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Radisson Hotels & Resorts is a worldwide chain of 435 hotel
Hotel

----A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including Bathroom#Types of bathroomss and air conditioning or clima...
s, with a total of 102,000 guest rooms, in 61 countries. The first Radisson Hotel was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota, the state's Capital ....
 in 1909, and was named after the 17th century French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 explorer Pierre-Esprit Radisson
Pierre-Esprit Radisson

Pierre-Esprit Radisson was a France-born explorer and mapper, whose exploration of 1668 led to the formation of the Hudson's Bay Company.He came to New France as a teenager and was captured in an Iroquois raid circa 1652, but was adopted by his captors and became accustomed to their way of life....
. The hotel was purchased by Curt Carlson (1914–1999) in 1962, and is still owned by his Carlson Companies
Carlson Companies

Carlson Companies is a Corporation#Closely held and public international corporation in the hotel, marketing, restaurant, and travel industries....
.

majority of Radisson Branded Hotels are located in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
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Radisson Hotels & Resorts is a worldwide chain of 435 hotel
Hotel

----A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including Bathroom#Types of bathroomss and air conditioning or clima...
s, with a total of 102,000 guest rooms, in 61 countries. The first Radisson Hotel was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota, the state's Capital ....
 in 1909, and was named after the 17th century French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 explorer Pierre-Esprit Radisson
Pierre-Esprit Radisson

Pierre-Esprit Radisson was a France-born explorer and mapper, whose exploration of 1668 led to the formation of the Hudson's Bay Company.He came to New France as a teenager and was captured in an Iroquois raid circa 1652, but was adopted by his captors and became accustomed to their way of life....
. The hotel was purchased by Curt Carlson (1914–1999) in 1962, and is still owned by his Carlson Companies
Carlson Companies

Carlson Companies is a Corporation#Closely held and public international corporation in the hotel, marketing, restaurant, and travel industries....
.

Radisson in the United States

The majority of Radisson Branded Hotels are located in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The company's headquarters are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the first Radisson Hotel was built. This building is also headquarters to the parent company, Carlson Companies
Carlson Companies

Carlson Companies is a Corporation#Closely held and public international corporation in the hotel, marketing, restaurant, and travel industries....
. There are 359 Radisson Hotels in the United States.



Radisson around the world


Radisson Blu


Radisson Blu, formerly Radisson SAS is the brandname for hotels outside the United States, including those in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
, Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
, and Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
. They are operated by Belgian hotel firm Rezidor Hotel Group under a master franchise contract with Carlson. Carlson and Scandinavian Airlines System
Scandinavian Airlines System

Scandinavian Airlines System is a multi-national airline for Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the leading carrier in the Scandinavian countries, based in Stockholm, Sweden and owned by SAS AB....
 (SAS), the Scandinavian Airline, were equity holders of the Rezidor Hotel Group, giving the company its name. Since SAS withdrawal from the collaboration, the name Radisson SAS remained until February 5 2009, when it was replaced by Radisson Blu, which will be introduced gradually.

Radisson Blu operates 158 hotels with 42 projects in development.

Radisson Edwardian

Radisson Edwardian is the brandname for a group of luxury hotels in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, described to be 'in the heart of London, Heathrow and Manchester'. The group has thirteen hotels and, like Radisson Blu, is owned by Carlson Hotels.



See also

  • Tour du Crédit Lyonnais
    Tour du Crédit Lyonnais

    Tour du Cr?dit Lyonnais is a skyscraper in Lyon, France. The building rises in the city's La Part-Dieu, with 45 floors. The building was completed in 1977, and currently stands as the 9th-tallest building in France, it is the highest tower in France outside Ile-de-France ....
    , there is here (Lyon
    Lyon

    ||-||}Lyon, also known as Lyons in English, is a city in east-central France. Its name is pronounced in French language and Franco-Proven?al language, and or in English language....
    ), the highest hotel of Europe and it's a Radisson Hotel
  • SAS Group
    SAS Group

    SAS Group, formerly Scandinavian Airlines System, is a company based in Stockholm, Sweden. The company is owned by SAS Danmark A/S, SAS Norge AS and SAS Sverige AB, who in turn are fully owned by holding company SAS Aktiebolag, or SAS AB for short....
  • Rezidor Hotel Group

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