The Park Plaza New Orleans is owned and managed by Dallas-based Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. 

The 759-room hotel, located downtown on Canal Street just four blocks from the French Quarter, offers two restaurants, room service, concierge services, gift shop and outdoor rooftop pool.  The hotel also offers 65,000 sq. ft. of function space.  The hotel has already undergone $12 million in renovations, with additional investment planned for the remainder of 2004.  Located on the Canal Street Trolley Line, the hotel provides easy access to the riverfront, Harrah's Casino, The Aquarium and the French Quarter.

The rebranding follows the successful completion of Carlson Hotels Worldwide brand re-positioning project to help more clearly define Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts in order to better meet and exceed customer expectations.

"As an emerging hotel brand in the United States, this New Orleans hotel will help raise the awareness of Park Plaza in one the country's most popular travel destinations," said Bjørn Gullaksen, brand leader for Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts and executive vice president for full-service hotels for Carlson Hotel Worldwide.

There are currently 35 Park Plaza locations worldwide in 12 countries, with 10 in North America.  Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts is part of Carlson Hotels Worldwide which includes five hotel brands totaling more than 890 locations in 68 countries.  Carlson Hotels Worldwide is one of the major operating groups of Carlson Companies, a global leader in providing corporate solutions and consumer services in the marketing, travel and hospitality industries.  Other names among the Carlson family of brands and services are: Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, Carlson Marketing Group, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Results Travel, Cruise Holidays, T.G.I. Friday's and Pick Up Stix restaurants.  Carlson Companies' corporate headquarters are in Minneapolis, Minnesota.