Carlson plans hotel in Bangalore

Country Inns & Suites, part of Carlson Hotels Worldwide, has announced that it will open a hotel in Bangalore in mid-2006.

The Contry Inns & Suites will be opened in Sigma Mall in Bangalore, a company release said.

Carlson Hotels Worldwide owns international hotels, including Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn and TGIF restaurants, amongst other properties.

Sigma is a IDEB and UKN properties venture that focuses on developing real estate project across South India.

"We are fortunate to have a partner in Sigma whose reputation and commitment to development in India is second to none," K B Kachru, Sr Vice President-South Asia, Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific said in the release.