Released on: October 5, 2007, 4:05 am

Press Release Author: Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns and Resorts

Industry: Real Estate

Press Release Summary: Golden Tulip Hospitality takes over the management of the
currently known Hotel de Witte Raaf in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, as per October 01
2007.



Press Release Body: Amersfoort (NL/Lausanne (CH), 05 October 2007; Golden Tulip
Hospitality is proud to announce its latest addition to its Dutch hotel management
portfolio, the 41 room Golden Tulip Noordwijk De Duinen.

The Golden Tulip Noordwijk De Duinen is beautifully situated right behind the dunes
of the renowned sea-side resort of Noordwijk. It is located in a rustic area, on the
edge of beautiful woods and dune fields in the centre of the so-called bulb region.
At only several minutes from the beach, golf courses and Noordwijk city centre, the
hotel offers both business and leisure guests the perfect location to plan business
opportunities as well as relaxing weekends.

Golden Tulip will expand the hotel to 71 rooms, which are scheduled to open by April
1st, 2008.

Further facilities include:

- Seven meeting rooms accommodating over 250 delegates
- One restaurant and two bars
- Two beautiful south facing terraces

The hotel has already been renovated and the meeting conference centre will be
converted to Golden Tulip's "Let's Meet Again" conference and meeting program.

Hans Kennedie, president & C.E.O. of Golden Tulip Hospitality states: "We are very
pleased to welcome this new hotel to our group. The city of Noordwijk has been on
our wish list for a long time and we believe that the location of this lovely hotel
is making it so unique. Golden Tulip Noordwijk De Duinen complements our existing
portfolio offering business and leisure guests yet another exciting destination
within the Netherlands. The hotel will undergo an expansion and will continue to
benefit as a conference centre at the sea side."

Golden Tulip currently franchises and manages 81 hotels in the Netherlands with over
7500 rooms in 57 cities.

About Golden Tulip Hospitality Group

Golden Tulip Hospitality Group (www.goldentulip.com), with its head offices in
Amersfoort, The Netherlands and Lausanne, Switzerland, is a worldwide hospitality
company with more than 909 hotels, 81.000 rooms in more than 50 countries. The
Golden Tulip Hospitality Group franchises and manages hotels in Europe, the Middle
East & Africa, the Asian Pacific Region and the Americas. In 2006, Hotels Magazine
has ranked this company the 18th largest hotel chain.
As a multi-brand hospitality firm, the Golden Tulip Hospitality Group offers
services in the two, three, four and five star categories. On the two-star side
Golden Tulip has an alliance with the French B&B hotel chain. The three-star concept
is the Tulip Inn for the limited-service first-class category, the four-star
category falls under the Golden Tulip brand for the Superior First-Class business
and Resort hotels and the recently introduced five-star concept Royal Tulip. In
addition Golden Tulip offers its services through its commercial alliance with TOP
International, a German based hotel consortium.

In the fall of 2006, Golden Tulip introduced BRANCHE, Restaurant, Bar and Lounge.
This is a free standing restaurant chain, which will have establishments in most
Golden Tulip Hotels and Tulip Inns operated by Golden Tulip. (For more information
please visit www.brancherestaurants.com)





Web Site: http://www.goldentulip.com/pressroom/news.aspx?id=243

Contact Details: Golden Tulip Hospitality Group
Ms. Rocio Manzanares -
Corporate Communication Manager
Stationsplein 26
3818 LE Amersfoort
Tel: +31 33 2544 828
Fax: +31 33 2544 816
E-Mail: rocio.manzanares@goldentuliptop.com
Web: www.goldentulip.com