Radisson Hotel signs three new hotels in Nigeria

By Cynthia Ezekwe

Radisson Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing international hotel companies in Nigeria, has signed three new hotels, cementing its leading position as one of the largest global hotel operators in the country

According to the hospitality company, the three  new hotels include the highly anticipated debut of the bold and cutting-edge upscale lifestyle Radisson RED brand to the country and cemented the Group’s introduction in Abuja with two brands.

The hotels add over 400 rooms to Radisson Hotel Group’s Nigerian portfolio of 11 hotels in operation and under development, placing the group firmly on track to reach their objective of 15 hotels in Nigeria by 2025.

Commenting on the new hotels, Erwan Garnier, senior director, development Africa at Radisson Hotel group says: “We are proud of our accelerated expansion in Nigeria, which mirrors our focus territories of Lagos and Abuja and the expansion of our diverse brands, from our premium luxury lifestyle brand with the Radisson Collection Hotel & Conference Center, Abuja to our renowned upper upscale brand with the Radisson Blu Hotel, Abuja CBD and finally the debut of our upscale lifestyle brand with Radisson RED Lagos VI – the first Radisson RED hotel in West Africa and third in Africa.’’

“These three signings have, to date this year, increased our Nigerian pipeline by 50 per cent with a rise from nearly 850 rooms to almost 1,300 rooms. They are all under active construction as well, aligned with our African accelerated pipeline strategy which has kept us in the steady lead in terms of pipeline materialisation,”Garnier added.

Radisson Hotel Group’s new hotel signings in Nigeria include Radisson Collection Hotel & Conference Center, located in  Abuja; Radisson Blu Hotel,  also located in Abuja, and scheduled to open in Q1 2025, and the Radisson Red Hotel, scheduled to open in Q4 2025.