Radisson Hotels

Radisson Hotels is an international hotel company with more than 990 locations in 73 countries. The first Radisson Hotel was built in 1909 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US. It is named after the 17th-century French explorer Pierre-Esprit Radisson.^[1] The hotel was purchased in 1962 by Curt Carlson (1914–1999) and is still owned by the Carlson estate.

Around the world

Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Oslo, Norway

There are 420 locations in 74 countries.

Brands of Hotel

Mainline US Brand

The Radisson Hotel in Lubbock, Texas

The majority of Radisson-branded hotels are located in the United States. The company's headquarters, as well as the headquarters of the parent organization, Carlson, are located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, the city where the first Radisson Hotel was built. The original Radisson Hotel, founded by heiress Edna Dickerson, was opened on December 15, 1909 at 41 South Seventh Street in Minneapolis.^[2]

Radisson Blu

Radisson Blu is the brand name for Radisson hotels primarily outside the United States, including those in Europe, Africa and Asia. These are operated by Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, of which Carlson is the main stakeholder. Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) was previously a major shareholder and licensed its brand for Radisson SAS hotels. Following the withdrawal of SAS from the partnership on February 4, 2009, the name was gradually replaced by Radisson Blu.^[3][4]

Radisson Blu operates 158 hotels, with 42 projects in development.^[5] SAS previously did not exist within the borders of the United States. The first Radisson Blu in the United States opened in downtown Chicago in Aqua, a skyscraper, in November 2011. The second one opened in March 2013 in Bloomington, Minnesota and is connected to the Mall of America. Former Radisson Plaza hotels in Philadelphia and Minneapolis were converted to Radisson Blu.^[6]

Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotels

Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotels is a luxury line of 14 hotels in London, Manchester and Guildford often operating in historic buildings.

• Leicester Square, London
• Mayfair, London
• Covent Garden, London
• Canary Wharf, London
• South Kensington, London

• Marble Arch, London
• Oxford Street, London
• Grafton, London
• Bloomsbury Street, London
• Free Trade Hall, Manchester
• Heathrow Airport, London
• Guildford, Surrey
• Sussex
• Berkshire

Radisson Red

Radisson RED is a new hotel philosophy where art, music and fashion is the inspiration. It is a lifestyle upscale select service brand.

Radisson RED officially launched in 2015 with the first hotel opening in Brussels, April 2016. Locations have already been confirmed in urban centers across US, Latin America, Africa, Europe & Asia and the brand is targeted to open over 60 hotels by 2020.[7] ^[7]

This lifestyle focus of the brand is showcased through the inspirational and informative blog known as Amplify RED.

Park Inn by Radisson

Park Inn by Radisson in Markham, Ontario, Canada

Park Inn by Radisson is a midscale group of hotels that has 127 locations worldwide. Their strategy includes expansion into North America and key emerging economies like Brazil, Russia, India and China.^[8]

• Park Inn Berlin
• Park Inn Hotel

See also

• Meridian Gate, Cardiff, a skyscraper owned and occupied by Radisson Blu
• Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
• SAS Group
• Tour du Crédit Lyonnais, a tall skyscraper partly occupied by Radisson Blu

Notes

External links

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• Official website