Question: Sarovar Hotels & Resorts, is a privately owned hotel chain in India, affiliated with which American privately held international corporation, active in hospitality services, in the hotel and travel industries?
Context: Radha Regent Chennai, earlier called as Radha Park Inn, is a four-star hotel located at Arumbakkam in Chennai, India.  The hotel is the second hotel of the Sarovar Hotels & Resorts in India and the first of star hotels to open on Inner Ring Road, Chennai.  The hotel also opened Geoffrey's, the first Pub of Chennai in 2001. Budget Suites of America is an American privately owned hotel chain founded in 1987 and owned by American entrepreneur Robert Bigelow. Sarovar Hotels & Resorts is a privately owned hotel chain in India.  It is the 3rd largest hotel chain in India with 75 hotels across India and overseas.  The company is affiliated with Carlson Hospitality Worldwide.  Carlson Companies are active in hospitality services, comprising more than 1570 hotels, resorts restaurants, and cruise ship operations in 81 countries.  The association with Carlson Hospitality makes Sarovar Hotels the master franchisor for the Park Plaza and the Park Inn hotel brands in India.  The Company has also launched the domestic brands: Sarovar Premiere, Sarovar Portico and Hometel. Holiday Inn New Delhi / Mayur Vihar / NOIDA is a hotel in East Delhi, India, near NOIDA.  It opened in 2011 alongside its sister property, Crowne Plaza New Delhi / Mayur Vihar / NOIDA.  The hotel is part of the InterContinental Hotels Group, an international hotel chain hotel founded in 1946.  This property is owned by Eros Resorts & Hotels Limited, a Delhi based real estate and hospitality group who also own and manage other properties in the area.  The management of the hotel is delegated to hoteliers from India and abroad. Ginger is an Indian hotel chain, established by Roots Corporation Limited, and part of the Tata Group, a new brand under a category called "Smart Basics Hotels".  The first hotel was opened in Whitefield, Bangalore in June 2004.  Roots Corporation Limited is a fully owned subsidiary of The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL).  IHCL, part of the Tata Group is India’s largest hotel chain with more than 70 properties in India and abroad and over 100 years' presence in India’s hospitality sector. Carlson (often referred to by its previous name Carlson Companies) is an American privately held international corporation in the hotel and travel industries.  Headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, a Minneapolis suburb, Carlson brands and services, including franchised operations, employ more than 175,000 people in more than 160 countries and territories.  The company's 2012 sales, including those from franchised operations, totaled $37.6 billion.  It is one of the largest family-held corporations in the United States. The Libra Group, aka Libra Holdings, is a privately held international conglomerate operating in a variety of industries.  As of 2017, it has 30 subsidiaries across six continents, in six sectors: aviation leasing, renewable energy, hotels and hospitality services, real estate, financial services and diversified investments, and shipping. HVS is a consulting firm based in Mineola, New York that specializes in providing services to the hospitality industry.  As of 2015, HVS operated out of 35 offices located in North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and the Mid-East.  In addition to its original offerings of consulting and valuation services for the lodging industry, HVS today provides multiple hospitality services and specializations in areas such as executive recruitment, investment banking, hotel management, hotel asset management, operational and marketing consulting, litigation support, golf facilities, hotel parking operations, court appointed receivership services, convention centers, sports and entertainment facilities, environmental sustainability, and risk management.  The privately held firm performs approximately 5,000 assignments throughout the world for hotel owners, operators, and lenders each year. Meliá Hotels International, S.A. (formerly Sol Meliá) is a Spanish hotel chain which was founded by Gabriel Escarrer Juliá in 1956 in Palma de Mallorca.  It is also known as and referred to by its former name of Sol Meliá.  The company is one of Spain's largest domestic operators of holiday resorts and the 17th biggest hotel chain worldwide.  Domestically in Spain the company is the market leader in both resort and urban hotels.  Currently the hotel chain operates 374 hotels in 40 countries on 4 continents under the brands Meliá, Gran Meliá, ME by Meliá, Paradisus, Innside by Meliá, TRYP by Wyndham, Sol Hotels and Club Meliá. White Line Hotels Limited is a hospitality group representing 50 hotels across 16 countries, mainly in Europe.  Headquartered in Butlers & Colonial Wharf in London and with offices in Barcelona, Stockholm and Munich, the group provides marketing and public relations services to hotels and hotel groups, and represents boutique, luxury member hotels to the tourism and travel industries.  Services include marketing, project consultation, sales, PR and other creative services.  Representatives attend international travel sales events annually including the ITB in Berlin, Germany, and the International Luxury Travel Market (ITLM) in Cannes, France.
Answer: Carlson Companies