Thursday, April 17, 2008

Carlson Hotels Worldwide Adds 11 Properties to its Global Portfolio



MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Carlson Hotels Worldwide has added 11 locations to its global portfolio during March 2008.





(Jay Witzel, president/CEO, Carlson Hotels Worldwide, right top photo. Kurt Ritter, president, /CEO, the Rezidor Hotel Group, left top photo)



The new hotels include one Regent hotel and six Country Inn & Suites By CarlsonSM hotels in the United States; three Radisson properties, with two in South America and one in Canada; and one Radisson SAS resort in the Ukraine. Carlson’s global lodging portfolio totals 986 hotels with 148,759 rooms in 71 countries. Carlson hotel brands also include Park Plaza® Hotels & Resorts and Park Inn®.

“We’re thrilled to have opened our first Regent property in the U.S. this year, offering visitors to south Florida the chance to experience unmatched service and luxury,” said Jay Witzel, (photo top right) president and CEO of Carlson Hotels Worldwide.


“With multiple openings this month, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson continues to be a mid-price brand of choice for developers across North America and we’re pleased by the continuing expansion of Radisson in the Americas and Europe. Our strong development over the past year has put us in position to open our landmark 1,000th hotel in 2008.”

Regent Hotels & ResortsWith the new Regent Bal Harbour, (photo at left) Regent Hotels & Resorts has opened the first hotel in Florida’s exclusive Bal Harbour Village in more than 50 years. The hotel, located on the northeastern end of Bal Harbour Village, is bordered by Baker's Haulover Inlet and the Atlantic Ocean, with nearly 750 feet of pristine beachfront.

Additional openings worldwide in 2008 will include The Regent Boston at Battery Wharf, which will feature a destination waterfront restaurant from Michelin rated chef Guy Martin (June 2008); and The Regent Maldives, a 861,500-square-foot island resort in the Indian Ocean (October 2008).

Country Inns & Suites By Carlson

With the addition of six Country Inn & Suites By Carlson locations, the brand currently consists of 444 hotels and 35,557 guestrooms. All of the new properties are located in the U.S., and include:


*The 61-room Country Inn & Suites By Carlson in Wytheville, Va.
*The 74-room Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Peoria North in Peoria, Ill., owned by Petersen Companies, LLC.
*The Country Inn & Suites By Carlson in Athens, Ga., with 81 guestrooms. *The 81-room Country Inn & Suites By Carlson in Orangeburg, S.C. owned by C & S Hotels, LLC.
*The 119-room Country Inn & Suites By Carlson in Natchez, Miss. owned by Broadway Hospitality, LLC.
*The Country Inn & Suites By Carlson in Cordele, Ga., with 107 guestrooms, owned by Perimeter Partners CIS, LLC.


Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts


Located along the picturesque banks of the Black Sea, the four-star Radisson SAS Hotel, Alushta (photo at right) is the perfect embodiment of classic, elegant style. Built in 1913, the hotel is renowned as one of Alushta's finest architectural monuments and merges its historic charms with modern-day conveniences. Throughout the decades, the hotel has played an important historical role serving as a hospital for soldiers in World Wars I & II, home to Alushta's first museum and was a popular sanatorium thanks to its open verandas and seaside location.





Radisson Hotels & Resorts

Located in Miraflores, Lima's premier corporate and nightlife district, the 105-room Radisson Decapolis Hotel Miraflores is Lima's newest upscale hotel.

Another new opening in Lima, Peru, the Radisson Hotel San Isidro, features 38 rooms and suites in the heart of Lima's business and shopping district. The hotel is only 7 miles from Jorge Chavez International Airport, and is close to a variety of public transportation options including buses, minibuses and taxi service.

The 90-room Radisson Hecla Resort on Hecla Island in Manitoba is Radisson’s newest property in Canada. Set on Hecla Island in beautiful Lake Winnipeg, this 90-room facility offers a variety of services.

With the addition of four new Radisson properties, Radisson’s global portfolio currently includes 400 hotels with 87,911 guestrooms.

For more information about all of Carlson Hotels Worldwide brands, visit online at http://www.carlsonhotels.com/.

Carlson Hotels Worldwide is one of the major operating groups of Carlson Companies, a global leader in providing corporate solutions and consumer services in the marketing, travel and hospitality industries. Carlson corporate headquarters are in Minneapolis, Minn.

The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the world. The group features a portfolio of 334 hotels in operation and under development with more than 68,100 rooms in 51 countries.




Rezidor operates the brands Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Regent International Hotels, Park Inn and Country Inns & Suites in Europe, Middle East and Africa, along with the goldpoints plusSM loyalty program for frequent hotel guests. The Rezidor Hotel Group is based in Brussels, Belgium.

For more information on Rezidor, visit http://www.rezidor.com/.

CONTACTS:

Joan Cronson
Director of Public Relations
Phone: 612 449-1418

Carlson Hotels Worldwide
PO Box 59159
Phone: 763-212-5000
Fax: 763-212-2219

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