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Nuisances at Tahiti Radisson Plaza Resort: the hotel is not finished yet

(Tahitipresse) - Although Tahiti Radisson Plaza Resort hotel opened on July 1st in Arue (east coast of Tahiti), there is still finishing work to do on the premises. Carlson company's branch, Radisson runs the hotel and "fears its international customers might be shocked" so it demands that tour operators be informed, said on Monday, the hotel developer, Thierry Barbion.

Radisson managers presently in Tahiti are afraid international customers might be offended by workers going around and noise due to work in progress. They asked us to inform tour operators about it.
Nonetheless, the hotel is open, even to international customers", said Thierry Barbion from TB Promotion Company.
There is very little work left to do, the developer pointed out. "All rooms are ready. The hotel is almost entirely furnished, paints will be finished soon, and only patches of lawn need to be laid."
Thierry Barbion estimates July's room occupancy will reach 50% to 60%. We're expecting groups during the high season. In addition, there have been a lot of local customers since the beginning of July, he said. They are many because we give reductions to local customers.
Tahiti Radisson Plaza Resort hotel is a seven buildings complex with 165 rooms (86 rooms with an Ocean view, 53 suites and 26 two-storey suites) and a 1000 sq. meters swimming pool at the center.
There is direct access on the black sand Lafayette beach from the hotel. There are 130 employees. Staff will progressively get to 160 people employed, explained Thierry Barbion.
At first the project was to build a three-star hotel complex, but it turned into a five-star hotel in August 2003 on developer's proposal and the budget raised from 3.8 billion Fcfp (about 31,8 million euros) to 5 billion Fcfp (about 41,9 million euros). The project benefited both from Flosse and Girardin tax exemption regulations.
Carlson group's branch Radisson runs Tahiti with other 435 hotels in 61 countries. Philippe Guitton, Moorea (Windward Islands) Sheraton manager since 2001, was appointed Tahiti Radisson Plaza Resort hotel manager on September 1st 2003. "

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