Article: Country Inns & Suites By Carlson Achieves Critical Mass.(Brief Article)

Chain Size Enables Further Expansion

With 250 hotels open by the end of 2000 and a large number in the pipeline, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson[R] has achieved a size that, "combined with our quality, with the tools at our disposal and with our remarkably high levels of guest satisfaction, accelerates our growth still more," said Paul Kirwin, president, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson.

Kirwin hopes to maintain a pace of adding 50 to 70 properties a year for the foreseeable future with a long-range goal of having 1,000 locations worldwide. This is particularly ambitious because almost all Country Inns & Suites hotels, due to their distinctive design, ...

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