Carlson Hotels Worldwide, one of the world's largest hotel companies, recently signed a hotel management agreement with Sanya Zhong Gang Real Estate Co to launch a second Radisson hotel in Sanya, Hainan Island.

The 415-room Radisson Hotel Sanya Bay, which is located near the downtown of Sanya city, expects to open by 2012.

The hotel will be equipped with a conference center that can accommodate 3,000 attendees.

Currently, Carlson has another eight hotels under construction in China in Chongqing, Sanya, Tianjin, Shenyang and Liuzhou.