ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Minneapolis-based Carlson Hotels Worldwide on behalf of its lodging brands Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, Radisson Hotels & Resorts, and Park Plaza as well as Park Inn hotels pledged $100,000 to the Asian American Hotel Owners Association during its annual convention held here March 8-10.
The promised sum includes a grant of $50,000 to the educational fund Carlson created in 1995 to benefit members of AAHOA, in addition to a special donation of $50,000 for the India Gujarat Emergency Relief Fund, set up to assist victims of the recent earthquakes that devastated parts of India. (3/8/01)