either in operation or under development, in 44 countries, in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. For more information, visit www.radissonsas.com

About Rezidor SAS Hospitality
Rezidor SAS Hospitality, one of the fastest growing hospitality companies in the world, has a portfolio of four brands. Rezidor SAS is the partner in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the Carlson brands (890 locations in 68 countries): Radisson, Park Inn, Regent and Country Inn. Rezidor SAS currently includes 248 hotels in operation and under development in 47 countries. The company aims to develop 700 hotels under the different brands by 2012. For more information on Rezidor SAS and its four brands, visit www.rezidorsas.com

For more information, please contact:
Esther van Bemmelen
PR & Communications Manager
Rezidor SAS Hospitality Middle East
Tel. 00971 4 390 0082
Fax 00971 4 390 8171
E-mail: esther.vanbemmelen@radissonsas.com

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