Country Inns & Suites By Carlson
Country Inns & Suites By Carlson signed 18 new properties, with ten in the U.S., seven in India and one in Canada.

Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Sahibabad, India will be positioned as a 4-star fully vegetarian hotel, comprising approximately 220 guest rooms and suites. The hotel will feature a lobby lounge, specialty restaurant and bar, business centre, banquet hall, executive floor, club lounge and gift shop.
Sahibabad (Ghaziabad) lies on the north-western tip of the state of Uttar Pradesh, at a distance of approximately 9 miles from Central Delhi. The hotel is scheduled to open in late 2009.

Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport will be the third Country Inn & Suites property in the greater Austin Area when it opens in 2010. Located adjacent to the airport and just minutes from downtown Austin, the hotel will feature 70 rooms and suites that offer free high-speed Internet access throughout the hotel. The hotel will be close to several attractions including Highland Mall, the Austin Convention Center, the Texas State Capitol and several golf courses.

Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts
Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts signed six new properties with two in India, two in China, one hotel in London and one hotel in Qatar.

Opening in 2010, the Park Plaza Mylapore - Chennai, India is located in the prime commercial district of Mylapore, close to the beach. The hotel features 140 rooms, including suites and Club rooms on a special Club floor. All rooms will feature iPod docks and Herman Miller aeron chairs. Special features at the hotel include a roof-top restaurant overlooking Marina beach as well as a roof top swimming pool. The hotel will also offer three banquet halls and four meeting rooms as well as a business center and several virtual office spaces.

Located at Hong Qiao Road at the entrance to the airport, the Park Plaza Shanghai Hong Qiao - Shanghai, China features 313 rooms with an Executive lounge on the 12th floor. In addition to a fitness center and swimming pool, the hotel also provides a business center, large ballroom and other meeting facilities. The property is scheduled to open in 2009.

Park Inn
Park Inn signed ten new properties in eight countries including Russia, Senegal, India and Germany.

The Park Inn Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa will be situated directly across the road from the Gautrain Sandton Station, and will have the benefit of being the closest hotel to the underground station which will link commuters on South Africa's first underground railway system directly to the OR Tambo International Airport, Rosebank and Pretoria CBD's. The JSE (Johannesburg Stock Exchange), multinationals and Convention Centre are located less than one mile away, and the property is a short distance from some of the best shopping areas in the world, Sandton City and Nelson Mandela Square. The hotel will welcome guests beginning in April 2010.