﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:41:45 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>De-listing from Stockholmsbörsen of the shares in Scandic Hotels AB.</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/de-listing-from-stockholmsborsen-of-the-shares-in-scandic-hotels-ab-,e44333</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision42253</guid><description><![CDATA[De-listing from Stockholmsbörsen of the shares in Scandic Hotels AB. Hilton Group plc has acquired in aggregate more than 90 per cent of the shares and votes in Scandic Hotels AB, through inter alia a public offer, why Scandic Hotels has applied for de-listing from Stockholmsbörsen of the company's shares. The last day of trading in the Scandic share will be July 6, 2001. For further information, please contact: Gunnar Brandberg, Vice President, Communications, telephone +46 8 517 352 12 , +46 709 735 212 [REMOVED GRAPHICS] Scandic Hotels AB (plc). Box 6197, 102 33 Stockholm, Sweden Tel:+46]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2001 12:39:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Interim report January-March 2001</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/interim-report-january-march-2001,e42060</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision39997</guid><description><![CDATA[Interim report January-March 2001 www.scandic-hotels.com Quarterly summary · Income after net financial items rose by 29 per cent to SEK 84 million (65m). · Sales totalled SEK 1,622 million (1,270m), corresponding to an increase of 28 per cent compared with the same period last year. For comparable hotels and adjusted to take into account the effect of exchange rate movements, sales rose by 6 per cent. · Operating income rose by 37 amounted to SEK 81 million (59m), corresponding to an operating margin of 5.0 per cent (4.6%). · Earnings per share for the period amounted to SEK 0.92 (0.62). ·]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2001 09:36:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Statement by the board of Scandic Hotels AB</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/statement-by-the-board-of-scandic-hotels-ab,e40952</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision38902</guid><description><![CDATA[Statement by the board of Scandic Hotels AB regarding the offer by Hilton Group. The board of directors of Scandic Hotels AB (the "Board") has considered an offer by Hilton Group plc ("Hilton") to the shareholders in Scandic, to tender their shares to Hilton in exchange for cash and newly issued shares in Hilton for a total value of SEK 144 per share and to the holders of warrants issued by Scandic to tender their warrants for SEK 25 in cash for each warrant (the "Offers"). The Board has considered the Offers to the shareholders in and holders of warrants issued by Scandic and makes the]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2001 07:24:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scandic Hotels expands with a new hotel in Copenhagen</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/scandic-hotels-expands-with-a-new-hotel-in-copenhagen,e40712</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision38662</guid><description><![CDATA[Scandic Hotels expands with a new hotel in Copenhagen's Sydhavnen. Scandic Hotels will be opening a newly built hotel in the Sydhavnen district of Copenhagen, bordering the Örestad region, in the summer of 2002. The hotel, which will be the first in the area, will have 280 rooms, conference facilities, a restaurant, bar and café. Scandic Hotels has contracted to rent and operate a new hotel at Vasbygade 50 in the Sydhavnen district of Copenhagen. The hotel, which is currently being built by KPC BYG and will have approximately 280 rooms, will confirm Scandic's position as Denmark's and the]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2001 09:04:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scandic Hotels continue to buy back shares.</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/scandic-hotels-continue-to-buy-back-shares-,e39831</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision37790</guid><description><![CDATA[Scandic Hotels continue to buy back shares. The Board of Directors of Scandic Hotels resolved today to continue acquiring company shares. The company's current holding of own shares amounts to 5.96% (3,930,968 shares). Scandic Hotels' Board of Directors today resolved to use the authorisation given to the Board by the Annual General Meeting, to acquire shares in the company. Acquisition will take place on the OM Stockholm Stock Exchange at the market price applicable at the time of acquisition. According to the decision of the Board of Directors, the acquisition of the company's own shares]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2001 17:05:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Annual General Meeting, Scandic Hotels</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/annual-general-meeting--scandic-hotels,e39830</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision37789</guid><description><![CDATA[Annual General Meeting, Scandic Hotels, March 29, 2001. · All Board Members were re-elected. · The dividend was fixed at SEK 2.30 per share. · The Board was authorised to acquire and sell the company's own shares. Election of Board Members All Members of the Board were re-elected at the Annual General Meeting of Scandic Hotels AB: Arne Karlsson, Ulf Bergenudd, Monica Caneman, Svend Holst-Nielsen, Mats Lönnqvist, Roland Nilsson (President & CEO) and Ilkka Suominen. Mildred Forsberg is the employee representative on the Board. At the subsequent Board Meeting, Arne Karlsson was re-elected]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2001 17:02:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Year-End Report 2000</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/year-end-report-2000,e36866</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision34856</guid><description><![CDATA[The year 2000 in brief · Continued strong growth. Room capacity rose by 15 per cent during the year. Agreements have also been signed regarding the take- over/construction of a further 8 hotels. · Sales rose by 14 per cent to SEK 5,971 million (5,253m). · The operating margin was 7.6 per cent (6.7%). · Income after net financial items rose by 24 per cent to SEK 460 million (372m). · Earnings per share rose by 44 per cent to SEK 6.67 (4.64). · There has been a buy-back of shares, corresponding to just under 6 per cent of the total number of shares issued. The Board recommends that the]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2001 12:28:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scandic Hotels to open hotel in Lithuania</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/scandic-hotels-to-open-hotel-in-lithuania,e35210</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision33217</guid><description><![CDATA[Scandic Hotels to open hotel in Lithuania Scandic Hotels is continuing to establish itself in the Baltic States, and has, today, signed an agreement to operate a hotel in central Vilnius, Lithuania. The hotel will open in April this year, after completion of an extension and renovation. The hotel will have 60 rooms when the extension is complete and a very good central location in Vilnius' major shopping street. There are also good possibilities for further extensions of the hotel in the future. Scandic will operate the hotel on a lease basis. "The establishment of Scandic in the Baltic]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:25:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scandic Hotels to open in Dresden</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/scandic-hotels-to-open-in-dresden,e35034</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision33043</guid><description><![CDATA[Scandic Hotels to open in Dresden Scandic Hotels is continuing to establish itself in the capital cities of Europe, and has, today, signed an agreement to operate a hotel in central Dresden, Germany. The hotel will be newly built in accordance with Scandic's environmental standards and it will open during the autumn of 2002. The hotel will comprise 200 rooms, conference rooms, restaurants and fitness facilities, and has a prime location in the centre of Dresden, within walking distance of the business district, shops, restaurants and the well known "Frauenkirche". "The hotel will be]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2001 13:27:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scandic to open new hotel in prime location in Copenhagen</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/scandic-to-open-new-hotel-in-prime-location-in-copenhagen,e34908</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision32917</guid><description><![CDATA[Scandic to open new hotel in prime location in Copenhagen Scandic Hotels, has, today, entered into an agreement to buy the HK trade union's head office building, next to the Tivoli Gardens in central Copenhagen. Scandic will take possession of the building in October 2002 and, in May 2003, will inaugurate an ultramodern hotel in one of Copenhagen's most renowned and prominent buildings. Scandic will, thus, reinforce its position as both the Nordic region's and Denmark's biggest hotel operator. The hotel will comprise 207 ultramodern rooms and conference facilities with a view over the whole]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2001 07:29:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nordic Swan ecolabel for Scandic Hotel Continental, Stockholm</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/nordic-swan-ecolabel-for-scandic-hotel-continental--stockholm,e33518</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision31544</guid><description><![CDATA[Nordic Swan ecolabel for Scandic Hotel Continental, Stockholm The Scandic Hotel Continental in Stockholm today became the second Scandic Hotel to receive the Nordic Swan ecolabel. The Scandic Hotel Sjölyst in Oslo, Norway, was the first hotel in Norway to receive the Swan ecolabel back on 15 June this year. The Nordic Swan ecolabel committee has made demands on and checked every single aspect of the hotel's operations - everything from energy, cleaning and décor to waste and transportation. "We regard achieving a Nordic Swan ecolabel for a number of our hotels as an important and bona fide]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2000 16:05:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Leader of the Year - Roland Nilsson, Scandic Hotels</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/the-leader-of-the-year---roland-nilsson--scandic-hotels,e32810</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision30850</guid><description><![CDATA[The Leader of the Year - Roland Nilsson, Scandic Hotels Roland Nilsson, President & CEO of Scandic Hotels, has been named "Leader of the Year ", in Sweden. The recognition as "Leader of the Year" is being awarded for the sixteenth time by the recruiting company Futurestep and the Affärsvärlden business weekly. The naming of "Leader of the Year" is intended to focus attention on positive role models within the Swedish business community. "Decentralized service companies must be managed with values and corporate culture. This is why they are interesting from a viewpoint of leadership. Roland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2000 07:06:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scandic sells five Provobis hotels</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/scandic-sells-five-provobis-hotels,e32290</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision30335</guid><description><![CDATA[Scandic sells five Provobis hotels Scandic Hotels AB have, today, signed agreements for the sale of five of the hotels included in the acquisition of the Swedish hotel chain Provobis Hotel & Restauranger. These hotels are Stora Hotellet in Jönköping, Växjö Stadshotell and Luleå Stadshotell for which the purchaser is Elite Hotels of Sweden, owned by Bicky Chakraborty, and Grand Hotel in Halmstad and Hotell Galaxen in Borlänge which have been purchased by MJN Hotell AB. The five hotels have a combined total of 622 rooms and a turnover for 1999 of approx. SEK 135 million. The reason for the]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2000 08:56:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scandic sells four independent restaurants.</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/scandic-sells-four-independent-restaurants-,e31768</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision29818</guid><description><![CDATA[Scandic sells four independent restaurants. Scandic has, today, signed agreements for the sale of the four independent restaurants that were included in the acquisition of Provobis Hotel & Restauranger. The four restaurants are the City Hall's and Skansen's restaurants in Stockholm, and Rådhuskällaren and Amiralen/Moriskan in Malmö, which had a combined turnover of SEK 109 million in 1999. The sale is in line with Scandic's strategy of being a dedicated hotel operator. The new owner of the restaurants is, via companies, Uwe Löffler, former President of Provobis, and the takeover of the]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2000 12:36:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Scandic Hotel in Bergen city</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/new-scandic-hotel-in-bergen-city,e31374</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision29427</guid><description><![CDATA[New Scandic Hotel in Bergen city As of February 2001, Bergen Hotel, right in the heart of Bergen, will be a part of the Scandic chain on a franchise basis. "Our customers have long been requesting a hotel in Bergen's city centre," says Ivar Villa, Managing Director of Scandic Hotels in Norway. "We are, therefore, particularly happy that Bergen Hotel is becoming a Scandic Hotel." Villa also maintains that the new hotel will not be a competitor to Scandic's present hotel in Bergen, which is located at Flesland airport. "The city centre and the airport constitute two separate markets. The]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:28:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Scandic Hotel in central Linköping</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/new-scandic-hotel-in-central-linkoping,e31271</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision29324</guid><description><![CDATA[New Scandic Hotel in central Linköping - 2002 In April 2002, Scandic will be opening a new hotel in central Linköping. The hotel will be located alongside the River Stångån in a naturally beautiful city location in the heart of Linköping. The hotel will have 220 rooms and will be built by NCC in accordance with Scandic's environmental standards. Scandic will run the hotel on a operational lease basis. "The new hotel provides a first class reinforcement of our position in Linköping," says Anders Lilius, vice president of Scandic Hotels. "We believe that the presence of hi-tech trade and]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2000 15:00:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Interim Report January-September 2000</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/interim-report-january-september-2000,e31084</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision29140</guid><description><![CDATA[Interim Report, January-September 2000 www.scandic-hotels.com The period in brief * Increased growth rate. 23 new hotels and an increase in room capacity of 19 per cent. * Healthy performances on all Scandic's markets, with the exception of Norway. * Sales for the first nine months of the year increased by 10 per cent to SEK 4,256 million (SEK 3,858 m). Sales in comparable units adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations increased by 4 per cent. * Income after net financial items rose by 38 per cent to SEK 342 million (SEK 247 m). The increase for comparable units was 10 per cent. * The]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2000 10:14:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scandic opens a new hotel in the city of Oslo</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/scandic-opens-a-new-hotel-in-the-city-of-oslo,e30174</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision28235</guid><description><![CDATA[Scandic opens a new hotel in the city of Oslo During the last few days Scandic Hotel St. Olav, on St. Olavs Plass, in the city of Oslo, has welcomed its first guests. The hotel is built in accordance with Scandic´s environmental standards and the building is in a traditional "classic functional" style with 241 rooms, 10 suites and modern conference facilities. Since the mid-1940s St. Olavs Plass is famous for the ABC Theater (formerly Edderkoppen), one of the largest and best-known homes of shows in Norway. The Norwegian National Theater, where plays by Ibsen are among the productions]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2000 11:08:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hotel Prinsen in Trondheim becomes a Scandic Hotel</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/hotel-prinsen-in-trondheim-becomes-a-scandic-hotel,e29663</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision27729</guid><description><![CDATA[Hotel Prinsen in Trondheim becomes a Scandic Hotel The Hotel Prinsen in Trondheim will become a Scandic Hotel on October 1. The name of the new hotel is Scandic Hotel Prinsen. The hotel has 81 rooms, of which 20 have been completely renovated. The Prinsen Hotel is one of the leading training-course and conference hotels in Trondheim. A number of Trondheim's more popular restaurants and bars are located in the hotel. They will continue to be operated independently in the future. Scandic Hotel Prinsen will be a part of the Scandic chain, albeit run on franchise basis, and will be included in]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2000 07:54:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Inauguration of new Scandic Hotel in Turku</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/inauguration-of-new-scandic-hotel-in-turku,e29299</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision27374</guid><description><![CDATA[Inauguration of new Scandic Hotel in Turku Today, 21 September, sees the inauguration of Scandic Hotel Plaza in Turku. The hotel was included in Scandic's acquisition of Provobis and is the third Scandic hotel in Turku. Scandic Hotel Plaza is extremely well-located - right in the centre of the town - and has undergone complete renovation prior to the inauguration. The hotel has an early functionalistic style throughout, apparent even in the 117 bedrooms. The majority of these are pleasant attic rooms with skylight windows. For further information, please contact: Ossi Grönqvist, General]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2000 15:16:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Scandic Hotel in Stockholm - 2002</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/new-scandic-hotel-in-stockholm---2002,e27593</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision25678</guid><description><![CDATA[New Scandic Hotel in Stockholm - 2002 Scandic will open a new 300-room hotel in the autumn of 2002 in Alvik, a western suburb 10 kilometers from central Stockholm. The NCC construction company will build the hotel in accordance with Scandic's environmental standards. "The new hotel represents a highly significant strengthening of our position in western Stockholm," says Lars Sjölander, business area manager for Scandic Hotels in Sweden. "The hotel will be in a prime location, with many favourable communication possibilities, including public transport by bus and subway and proximity to an]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2000 08:11:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Interim report January - June 2000</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/interim-report-january---june-2000,e26922</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision25016</guid><description><![CDATA[Interim report January - June 2000 Summary * Scandic's strong growth continues. During the period, the group has increased its room capacity by 17 per cent, including the acquisition of Provobis. * Income after net financial items rose by 40 per cent to SEK 207 million (148m). For comparable operations, income rose by 18 per cent. * Sales rose by 2.5 per cent to SEK 2,633 million (2,568m). For comparable hotels and adjusted to take into account the effect of exchange rate movements, the increase was 3.5 per cent. * Operating income amounted to SEK 198 million (142m), corresponding to an]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2000 11:07:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Strong support for Scandic's options programme</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/strong-support-for-scandic-s-options-programme,e26304</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision24404</guid><description><![CDATA[Strong support for Scandic's options programme Scandic Hotel AB's options programme has now been concluded. The programme was open to all permanent staff employed by the Scandic Group and its subsidiary companies. Of the total 1,850,000 warrants issued, 1,753,900 have been subscribed for. The remaining warrants will be used in conjunction with the hiring of new staff. The 1,850,000 warrants correspond to a dilution of 2.8 per cent. For further information, please contact: Fredrik Sandelin, Executive Vice President & CFO, +46 (0)8 517 351 21. Scandic Hotels is the leading hotel company in]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2000 08:14:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Star Hotel Sollentuna and Umeå Plaza become Scandic Hotels</title><link>http://news.cision.com/scandic-hotels/r/star-hotel-sollentuna-and-umea-plaza-become-scandic-hotels,e25667</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision23770</guid><description><![CDATA[Star Hotel in Sollentuna and Umeå Plaza become Scandic Hotels Effective July 1, 2000, Provobis' Star Hotel in Sollentuna, outside Stockholm, and the Umeå Plaza hotel in northern Sweden will change their names to Scandic Hotel Star Sollentuna and Scandic Hotel Plaza Umeå, respectively. This means that both hotels will become fully integrated with the Scandic operating, sales and marketing system. These are the first Provobis hotels to change their name to Scandic following Scandic's acquisition of the Provobis chain, which was finalized on June 15. The remaining Provobis hotels will change]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2000 07:33:01 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>