MELBOURNE (FEBRUARY 16, 2016) – Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups, is unveiling new venue choices across Asia Pacific and rolling out a Big Returns for Big Thinkers campaign to reward meetings planners.

“Carlson Rezidor has opened a number of exciting new hotels across Asia Pacific and we are pleased to present these latest additions to meetings planners who are looking for fresh, world-class venue options for their events. Not only do we offer a wide range of settings, thoughtful amenities and excellent meetings support, we also make booking with us a very rewarding experience for planners,” said Cathy O'Connor, Senior Director, Global Sales MICE, Asia Pacific, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.

With Carlson Rezidor's global Big Returns for Big Thinkers promotion, meetings planners can earn up to 200,000 Gold Points® while enjoying up to 15% off their master folio and a choice of other exclusive perks for events held before March 31, 2016. There are over 70 Radisson Blu® hotels participating in the promotion globally.

Other exciting Radisson Blu news within Asia Pacific includes:

• The recently-renovated Radisson Blu Hotel Sydney in the heart of the city. The flagship hotel is housed within a heritage-listed building that is fresh from completing the first phase of its $12million 'new Blu' re-design. The hotel offers modern function and meetings rooms that span 500 sqm – The Marble Room can accommodate up to 200 guests, while the Press Room, Sir Warwick Room and Sir James Farifax Room provide more intimate settings suitable for board meetings, exclusive dinners, cocktail events and private formal events. The Lady Fairfax Room is popular for its high tea service but can also serve as an event space.

• The upcoming Radisson Blu Resort Hua Hin, in Thailand's premier resort destination. Radisson Blu Resort Hua Hin has a strategic beachfront location, between Cha-am and Hua Hin. In addition to accessibility and breathtaking views of the Gulf of Thailand, Radisson Blu Resort Hua Hin offers the perfect combination of first class accommodation and international business facilities. The hotel has a well-equipped banquet room that can accommodate up to 150 delegates for formal and informal business and social events. The resort is expected to open by the second quarter of 2016.

Radisson Blu offers vibrant, contemporary and engaging hospitality characterized by a unique Yes I Can!SM service philosophy. Known the world over as Hotels Designed to Say YES!SM, Radisson Blu hotels are first class hotels that celebrate leading-edge style and offer signature features that are empathetic to the challenges of modern travel, including a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Radisson Blu also has a signature Experience Meetings program that leverages technology, customer insight and the latest research to offer a holistic approach to meetings that delivers consistent standards, with room for customization, to meet the demands of today's business people and ensure that every meeting is a great meeting.

Carlson Rezidor also recently unveiled three Radisson® hotels in Indonesia – the rebranded Radisson Bali Legian Camakila and Radisson Bali Tanjung Benoa, located in one of Indonesia's most popular resort destinations, as well as the upcoming Radisson Golf & Convention Center Batam on the island of Batam, a short ferry ride from Singapore.

• Radisson Bali Legian Camakila is a fantastic venue for both formal and informal events, offering direct beach access, meeting rooms with natural daylight and banquet menus that can be customized to suit international and local palates.
• Radisson Bali Tanjung Benoa is locatedat the tip of the Tanjung Benoa peninsula, which is a haven for watersports. Equipped with spa facilities and a280sqm ballroom that can accommodate up to 300 people, Radisson Bali Tanjung Benoa is ideal for conferences and corporate gatherings.
• Radisson Golf & Convention Center Batam is located next to a golf course and has a 1,600sqm ballroom that can seat up to 800, comprehensive business and catering services, as well as spa facilities, making it the perfect choice for residential meetings, team building exercises and sales trips. The resort is expected to open by the first quarter of 2016.

Radisson is one of the world's leading global hotel brands. It delivers vibrant, contemporary and engaging hospitality that is characterized by its unique Yes I Can!SM service philosophy. Radisson hotels offer an upscale stay experience, a 100% Guest Satisfaction Guarantee and a range of World of Radisson services and amenities, created specifically to be empathetic to the challenges of modern travel.

For more details on what Carlson Rezidor has to offer, please visit the Carlson Rezidor booth #4328 at the 24th annual Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) in Melbourne from February 23-24, 2016.

About Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups and includes more than 1,370 hotels in operation and under development with 220,000 rooms and a footprint spanning 110 countries and territories. The Carlson Rezidor portfolio includes a powerful set of global brands: Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu®, Radisson®, Radisson RED, Park Plaza®, Park Inn® by Radisson and Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM. In most hotels, guests can benefit from Club CarlsonSM, one of the 2015 – 2016 “Top Three Hotel Rewards Programs” as recently ranked by U.S. News and World Report. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group and its brands employ 85,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., and Brussels, Belgium. For more information, visit www.carlsonrezidor.com and follow on Twitter @carlsonrezidor.

Contact details

Camilla Chiam, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group I +65 6511 9297 I cchiam@carlsonrezidor.com 

Tracy Lui, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group I +65 9839 4095 I tlui@carlsonrezidor.com