Inauguration of new Scandic Hotel in Turku

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 Manager Scandic Hotel Plaza +358-2 336 32 40 or +358-50 386 1100 Aarne Hallama, Business Area Manager Finland +358 9 6164 3410 or +358 50 64 588 Gunnar Brandberg, Senior Vice President Communications +46 8 517 352 12 or +46 709 73 52 12 Scandic Hotels AB is the leading hotel operator in the Nordic region, with 153 hotels in 10 countries. Scandic's strategy is to be a dedicated hotel operator. Its business mission is "to offer many people the highest value for money when staying in its hotels, during work and leisure". Scandic Hotels AB (publ) Box 6197, S-102 33 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel: +46 8 517 350 00, Fax: +46 8 517 352 70 E-mail: info@scandic-hotels.com, Homepage: www.scandic-hotels.com Company no.: 556299-1009 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/09/21/20000921BIT00860/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/09/21/20000921BIT00860/bit0002.pdf