DHAKA - Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific has signed an agreement
to manage a new Radisson hotel currently under construction
in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. The five-star Radisson
Water Garden Hotel, scheduled to open by the end of 2003,
is part of a major hotel expansion programme being
undertaken across Asia/Pacific by US-based Carlson Hotels
Worldwide. Through its regional operations, Carlson Hotels
Asia Pacific, it plans to expand aggressively across its
three hotel brands Regent International Hotels, Radisson
Hotels & Resorts and Country Inns & Suites By
Carlson. Carlson Hotels Asia/Pacific president and managing
director, Paul Kirwin, said the 211-room Radisson Water
Garden Hotel will increase the number of Radisson hotels in
Asia/Pacific to 29 across 10 countries and bring a new
level of accommodation to an emerging market in the region.
Kirwin said further development plans for the Radisson
brand include such important gateway cities as Hong Kong,
Singapore, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur, capital cities in
Australia and New Zealand - plus resorts in Thailand,
Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia.