Radisson opens hotel

JAKARTA (JP): Radisson, an Australian-based hotel chain, has opened a four-star hotel here.

The 390-room hotel in Central Jakarta is owned by the Ongko Group, which is calling the Radisson the first "pure business" hotel in the city.

The hotel is the third Radisson hotel in Indonesia, after the Radisson Plaza Suite in Surabaya, East Java, and the Indonesian Radisson in Yogyakarta.

Both the Surabaya and Yogyakarta hotels are owned by the Salim Group, the country's largest conglomerate.

Radisson, part of American Carlson Hospitality Worldwide, currently operates hotels in more than 350 locations in 33 countries. The company, by the end of this year, will operate two other hotels in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi, and in Sanur, Bali. (icn)