<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-2"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Carlson Hotels Newsroom</title><link>http://parkplazamedia.com//404.cfm?404;http://parkplazamedia.com:80/rss.xml</link><description>Featured Stories</description><copyright>Copyright 2010</copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>TEKmedia v7</generator><item><title>Carlson Continues Expansion of Country Inns &amp;amp; Suites By Carlson&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; With Opening of First Beachfront Hotel in Texas</title><link>http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=640</link><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.carlsonhotels.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Carlson&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a privately-held, global hospitality and travel company, today announced the further expansion of Country Inns &amp;amp;amp; Suites By CarlsonSM in Texas. The opening of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.countryinns.com/hotels/txgalves&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Country Inn &amp;amp;amp; Suites, Galveston Beach, Texas&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; marks the brand&amp;amp;rsquo;s accelerated expansion in the region as part of its Ambition 2015 growth strategy and is the brand&amp;amp;rsquo;s first beachfront location in the state.&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=640</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Carlson Completes Acquisition of Key Indian Partner</title><link>http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=639</link><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.carlson.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Carlson&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a privately-owned, global hospitality and travel company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the majority interest in RHW Hotel Management Services Ltd (RHW). Pursuant to the announcement it had made on January 13, 2010, Carlson now owns 87% of RHW. RHW is a leading hotel management and consultancy services company in India that has successfully managed Carlson-branded hotels in the country since 1998.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=639</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Carlson Hotels Rapidly Expands Country Inns &amp;amp; Suites By Carlson&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; With Opening of 12th Hotel in Alabama</title><link>http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=638</link><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.carlsonhotels.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Carlson Hotels&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, one of the world&amp;amp;rsquo;s leading hotel companies, today announced the further expansion of Country Inns &amp;amp;amp; Suites By Carlson&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; in Alabama. The opening of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.countryinns.com/hotels/alsarala&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Country Inn &amp;amp;amp; Suites Saraland, Ala.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; marks the brand&amp;amp;rsquo;s accelerated expansion in the region as part of its Ambition 2015 growth strategy.&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=638</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Carlson Hotels Rapidly Expands Country Inns &amp;amp; Suites By Carlson&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; With Opening of 4th Hotel in Missouri</title><link>http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=637</link><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.carlsonhotels.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Carlson Hotels&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small&quot;&gt;, one of the world&amp;amp;rsquo;s leading hotel companies, today announced the further expansion of Country Inns &amp;amp;amp; Suites By Carlson&lt;sup&gt;SM &lt;/sup&gt;in Missouri. The opening of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.countryinns.com/hotels/mostpete&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;Country Inn &amp;amp;amp; Suites, St. Peters, Mo.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small&quot;&gt;marks the brand&amp;amp;rsquo;s accelerated expansion in the region as part of its &lt;i&gt;Ambition 2015 &lt;/i&gt;growth strategy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=637</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Carlson Receives Responsible Business Award for Partnership Supporting Global Effort Aimed at Protecting Children from Commercial Sexual Exploitation</title><link>http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=635</link><description>&lt;div&gt;Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company, has been recognized for supporting the efforts of a global network of organizations and people working together to eliminate the commercial sexual exploitation of children.&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=635</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Carlson Hotels Achieves Key Milestones During First 100 Days of &lt;i&gt;Ambition 2015&lt;/i&gt; Growth Plan</title><link>http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=633</link><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.carlsonhotels.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Carlson Hotels&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, one of the world&amp;amp;rsquo;s leading hotel companies, today reported on the significant progress made in the first 100 days of its long-term Ambition 2015 growth plan. Most notably, Carlson Hotels reported that investments committed to the Radisson strategy in North America already exceed USD 350 million. This includes the introduction of the upper upscale Radisson Blu international brand to the U.S. as well as property improvements to align the current U.S. portfolio with global upscale standards. Fifty percent of the existing U.S. Radisson portfolio has committed to the new standards, just 100 days after they were announced.&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=633</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Carlson Hotels Appoints Frederic Deschamps as Vice President of Global Revenue Optimization</title><link>http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=632</link><description>&lt;div&gt;MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (June 7, 2010) &amp;amp;ndash; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.carlsonhotels.com/&quot;&gt;Carlson Hotels&lt;/a&gt;, one of the world&amp;amp;rsquo;s leading hotel companies, has appointed Frederic Deschamps as vice president of global revenue optimization.&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=632</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Carlson Hotels Rapidly Expands Country Inns &amp;amp; Suites By Carlson&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; With Opening of 17th Hotel in North Carolina</title><link>http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=631</link><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.carlsonhotels.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Carlson Hotels&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, one of the world&amp;amp;rsquo;s leading hotel companies, today announced the further expansion of Country Inns &amp;amp;amp; Suites By Carlson&lt;sup&gt;SM &lt;/sup&gt;in North Carolina. The opening of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.countryinns.com/concordnc&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Country Inn &amp;amp;amp; Suites, Concord, N.C.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;marks the brand&amp;amp;rsquo;s accelerated expansion in the region &lt;/span&gt;as part of its &lt;i&gt;Ambition 2015 &lt;/i&gt;growth strategy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=631</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Carlson Hotels Rapidly Expands Country Inns &amp;amp; Suites By Carlson&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; With Opening of Fifth Hotel in Oklahoma</title><link>http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=630</link><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.carlsonhotels.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Carlson Hotels&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, one of the world&amp;amp;rsquo;s leading hotel companies, today announced the further expansion of Country Inns &amp;amp;amp; Suites By CarlsonSM in Oklahoma. The opening of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.countryinns.com/hotels/okoknor&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Country Inn &amp;amp;amp; Suites Oklahoma City North, Okla.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; marks the brand&amp;amp;rsquo;s accelerated expansion in the region as part of its Ambition 2015 growth strategy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=630</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Carlson Hotels to Open 75 Properties in Asia Pacific by 2013 and Launch 18 New Hotels This Year</title><link>http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=625</link><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.carlsonhotels.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#0000ff&quot;&gt;Carlson Hotels&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, one of the world&amp;amp;rsquo;s leading hotel companies, today announced that it has signed agreements to open 75 Radisson&amp;amp;reg;, Country Inns &amp;amp;amp; Suites By Carlson&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt;, Park Inn&amp;amp;reg; and Park Plaza&amp;amp;reg; hotels in the region by 2013.&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkplazamedia.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=625</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss> 