Radisson Hotel Group

Radisson Hospitality, Inc. (trading as Radisson Hotel Group) is an American multi-national hospitality company. It started as a division of Carlson Companies, which owned Radisson Hotels, Country Inns & Suites and other brands. In 1994, Carlson signed a franchise agreement with SAS International Hotels (SIH), after which SIH started to use the brand Radisson SAS in the Europe, Middle East and Africa markets. In 2005, Carlson acquired 25% of the shares of SIH, at that time known as Rezidor SAS Hospitality. In 2010, Rezidor Hotel Group (formerly Rezidor SAS) became a subsidiary of Carlson. The enlarged hotel group adopted a new trading name, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, which was one of the top hotel corporations in 2013.

This article is about the hospitality group that owns hotel chains. For the namesake chains, see Radisson Hotels, Radisson Blu, and Radisson Red. For the former parent company, see Carlson (company). For the predecessor of Radisson Hospitality AB, see Rezidor Hotel Group.
Radisson Hospitality, Inc.
Radisson Hotel Group
FormerlyCarlson Hotels, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryHospitality
Founded
1962(Carlson's first hotel acquisition)
2012(merger of Carlson and Rezidor hotel groups)
FounderCarlson Companies
SAS AB
Headquarters701 Carlson Parkway,
Minnetonka, Minnesota
,
United States
Number of locations
120 countries and territories (2021)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Federico J. González Tejera (CEO)
  • Sergio Amodeo (CFO)
  • Chema Basterrechea (COO & EVP)
Brands
  • Radisson Collection
  • Radisson Blu
  • Radisson
  • Radisson Red
  • Radisson Individuals
  • Park Plaza
  • Park Inn by Radisson
  • Country Inn & Suites by Radisson
  • prizeotel
Revenue$7.3 billion
OwnerAplite Holdings AB
(a consortium led by Jin Jiang of China)
Number of employees
Over 100,000 (2021)
Subsidiaries
  • Radisson Hospitality AB
  • Radisson Hospitality Inc.
  • and others
Websiteradissonhotelgroup.com

In 2016, Carlson Companies sold Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group to Chinese conglomerate HNA Group. In the fourth quarter of 2017, Carlson Hotels, Inc. (the holding company of the hotel group) was renamed Radisson Hospitality, Inc., while the listed subsidiary (Rezidor Hotel Group AB) was renamed Radisson Hospitality AB. In 2018, HNA Group re-sold Radisson to a consortium led by multinational hospitality company, Jin Jiang International.

As of 2021, Radisson Hotel Group owns or operates nine hotel brands: Radisson Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson Red, Radisson Individuals, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson, Country Inn & Suites by Radisson and prizeotel. The loyalty program is known as Radisson Rewards.

In June 2022, the Radisson Hotel Group agreed to sell Radisson Hotels Americas, consisting of the Radisson franchise agreements, operations and intellectual property in the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean to Choice Hotels for $675 million. The deal closed on August 11, 2022.

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