Carlson has revealed its ambitious plans concerning the opening of 19 hotels in India this year. The new properties will be opened under the Park Plaza, Park Inn, Country Inns & Suites by Carlson, and Radisson brands. This will add over 2,600 guestrooms to the portfolio of the company. The plans of Carlson include the opening of over 100 hotels in India by 2015. Currently the company has 33 operating properties in this country.
Such rapid development is the part of an ambitious strategy of the company, which includes growing its portfolio by 50% minimum. Carlson plans to have over 1500 operating hotels by that date. The development will be reached by opening new hotels and resorts worldwide and will cover not only big cities, but also secondary towns.
At the moment Carlson has 15 hotels in India under the Radisson brand. Another 25 hotels are managed by the company according to contacts with their owners. This year the portfolio of the company will be expanded by hotels in Chennai, Uttar Pradesh, Amritsar, Rudrapur, Ghaziabad, Goa, Ranchi, Ahmedabad, Haridwar, Hyderabad, and Noida.
The majority of new hotels will be opened under the Country Inns & Suites brand. These midmarket hotels are already present in India (10 properties) and another 13 will be opened this year. Park Plaza brand is also not new for India as here are already operating 13 hotels of this brand, and 5 more will be opened this year. Finally, Park Inn hotel brand will debut on the Indian market. This year will be opened the first Park Inn hotel in New Delhi.