and to appreciate, value and celebrate differences.
Diversity Events
Park Inn celebrates Multicultural Events featuring educational displays, festive music and authentic cuisine. The key message of the event "How we value difference matters."
Park Inn appreciates and celebrates each individual's uniqueness, talents, skills, background and experiences. Carlson Hotels Worldwide - is a sponsor of the Multicultural Development Center Calendar of Events titled, Sharing DiversityTM; highlighting cultural events recognized around the world.
Park Inn's Multicultural Committee has been established to help cultivate a culture of inclusion by extending the work of the committee to the entire business. The committee achieves this through education, awareenss and through quarterly events.
The Multicultural Committee mission is: As open and teachable thought leaders, we will be the catalyst to guide Carlson Hotels in enabling a safe, rich, innovative environment that promotes understanding and the benefits of diversity. We strive to celebrate and value differences and similarities.
Development
It is the goal of Park Inn to be known as a role model in creating diversity in the global markets we serve. Park Inn is one of the lodging brands of Carlson Hotels Worldwide and belongs to the Carlson Family of Brands, Carlson Companies, Inc.; one of Americas largest privately-owned corporations.
As a woman owned business, Carlson Companies - led by Chairwoman and CEO Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Park Inn and its family of brands, is in a unique position to understand the importance of diversity. Park Inn is committed to attracting minority ownership business opportunities across the portfolio of Carlson-related brands and services by building awareness of the opportunities that exist; creating jobs and wealth across the family of businesses.
Park Inn partners with various organizations to reach our development goals.
Please visit Park Inn Franchise Development for information and opportunities.
Diversity Initiatives
Sed de Saber ESL Test
At our hotels, Park Inn is currently testing Sed de Saber, a comprehensive English-as-a-second language program created by LeapFrog Enterprises for adult learners.
Short Stature Accessibility Kits
Participating Park Inn's are testing in-room accessibility kits, helping guests with dwarfism and other physical limitations experience a safer stay. The kits - which are now available at owned and managed Park Inn, Radisson Hotels & Resorts and Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts in the Americas - include a stepstool, a reaching tool, a bar to lower the clothes rack in closets, and a device to retrofit the latch-hook lock on the door.
Brand Standards
Diversity and inclusion are integrated into Park Inn's operating procedures. Park Inn values diversity in its workplaces, its business relationships and in the people and communities it serves. Hotels are encouraged to participate in activities which support a variety of cultural, casual, ethnic and gender-based interests and events.
Supplier Diversity
Our Suppler Diversity program plays a critical role in helping Park Inn and our partners achieve diversity goals relating to building and developing supplier relationships; and serves as a catalyst for new ideas and process improvement. Park Inn aligns itself with supplier partners that philosophically embrace diversity and see it as a strategic imperative. Park Inn is committed to increasing spend with minority and women owned businesses. Investing in our future is an integral part of the Supplier Diversity Program.
To register as a potential supplier for Park Inn, or one of the many Carlson Company businesses visit suppliers.carlson.com.
Community
Park Inn is an active member and supporter of organizations promoting diversity including:
Individual hotel properties are encouraged to engage with community organization through partnerships, volunteerism and donations. In pursuing the company's mission of Great Hospitality Built on Trusted Relationships, these community-based relationships are particularly valued.
Recruiting
Park Inn commits to attract, develop, reward and retain a diverse workforce. They are an equal opportunity employer that respects all facets of diversity; including ethnic origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, and work life experience.
As an employee, total compensation includes a comprehensive work-life benefits package:
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