Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group accelerated its expansion plans in India. This year, the group added another 12 newly signed hotels to its portfolio of 140 properties open and under development across 60 Indian cities, including 16 state capitals.

Each new hotel project will be developed through management and selective franchising contracts in India's emerging cities. "We have 85 hotels in operation in the country where we continue to sign a new hotel every four weeks and open a hotel every six weeks," Raj Rana, CEO, South Asia, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, said in a statement.

The new hotel signings will operate under Carlson Rezidor's brands Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson and Country Inns & Suites by Carlson. Following the signing of Radisson Red in Mohali, Chandigarh last year, Carlson Rezidor's South Asian portfolio now includes six brands.