MasterCard Worldwide and Carlson Wagonlit Travel are launching a global, card-based enhanced travel data program for corporate travel buyers in China.

… mid-market establishments in second- and third-tier cities, the Financial Times reported. Carlson Hotels has teamed up with the London-based Lotus Investment Fund to raise US$1 billion in expansion capital. The money, which will be leveraged to reach US$3 billion, will pay for the construction of 30 hotels in China and 30 in India by 2011 under the Park Inn and Country Inn mid-market brands. Carlson plans on spending US$15-20 million on each hotel. Most international hotel chains in …

Carlson Hotels, the US group that operates the Regent and Radisson chains, plans to shift its focus in China and India towards developing mid-market hotels in second- and third-tier cities

Carlson Hotels Worldwide has announced a major strategic alliance with the Lotus Hotel Investment Fund, a new US$1 billion private equity fund which is being set up to target hotel development opportunities in high-growth markets across the region including China, India, Thailand and Vietnam.

… to these drivers upon receiving public complaints, Deputy Director of Environmental Protection Carlson Chan says.