RADISSON EDWARDIAN GUARANTEES SUMMER RATES IN US DOLLARS IN LONDON & MANCHESTER

Rates Start at $230 Per Room, Per Night in Central London

LONDON, May 22, 2008 - With fluctuating exchange rates and a weak dollar, Radisson Edwardian has given travelers a new incentive to visit London and Manchester:  rates guaranteed in US dollars.  Today the company announced that rates will be guaranteed in US dollars at nine hotels in London and one in Manchester, for stays from June 1 to September 7, 2008. 

"By guaranteeing rates, we hope to encourage more Americans to come to London and Manchester this summer," says Linda Plant, Director of Marketing, Radisson Edwardian Hotels.

Rates from June 1 to July 20 are $240 at Heathrow, $260 at the Vanderbilt, $278 at the Grafton, $316 at the Kenilworth, $370 at the Berkshire, $390 at the Mountbatten, $430 at The May Fair, and $460 at the Hampshire.  Rate is $330 in Manchester.  From from June 1 to July 20, guests must stay a minimum of three nights, including one weekend night (Friday, Saturday or Sunday night must be a part of the stay).  Included in the rate are full English breakfast for two and VAT (Value Added tax of 17.5%).
 
Rates are guaranteed every night of the week, with no minimum stay from July 21 to September 7:  $230 per room, per night (based on double occupancy in a standard room) at the Vanderbilt; $250 at the Kenilworth and Grafton; $310 at the Mountbatten and Berkshire; $370 at the Hampshire, and $398 at The May Fair.  In Manchester, rate is $330 for a deluxe room.  Rates are even less outside of central London:  just $198 at Heathrow and New Providence Wharf.  In New Providence Wharf, guaranteed dollar rates are valid from July 21 to September 7 only.  Included in the rate are full English breakfast for two and VAT (Value Added tax of 17.5%). 

Radisson Edwardian Hotels is one of the UK's largest, privately owned, upscale hotel groups, with more than 2,500 guest rooms and 95 meeting rooms.  Included in the London group are the Radisson Edwardian at Heathrow, The Hampshire & The Leicester Square Hotel (Leicester Square), The Marlborough & The Kenilworth (Bloomsbury), The Berkshire & The Sussex (Oxford Street), The Mountbatten (Covent Garden), The Grafton (Tottenham Court Road), The Vanderbilt (Kensington), the Radisson Edwardian New Providence Wharf and The May Fair.
 
Radisson Edwardian Hotels is one of the UK's largest, privately owned, upscale hotel groups, with 12 four- and five-star hotels in London, and a five-star hotel in Manchester.  Although independent, Radisson Edwardian is also a longstanding partner of Carlson - one of the world's largest and most successful hospitality, travel and marketing businesses.
 
For reservations, call 1-800-333-3333 and ask for the REH Dollar Rates or visit www.radissonedwardian.com/rehdollarrates.

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