Carlson Companies is a privately held corporation headquartered in Minnetonka, Minn. It operates companies in the marketing, travel and hospitality industries. The Carlson brands include Regent International Hotels, Radisson Hotels and Resorts, Park Plaza Hotels and Resorts, Country Inns and Suites By Carlson, Park Inn Hotels, Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, T.G.I. Friday s and Pick Up Stix restaurants, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Cruise Holidays, Results Travel, Carlson Destination Marketing Services, Carlson Leisure Travel Services, SeaMaster Cruises, SinglesCruise.com, CW Government Travel, Carlson Marketing Group, Peppers and Rogers Group and Gold Points Reward Network. Ranked by Forbes among the largest privately held corporations in the United States, Carlson Companies employs nearly 190,000 people in more than 145 countries.