Carlson Hotels aims to open 100 ‘Park Plaza’ hotels in India by 2015, with its capacity reaching almost 10,000 rooms. The company launched its 40th Park Plaza, with 107 rooms, in Coimbatore last Saturday. “With the launch of the 40th Park Plaza, the total number of rooms has gone up to 4,027, across the country. With franchisees, another 6,000 would be added in four years,” said K B Kachru, Executive Vice President (South Asia) for Carlson Hotels, Asia Pacific.
Talking about its Tamil Nadu plans, Kachru said Carlson has three hotels in the state and with another city centre property opening in Chennai soon, the number will go up to eight and increase by another six across India by this year-end, reports the Hindustan Times. The company will launch a facility in Bengaluru in the middle of 2012 and also has plans to tap the potential in the temple town of Madurai and Munnar in Kerala. When asked about the estimated investment on the upcoming hotels in the country, Kachru said, negotiations are still going on with franchisees, and that Carlson will focus on the mid-market segment in particular.
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