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  Company Type Hotel
  Foundation 1909
  Location Worldwide
  Key People Bjørn Gullaksen
  Industry Hotel Chain
  Products Temporary residence
  Homepage http://wwwradissoncom/


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Radisson Hotels & Resorts is a worldwide Chain of 435 Hotel s, with a total of 102,000 guest rooms, in 61 countries. The first Radisson Hotel was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1909 , and was named for the 17th Century French explorer Pierre-Esprit Radisson . The hotel was purchased by Curt Carlson in 1962 , and is still owned by his Carlson Companies (the Carlson School Of Management at the University Of Minnesota is named for the businessman).

Radisson Hotels in parts of Europe , Africa , and Asia are branded Radisson SAS and are operated by the Belgian hotel firm Rezidor SAS Hospitality under a master franchise contract with Carlson. Carlson and SAS, the Scandinavian airline, are equity holders of Rezidor SAS.

Radisson hotels exist in the following countries:

Radisson SAS hotels exist in the following countries:


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