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Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London, England
Trendsetting design, with warm engaging service and outstanding customer value, define the hospitality of Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts as the brand continues to expand into highly visible locations around the world. Park Plaza hotels are welcoming guests in 35 locations including such key destinations as Bangkok, Beijing, London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Dublin, Budapest, Tel Aviv and Sao Paulo.
Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts capture the energy and style of each individual location whether it is the elegant refinement of Asia or the vibrant sophistication of London. In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Park Plaza is introducing the latest concepts of chic hospitality design with such projects as the Park Plaza Count Hall, located on the South Bank of the Thames River in London, plus the adjacent 1,000-room Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London, one of the largest new hotel developments in Europe and a major destination meeting site.
In Asia Pacific, the brand is defined by such showcase properties as the Park Plaza Beijing Wangfujing, part of a vibrant mixed-use development that also contains The Regent Beijing.
Park Plaza Hotels offer complete hospitality services including deluxe guestroom and suite accommodations, vibrant restaurants and full-service meeting and conference facilities.
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05 February 2010 Carlson Hotels Announces Award Nights For Less Points Worldwide For Members Of Its Goldpoints Plus Hotel Rewards Program MINNEAPOLIS (Feb. 5, 2010) – Members of the Carlson Hotels goldpoints plusSM hotel rewards program will benefit from two changes in 2010: decreased award point levels at many of our hotels worldwide and a simplified award structure. read more >>
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27 January 2010 Carlson Hotels Adds 92 Hotels to its Global Portfolio in 2009 Carlson Hotels today announced year-end 2009 results, which include the addition of a total of 92 properties under its five brands worldwide during the year and systemwide sales of USD 5.8 billion. Carlson Hotels also signed 66 new properties adding to its contracted pipeline of 249 properties. read more >>
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21 January 2010 Carlson Hotels Worldwide Appoints Kaaren Hamilton as Vice President, Global Sales - North America Carlson Hotels Worldwide has appointed Kaaren Hamilton as vice president, global sales – North America. In this new position, Hamilton will report to Thorsten Kirschke, executive vice president and chief operating officer for The Americas. She will oversee the company’s global sales office, based outside Manhattan in New Jersey. Situated in the nation’s top business travel market, the global sales office is focused on generating outbound sales from the United States to Carlson’s hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific and will contribute to increasing the volume of inter-theater business among the regions. |
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13 January 2010 Carlson Hotels To Acquire Majority Stake in Key Indian Partner Carlson Hotels Worldwide, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announced that it has signed an agreement to increase its stake in RHW Hotel Management Services Ltd (RHW) from 13% to 87%. RHW is the hotel management and consultancy services company which has successfully managed Carlson-branded hotels in India since 1998. Carlson is acquiring the shares from Umak Investment Company Private Limited. The remaining 13% is held by private investors. The transaction is subject to government approval. read more >>
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13 January 2010 Carlson Hotels to Triple Portfolio in India Within Three Years Carlson Hotels Worldwide, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today confirmed details of its expansion plans in India over the next three years.
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22 December 2009 Earn Up to 50,000 Bonus Gold Points from Carlson Hotels Worldwide for Frequent Stays in Early 2010 Members of the Carlson Hotels Worldwide goldpoints plusSM loyalty program can maximize their earning power and earn up to 50,000 bonus Gold Points® simply by registering and staying at a participating Carlson Hotel property between January and February of 2010.
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14 October 2009 Carlson Hotels Worldwide Recognized for Third Straight Year Among 50 Top Franchises for Minorities For the third straight year, Carlson Hotels Worldwide has been recognized by the National Minority Franchising Initiative (NMFI) as one of the 50 Top Franchises for Minorities. read more >>
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28 July 2009 Carlson President and CEO Hubert Joly to Lead Carlson Hotels Worldwide; Thorsten Kirschke Appointed COO of Carlson Hotels – Americas Carlson, the parent company of Carlson Hotels Worldwide, today announced that Hubert Joly, Carlson President and Chief Executive Officer, will now also personally lead Carlson’s hotel business, supported by a global hotel management team. read more >>
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27 July 2009 Carlson Hotels Worldwide Adds 33 New Properties in the Second Quarter of 2009 New Agreements for Twenty Future Hotels Also Signed read more >>
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09 July 2009 Carlson Hotels Worldwide Brands Honored at 48 Locations by Expedia® Insiders’ Select™ List Expedia® travelers ranked 48 of Carlson Hotels Worldwide’s branded properties among the industry’s best hotels on this year’s Expedia Insiders’ Select™ list. read more >>
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