Country Inns & Suites By Carlson
With the addition of seven new Country Inns & Suites By Carlson hotels in September and October, the brand currently consists of 428 hotels and 34,183 guestrooms. All of the new properties are located in the U.S. The seven new hotels all feature traditional brand design elements, including hard wood floors and fire place in the grand lobby.

Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts
The Radisson SAS brand welcomed one new hotel in August – the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, Dublin in Ireland. The hotel offers 150 spacious and well-appointed guest rooms including business class rooms, executive suites, one bedroom suites and a presidential suite.

Radisson Edwardian
Also new in September was the Radisson Edwardian New Providence Wharf in London. This 169-room, luxury hotel is a new-built property featuring individually designed bedrooms, an in-house spa and business facilities including seven conference, meeting and banqueting rooms with catering for up to 200 guests.

Radisson Hotels & Resorts
Added three new Radisson's in the U.S. The Radisson Hotel Bloomington, Indiana, owned by the Kinser Group LLC, and the Radisson Hotel Albuquerque, New Mexico, owned by APHM Carlisle, LLC in New Mexico. The Radisson Hotel Bloomington, Indiana features 120 newly renovated spacious guest rooms and suites. The Radisson Hotel Albuquerque includes 314 rooms and suites features a full service conference center with over 26,000 square feet of meeting space, and offers guests complimentary passes to Midtown Sports & Wellness directly behind hotel. The final property was the Radisson Hotel Bloomington By Mall of America in Minnesota. This 403-room property, owned by The Wirth Companies, is beautifully decorated in stone, slate and natural wood. Other amenities include a full-service spa.

Park Inn
The Rezidor Hotel Group opened two new Park Inn locations in Germany last month – the Park Inn Bielefeld, and the Park Inn Düsseldorf Süd – and one location in Glasgow, Scotland – the Park Inn Glasgow, City Centre.

The 118-room Park Inn Bielefeld and the 121-room Park Inn Düsseldorf Süd recently completed extensive renovations and now offer modern and colorful guestrooms featuring the brand's signature design elements. The Park Inn Glasgow City Centre offers 100 excellent guest rooms and a luxurious spa.

Carlson Hotels opened its first Park Inn in British Columbia in October – the Park Inn & Suites on Broadway, Vancouver, Silver Hotel (Vancouver) Limited, featuring 117 rooms and suites.

Regent Hotels & Resorts Global Expansion Continues Through 2010
Regent Hotels & Resorts global expansion continues with the announcement of the opening of its first property in France, The Regent Bordeaux, in early 2008. In line with Regent's strategy to develop luxury hotels in the most desirable locations, The Regent Bordeaux will be situated in the heart of the Golden Triangle shopping district, an area that has undergone extensive development in the last few years. The 150-room hotel will showcase 128 rooms and 22 suites redesigned by the world-renowned interior designer Jacques Garcia.

New properties opening through 2008 include The Regent Bal Harbour in the exclusive village of Bal Harbour, Florida; The Regent Boston at Battery Wharf on the Boston waterfront (2Q 2008); and The Regent Maldives on the island nation located in the Indian Ocean (2008). In 2009, Regent will expand in Asia and Europe with The Regent Bangkok and The Regent Dubrovnik in Croatia. Plans through 2010 include the opening of The Regent Papagayo, a resort property on the cliffs overlooking the Gulf of Papagayo in Costa Rica, and Regent's first property in the United Arab Emirates, The Regent Emirates Pearl.