Released on: October 18, 2007, 3:35 am

Press Release Author: Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns and Resorts

Industry: Real Estate

Press Release Summary: With four nights of Jazz music in the new Golden Tulip
Antwerp Centre hotel, International and local musicians, special guests and Golden
Tulip celebrated the soft opening of the hotel, BRANCHE Restaurant, Bar & Lounge and
'Let's Meet Again' meeting centre


Press Release Body: Amersfoort (NL)/Lausanne (CH), 15 October 2007 - Golden Tulip is
proud to announce the opening of the newly built Golden Tulip Antwerp Centre. The
hotel is the first hotel in a line of hotels to be built in Belgium and Luxembourg
in the coming five years.

Golden Tulip's current Belgian hotel portfolio comprises of five hotels; the group
aims to develop over 10 additional hotels by 2012 in locations such as Leuven, Gent,
Bruges and Oostende.

Golden Tulip Antwerp Centre is a state of the art hotel located in the heart of the
City, next to the world renowned diamond centre and the Central Station of Antwerp.
As of December, the high speed train will be using the facilities at this Central
Station, brining Amsterdam 1 hours and 15 minutes from Antwerp and Paris just over 2
hours.

The hotel's facilities consist out of 170 luxurious rooms, suites and apartments.
The hotel is suitable for business related activities with 13 multi-functional
\"Let\'s Meet Again\" meeting rooms. The hotel will also feature a Jazz Lounge on the
12 floor, called the "The 12th Floor" Golden Tulip also opened its 5th BRANCHE
Restaurant Bar & Lounge at this Golden Tulip.

A mega JAZZ event was held at "The 12th Floor" of the Golden Tulip Antwerp Centre
for the soft opening of the hotel. Where 20 local and international musicians
performed in 7 different concerts; Belgian, Dutch, Luxembourgian, Greek, Israeli and
South-African musicians creating an unforgettable experience of Jazz and its genres.
Some of the musicians performing in the four-day event were: Arne Van Coillie, Henk
de Laat, Pascal Schumacher, Jef Neve, Pieter Vandergooten quartet, Ifrahin
Stefanolopous, VanRompay trio, Fables of Fungus, Ivan Paduart and Tutu Puane.

BRANCHE Restaurant, Bar & Lounge opened its doors simultaneously with the opening of
the new hotel in Antwerp. BRANCHE Antwerp offers a unique concept designed to fulfil
all your expectations and intending to make you feel at home, relax as in your own
living room. All accompanied by the sounds of our unique light jazz and lounge music
collection. The BRANCHE Antwerp will offer an extensive Jazz programme for the
coming months.

Hans Kennedie, President & CEO of Golden Tulip Hospitality comments: "Strengthening
our position in the Belgian market with this newly built Golden Tulip Antwerp Centre
and BRANCHE, Restaurant, Bar & Lounge is a natural move for a company such as Golden
Tulip which is in constant growth. This new location in Antwerp will offer our
customers the option of enjoying the international standards they are used to in a
vibrant international location".

Harry Heinrich, Area Director Belgium and Luxembourg of Golden Tulip Hospitality
adds: "It is with great pleasure that we open this newly built hotel. This hotel is
the fruit of a year's work, where the best resources and manpower were joined to
create this truly amazing hotel."

Golden Tulip Hospitality\'s current portfolio comprises of five hotels in Belgium;
Tulip Inn Antwerp Astoria, Golden Tulip De Medici Hotel, Golden Tulip Carlton Hotel
Antwerp, Golden Tulip Bero Oostende and Golden Tulip Antwerp Centre.

About Golden Tulip Antwerp Centre

Golden Tulip Antwerp Centre (www.goldentulipantwerpcentre.be) is located in the
beating heart of Antwerp. Due to its perfect location nearby the central station the
hotel is ideal for both business and leisure guests. Zoo Antwerp, the Keyserlei, the
business district and the pleasant shopping street Meir are at a stone\'s throw of
the hotel. A visit to the Diamond District will make your stay complete.

Golden Tulip Antwerp Centre possesses 163 standard rooms and 7 suites with modern
facilities. Our five comfortable apartments are especially suitable for a long stay.
The hotel also has business facilities. Conferences and business meetings can be
held in one of our 13 multi-functional \"Let\'s Meet Again\" meeting rooms. Address:
Lange Kievitstraat 125 in Antwerpen (Next to Antwerp central rail station).

About Branche Restaurant, Bar & Lounge

BRANCHE Restaurant, Bar & Lounge (www.brancherestaurants.com) is a comfortable
restaurant, bar and lounge incorporated in one. BRANCHE offers a combination of
modern and naturally designed atmosphere offering good quality food and drinks at
competitive prices. Enjoy the informal and relaxed atmosphere whilst light jazz and
lounge music plays in the background.

The name BRANCHE meaning nature is reflected in the interior, which uses natural
colours and materials such as wood, leather and nibo stone. The name BRANCHE is also
inspired by the diversity of the seasons and special attention is given to trees and
their harvest. The food served at BRANCHE is natural, fresh and associated with the
way the nature intended it to be.

The current BRANCHE portfolio comprises of five BRANCHE Restaurant, Bar & Lounge
which are located in Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Loosdrecht, Amersfoort and Antwerp.

About the 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)





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