Carlson Hotels looks at more than doubling its portfolio by 2015

To open 19 more hotels in India this year

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International hospitality chain of Carlson Hotels plans to scale up its Indian operations to 50 hotels this year and also looks at more than doubling the portfolio by 2015 as per PTI reports.

Besides Radisson, Carlson also operates Park Plaza in the premium segment and two brands Country Inn and Suites and Park Inn in the mid-segment. About 90 per cent of the hotels are operated, globally, through management contracts and franchise model. 

Of the 19 properties Carlson plans to open this year, 11 would be Radisson with 1542 rooms, five Park Plaza, two Country Inns and suites and one Park Inn. It already runs 15 Radisson Hotels with 4,087 keys, 10 Country Inns, 6 Park Plaza and 3 Park Inns. 

"We are quite optimistic about India's tourism and travel growth story, which is all set to double in size this year. We see India as a strategic destination with enormous opportunity and hence plan to scale up our operations here," said its President and CEO Hubert Joly.

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