30
November
2010
METROPOL Group of Companies opened a hotel in Belgrade
A grand opening of the Tulip Inn Putnik Belgrade hotel took
place on November 30, 2010, after a major renovation of the
building. The Tulip Inn Putnik Belgrade hotel is owned by the
Putnik travel agency, which has been part of METROPOL Group of
Companies since 2007. Investment in renovation of the hotel with a
total area of over 7,100 sq. m. amounted to more than EUR 7
million. Total investment in Putnik development is about EUR 20
million.
Putnik Belgrade was the first company in the region that began
franchising cooperation with the Tulip Inn chain owned by Golden
Tulip Hospitality Group. It has 1,072 hotels with over 83,000 hotel
rooms of all categories, and is rated among the top ten global
hotel chains. To ensure the highest international standards of
service, the hotel staff was increased by 50 new employees.
At the press conference dedicated to the hotel renovation, Head
of METROPOL Group of Companies Mikhail Slipenchuk said: "METROPOL
Group has traditionally worked in the financial markets. During the
crisis it has become difficult to allocate funds received from our
financial transactions to the development of the hotel chain.
However, we consider Putnik a representative of METROPOL Group of
Companies in Serbia. It has been important for us to make Putnik a
worthy representative of our Group in Europe."
Speaking about the company work, Michael Slipenchuk said: "When
we were adopting Putnik’s development strategy we decided to
transform the former travel agency into a hotel chain. Today, we
run hotels not only in Serbia but also in France and Russia. In
Russia, we have a company, Putnik Siberia, that develops hotel
business and tourism in the Baikal special economic zone."
Putnik Siberia participates in the Baikal Harbor project. Putnik
Siberia’s objectives include the construction of a tourist complex
at the Lake Baikal, its further promotion and operational
management. The Ministry of Regional Development of Russia has
selected the Baikal Harbor construction project as an investment
object in the framework of the Russia-China cooperation program.
Under this program, RUB 38 billion ($ 1.2 billion) will be invested
in Baikal Harbor.
Read more about Tulip INN Putnik Belgrad: http://www.tulipinnputnikbelgrade.com/
