Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts, formerly Park Plaza International Hotels, Inns and Resorts and commonly known as just Park Plaza, is a hotel chain which runs several hotel groups as franchises. It was established in 1986 as a company and acquired by Olympus Real Estate in 1997.[1] In year 2000, Carlson acquired Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts as well as sister brand Park Inn.[2] Today, the brands are owned by Radisson Hotel Group (formerly Carlson Hotels) in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, and by Choice Hotels International in the Americas.[3][4]