Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 141 views

    Radisson Blu - Wikipedia

    Uploaded by

    Ajit Pandit
    Radisson Blu is an international hotel chain operated by Radisson Hotels that originated in the 1960s in Denmark. It rebranded from Radisson SAS in 2009 under the new Radisson Blu name. Radisson Blu has over 380 hotels located in major cities and destinations worldwide under its upper upscale brand.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Radisson Blu - Wikipedia

    Uploaded by

    Ajit Pandit
    141 views22 pages
    Radisson Blu is an international hotel chain operated by Radisson Hotels that originated in the 1960s in Denmark. It rebranded from Radisson SAS in 2009 under the new Radisson Blu name. Radisson Blu has over 380 hotels located in major cities and destinations worldwide under its upper upscale brand.

    Original Description:

    Hi

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Radisson Blu is an international hotel chain operated by Radisson Hotels that originated in the 1960s in Denmark. It rebranded from Radisson SAS in 2009 under the new Radisson Blu name. Radisson Blu has over 380 hotels located in major cities and destinations worldwide under its upper upscale brand.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    141 views22 pages

    Radisson Blu - Wikipedia

    Uploaded by

    Ajit Pandit
    Radisson Blu is an international hotel chain operated by Radisson Hotels that originated in the 1960s in Denmark. It rebranded from Radisson SAS in 2009 under the new Radisson Blu name. Radisson Blu has over 380 hotels located in major cities and destinations worldwide under its upper upscale brand.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 22

    Radisson Blu

    Radisson Blu is an international chain of


    hotels operated by Radisson Hotels. With
    roots dating back to the 1960s, the
    Radisson Blu brand name came into
    existence in 2009 with a rebranding from
    Radisson SAS. Its hotels are found in
    major cities, key airport gateways and
    leisure destinations.
    Radisson Blu

    Type Subsidiary

    Industry Hospitality, Hotels,


    Tourism
    Founded 1960

    Headquarters Minneapolis, United


    States and Brussels,
    Belgium
    Number of locations 380

    Area served Worldwide

    Key people Wolfgang M.


    Neumann (President
    & CEO), Knut Kleiven
    (Deputy President &
    Chief Financial
    Officer), Olivier
    Harnisch (Executive
    Vice President &
    Chief Operating
    Officer), Eric De Neef
    (Executive Vice
    President & Chief
    Commercial Officer)
    Parent Radisson Hotels

    Website radissonblu.com (htt


    p://radissonblu.co
    m)

    History

    Room 606 at the SAS Royal Hotel in


    Copenhagen, designed by Arne
    Jacobsen
    Early history, SAS Royal Hotel

    Radisson Blu has roots dating back to


    the opening of the SAS Royal Hotel in
    Denmark in 1960. Designed by Arne
    Jacobsen for SAS Group, it was the
    world's first designer hotel.[1]: 378–379  The
    hotel was initially under the catering
    division of the group but merged with the
    hospitality division to become SAS
    Catering and Hotels.[1]: 379  In 1982, the
    hotels were spun off as a separate
    division, operating under the name SAS
    International Hotels.[2] and became
    known as SAS International Hotels in
    1985.[1]: 379 [2]
    In 1994, Radisson SAS was created as a
    partnership with Radisson and SAS
    International Hotels for operations in
    Europe, the Middle East and Africa.[2] By
    the year 2000, the brand was operating
    100 hotels.[3]

    2009 to present; Rebrand as


    Radisson Blu

    The Radisson Blu brand first came into


    being in 2009 when Radisson SAS
    rebranded and changed its name to
    Radisson Blu.[4] The name ‘Blu’ was
    chosen as part of a research project to
    find a new visual identity as the company
    looked to replace the familiar SAS blue
    box.[3]

    Radisson Blu entered the United States


    market with the opening of its first hotel
    in Chicago, Illinois in 2011. The hotel
    occupies part of the Aqua skyscraper
    developed by Studio Gang Architects.[5]
    In 2013, it opened its second location. It
    is connected to the Mall of America in
    Bloomington, Minnesota.[6] In 2010,
    Radisson Blu was named the largest
    upper upscale hotel chain in Europe.[7]

    Concept
    Radisson Blu hotels are mainly located in
    major cities, key airport gateways and
    leisure destinations. It is described as an
    "upper upscale" hotel brand.[8]

    Gallery

    Radisson Blu Astrid hotel in Antwerp,


    Belgium

    Radisson Blu hotel in Shanghai, China


    Radisson Blu Collection hotel in
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Radisson Blu Resort Fiji Denarau Island in


    the Denarau Island, Fiji
    Radisson Blu hotel in Frankfurt am Main,
    Germany

    Radisson Blu Hamburg Airport hotel in


    Hamburg, Germany
    Mehari Radisson Blu hotel in Tripoli, Libya

    Radisson Blu Astorija hotel in Vilnius,


    Lithuania
    Radisson Blu hotel in Amsterdam,
    Netherlands

    Radisson Blu Anchorage hotel in Lagos,


    Nigeria
    Radisson Blu hotel in the Nydalen
    neighborhood in Oslo, Norway

    Radisson Blu hotel in Trondheim, Norway


    Radisson Blu hotel in Bucharest, Romania

    Radisson Blu Olympiyskiy hotel in Moscow,


    Russia
    Radisson Blu hotel in Chelyabinsk, Russia

    Radisson Blu hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden


    Radisson Blu Riverside hotel in Gothenburg,
    Sweden

    Radisson Blu Waterfront hotel in


    Stockholm, Sweden
    Radisson Blu hotel in Ankara, Turkey

    Radisson Blu Resort in Sharjah, United Arab


    Emirates
    Radisson Blu hotel in Bristol, United
    Kingdom

    Radisson Blu Edwardian hotel in London,


    United Kingdom
    Radisson Blu Aqua hotel in Chicago, United
    States

    Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel, Dhaka,


    Bangladesh

    See also
    2015 Bamako hotel attack
    AquaDom
     Hotels portal

    References
    1. Cohen, M. L. (2010). Pederson, Jay P.
    (ed.). "Rezidor Hotel Group AB".
    International Directory of Company
    History. Farmington Hills, Michigan: St.
    James Press (Gale, Cengage Learning
    group). 118. ISBN 978-1-4144-4729-2.

    2. McDowell, Edwin (August 12, 1994)


    [digitalized on n.d.]. "Radisson and SAS
    Form Hotel Pact" (https://www.nytimes.co
    m/1994/08/12/business/company-news-
    radisson-and-sas-form-hotel-pact.html) .
    The New York Times. Retrieved
    January 17, 2019.
    3. "RADISSON SAS HOTELS AND RESORTS
    TO CHANGE THEIR NAME TO RADISSON
    BLU" (https://www.globenewswire.com/n
    ews-release/2009/02/04/17716/0/en/RA
    DISSON-SAS-HOTELS-AND-RESORTS-TO-
    CHANGE-THEIR-NAME-TO-RADISSON-BL
    U.html) (Press release). Globe Newswire.
    February 4, 2009.

    4. "Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts In


    Europe, the Middle East and Africa to
    Change Their Name to Radisson Blu" (http
    s://www.franchising.com/news/2009020
    5_radisson_sas_hotels_amp_resorts_in_e
    urope_the_midd.html) . Franchising.com.
    Retrieved 2019-09-18.

    5. Citation error. See inline comment how to


    fix.
    6. "LOOK: The Surprising Location Of This
    New Hotel" (https://www.huffpost.com/e
    ntry/radisson-blu-mall-of-america_n_2877
    357) . HuffPost. 2013-03-14. Retrieved
    2019-09-18.

    7. TAYLOR, MIA (April 9, 2018). "Radisson


    Blu is Europe's Largest Upper-Upscale
    Hotel Brand" (https://www.travelpulse.co
    m/news/hotels-and-resorts/radisson-blu-i
    s-europe-s-largest-upper-upscale-hotel-br
    and.html) . TravelPulse.

    8. "Radisson Blu Hotel, Kyiv" (https://www.ho


    spitalitynet.org/announcement/4100382
    5/radisson-blu-hotel-kyiv.html) .
    Hospitality Net. 22 February 2020.

    Retrieved from
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?
    title=Radisson_Blu&oldid=1174261134"

    This page was last edited on 7 September 2023,


    at 09:40 (UTC). •
    Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless
    otherwise noted.

    You might also like