JEDDAH – Radisson Blu Hotel Jeddah hosted recently the annual corporate ceremony in honor and recognition of its clients from leading trading companies, industrial, medical and aviation companies and public and private sector institutions as an expression of appreciation of their support. The 2013 event was an initiative aimed at promoting Radisson Blu Hotel's properties, its product and offerings to key decision makers and high-value clients in Saudi Arabia. “Through this initiative, annual ceremony is the perfect opportunity for Radisson Blu Hotel Corporation to promote the brand and its regional presence in the industry and strengthen the relationship with the key clients and show appreciation to their support” said Shakeel Al-Hamed, general manager. The ceremony began with a welcome words from the hotel general manager in Jeddah and visual presentation of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group ‘s new features and explained its goals, mission, vision and activities undertaken by the hotel. During his presentation, Al-Hamed expressed his appreciation to the hotel's clients for choosing Radisson Blu Hotel as their favorite venue to organize their meetings, conferences, ceremonies and thanked them for their continued support over the past years. For his part, Regional Director of Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group in Saudi Arabia, General Manager of Radisson Blu Hotel Riyadh Basil Talal thanked the officials of various public and private companies and other institutions for their continued support throughout all group's hotels in Saudi Arabia. Talal highlighted the company's expansion in Saudi Arabia, saying “we have signed new contracts to establish new hotels in different cities of the Kingdom and we expect these contracts to go into operation by 2014 and 2015.” The regional director confirmed that the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group considers Saudi Arabia as a promising market for its evolution and economic growth. – SG