Carlson expands China presence
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Carlson Hotels is set to open a new Park Plaza hotel near one of Beijing’s Olympic venues. The 300-room hotel, which is scheduled to open in July, is located in northwest Beijing in the Haidian district, a vibrant area that’s becoming “China’s Silicon Valley”.
The district is receiving additional economic stimulus with the opening of the new Wukesong Culture and Sports Centre, one of the sites hosting the Beijing Summer Olympics. Centrally located in this district will be the Park Plaza Beijing West on Chang An Boulevard.
Martin Rinck, president and managing director of Carlson Hotels Worldwide – Asia Pacific said the Beijing hotel would “enhance Carlson’s growing hotel presence in China and build on the momentum the Park Plaza brand has already gained in that market”.
“Beijing is a major gateway city in China, with great potential for new hotels, especially with its hosting of the 2008 Olympic Games. We aim to continue to strengthen our presence here and other key cities in the next three to five years,” he said.
Carlson has already doubled its presence in China in the last three years, and now manages nine hotels under the Regent, Radisson and Park Plaza brands.
Six more are under development in addition to the Park Plaza Beijing West. The Group recently announced a partnership with Chinese property developer Sunshine 100, which will see the portfolio more than double with hotels in cities such as Tianjin, Chongqing, Changsha, Shenyang, Yantai, Nanning, Liuzhou and Guilin.
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