The Rezidor Hotel Group - part of the recently-formed Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group - has continued its expansion during the first quarter of 2012 with the launch of four new hotels.

Among the 1,000 bedrooms added to the group's portfolio during the three-month period was the group's first project in Gabon - the 320-bedroom Okoume Palace Hotel Libreville.

Two hotels and another in Russia also opened in Q1, while a further six agreements will add more than 1,400 bedrooms to the Rezidor estate once the respective properties are unveiled.

Rezidor executive vice president and chief development officer Puneet Chhatwal revealed the group was "well on the way" to achieving its target of signings for the current year.

"Upcoming flagships such as the Radisson Blu Hotel Lusaka in Zambia, the Radisson Blu Hotel Doha in Qatar, the Park Inn London Wembley in UK, and the Park Inn by Radisson Lille in France are scheduled to join the system this year," said Chhatwal.

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