and to appreciate, value and celebrate differences.
Diversity Events
Country Inns & Suites celebrates Multicultural Events featuring educational displays, festive music and authentic cuisine. The key message of the events "How we value difference matters."
Country Inns & Suites 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.
Country Inns & Suites' 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, awareness 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 save, 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 Country Inns & Suites to be known as a role model in creating diversity in the global markets we serve. Country Inns & Suites 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, Country Inns & Suites and its family of brands, is in a unique position to understand the importance of diversity. Country Inns & Suites 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.
Country Inns & Suites partners with various organizations to reach our development goals.
Please visit Country Inns & Suites Franchise Development for information and opportunities.
Diversity Initiatives
Sed de Saber ESL Test
At our hotels, Country Inns & Suites is currently testing Sed de Saber, a comprehensive English-as-a-second language program created by Retention Education, Inc. for adult learners.
Short Stature Accessibility Kits
Participating Country Inns & Suites 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 Country Inns & Suites, 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 Country Inns & Suites operating procedures. Country Inns & Suites 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 Country Inns & Suites and our partners achieve diversity goals relating to building and developing supplier relationships; and serves as a catalyst for new ideas and process improvement. Country Inns & Suites aligns itself with supplier partners that philosophically embrace diversity and see it as a strategic imperative. Country Inns & Suites 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 Country Inns & Suites, or one of the many Carlson Company businesses visit suppliers.carlson.com.
Community
Country Inns & Suites 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
Country Inns & Suites 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:
