“Finnair is a key strategic partner for Rezidor in our Nordic home market and in the Baltics where we recently increased our portfolio to 13 hotels in operation with a total of more than 3,000 rooms”, says John Kennedy, Vice President Marketing & CRM of Rezidor. In Finland itself, Rezidor’s portfolio features 7 well established Radisson Blu hotels in Espoo, Helsinki (3 properties), Oulu, Turku and Vaasa.

“Finnair’s position as one of the major carriers between Asia and Europe is increasing rapidly. The partnership with the Rezidor Hotel Group enables us to offer our members a large portfolio of quality hotels worldwide to support our growth in our key markets," adds Outi Raulas, Head of Communications Finnair Plus.

Finnair was founded in 1923. Today, the airline has 6,500 employees, more than 60 aircrafts and 9 million passengers per year benefitting from an extensive network in Europe and Asia. The loyalty programme Finnair Plus was launched in 1992 and has 1 million members, the majority living in Finland. Finnair is also part of the oneworld alliance.