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New Radisson Blu for Ethiopia

Expansion in Africa is continuing for Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, which is adding another Radisson Blu hotel in Ethiopia, in the city of Bishoftu. The company opened the first in Addis Ababa in 2011.

It says it is planning to open its second in the capital within the next 18 months, with the property in Bishoftu, 35km from Addis Ababa and a popular MICE destination within Ethiopia, to follow by 2020. 

Regional senior vice-president Andrew McLachlan noted that Ethiopia was one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies with a population of more than 100m and Rezidor was setting out to cement its position as one of the leading hotel groups on the continent.

The Bishoftu hotel will on Lake Babogaya, which forms part of the region’s well-known network of five crater lakes. The city itself is also within easy access of Ethiopia’s first international five-lane highway, leading from Addis Ababa to Djibouti. 

“Radisson Blu Hotel, Bishoftu is a great addition to our Ethiopian portfolio as we expand beyond the capital,” McLachlan added. “It will be the first internationally-branded hotel with the largest meeting and events centre in Ethiopia, outside Addis Ababa.”

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