Carlson opens a new Park Plaza in Coimbatore - in Madurai and Munnai in near future

Carlson Hotels has recently opened a new Park Plaza hotel and its 40^th operational location in India in Coimbatore, by signing a management contract with Sabari Group. The company further plans to have over 100 operating hotels in India by 2015 with its capacity touching over 10,000 rooms by then. The company has several brands in its portfolio namely Radisson, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, Park Inn by Radisson and Park Plaza. The upcoming properties will be a mix of all the Carlson brands. Also, the new hotels will be pre-dominantly a combination of franchise and management agreements (majority of the new signings are management contracts). The company may consider co-investment with a strategic partner for a few hotels in high visibility locations.

Presently, Carlson is looking for management opportunities in key locations such as Munnar and Madurai but no properties have been signed as yet at these locations. The company has six hotels in Tamil Nadu out of which three are operational (including Park Plaza Coimbatore) and developing various properties in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, most of them are managed properties. Carlson is also expecting to increase the number of rooms with existing franchisees. It is negotiating with existing owners for multiple hotels as well as new potential owners however most of them will be management agreements.

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Hotel Radha Chariot Beach Resorts opens hotel in Madurai Coimbatore Pondicherry and Thanjavur

Chariot Beach Resorts, owned by Hotel Radha Pvt. Ltd., is spreading its wings and planning to open four new hotels and would invest Rs. 65 crore by opening hotels in Puducherry, Madurai, Coimbatore and near Thanjavur.

All these hotels would house 35 to 40 rooms and would be ready in the next two years. The required resources would be raised by selling around 40 acres owned by the company near Mahabalipuram.

As part of the expansion schemes, Chariot on Tuesday officially launched an activity centre on 30 acres dedicated to both inbound and outbound team building exercises along with adventure sports to benefit the corporate world.

These hotels are mainly focusing on Tourists and IT Companies, BPO Companies and Manufacturing companies and Corporates for team building exercises.

Madurai Chithirai Festival - Madurai Tourism

The annual 12 day Chithirai Festival is one of the most important events in Madurai. During the months of April/ May people come from all over India, and even the world to witness the celebrations and worship.

Chithirai Festival is basically the elaborate celebration of the wedding of Goddess Meenakshi Amman to Lord Sundareshwar. There are processions all around town especially around the streets that surround the temple. There are elephants, camels- all dressed up, blaring trumpets and drums… and huge crowds. Music drifts from the Nadaswarams as street hawkers mill around offering various wares from kitsch to gaudy to tasteful and unusual. After sunset torch-bearers with their flaming torches guide the pallakens (palanquins) bearing the deities.

On the Palanquin itself there is a mounted Vahanam (Vehicle) – an elephant, a lion, a demon, a swan and the deities one seated a top these vahanams. The palanquin bearers are 20-30 able bodied men who halt now and then for rest and give devotees a chance to fully take in the view.

The highlight of the festival is the procession on the morning after the wedding. Two “thers” or temple on wheels (Chariots) pass through the streets surrounding the temple. They carry the bride and the bridegroom. The thers are pulled by a large groups of men. Often people rush out of their houses and drench these men with water filled in brass / mud pots to cool them.

The festival truly is like a great big wedding with not only processions but the annual Chithirai exhibition / fun fair, various sales all over town, special ceremonies at temples etc. An event not to be missed if one is in town. Also, it is a great opportunity for photographers.

Coimbatore Hotels and Resorts

Coimbatore boasts of world class Hotel & Resort facilities at highly affordable rates. Some of the facilities include luxurious suites, A/c and Non A/c single and double bed rooms, 24 x 7 restaurant with South Indian, North Indian, Continental, Italian and Chinese delicacies, Dialling services, Music and Satellite Television, Swimming pool, Gym, Spa, Health Club, Business Centre, Shower Bar, Shower Lounge Bar (Pub Style), Coffee shop, Travel Desk, luxurious Conference hall with Wi-Fi Networking facilities & & Car Parking.

List of Popular Hotels & Resorts in Coimbatore

The Residency
Avanashi Road,
Coimbatore-18,
Tamilnadu, India.
Phone : +91 422 224 1414
Fax : +91 - 422 - 224 3838
E mail : rescbe@vsnl.com
Web : www.theresidency.com

Sree Annapoorna Hotels
75, Arokiasamy Road, R.S.Puram,
Coimbatore - 2,
Tamilnadu, India
Phone : +91 - 422 - 2547722, 2547621.
Fax : +91 - 422 - 2547723.
E-mail : apoorna@md2.vsnl.net.in
Web : www.sreeannapoorna.com

Hotel Tamilnadu
No.2 Dr. Nanjappa Road,
Coimbatore-18,
Tamilnadu, India
Phone : +91 - 422 - 302176 (9lines)
E-mail : tourism@kovai.tn.nic.in

Hotel Heritage Inn
38, Sivasamy Road, Ramnagar,
Coimbatore- 9,
Tamilnadu, India
Phone : +91 - 422 - 231451
Fax : +91 - 422 - 233223

Hotel Nilgiri's Nest
739-A, Avanashi Road,
Coimbatore - 18,
Tamilnadu, India
Phone : +91 - 422 - 2217403

Sri Aarvee Hotels
311 - A, Bharathiar Road,
Gandhipuram,
Coimbatore,
Tamilnadu, India
Phone : +91 - 422 - 493677
E-mail : geegee@md4.vsnl.net.in

Hotel Rathna Regent
No 708, Avinashi Road
Coimbatore Central
Coimbatore - - 641018
Tamilnadu, India.

Jenney - The Club,
Opp CIT Avinashi Road,
Coimbatore Aerodrome Post,
Coimbatore-641 014,
Tamil Nadu.
Phone : +91-422-4335777
e-mail : booking@jenneyresidency.in
Web : www.jenneysclub.com