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{{URLweblink}}| area_served = Worldwide| alt = Radisson Blu Logo| locations = 380}}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.

History

File:Radisson Blu Room 606.jpg|thumb|left|Room 606 at the Radisson Collection Royal Hotel, Copenhagen in Copenhagen, designed by Arne JacobsenArne Jacobsen

Foundation as SAS Hotels

SAS Hotels has roots dating to the opening of the then named SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1960. Architect Arne Jacobsen designed every aspect of the hotel for the SAS Group, from the building, to the now-iconic furniture (including the Egg chair), to the tableware.JOURNAL, Rezidor Hotel Group AB, 2010, 118, Jay P., Pederson, International Directory of Company History, St. James Press (Gale (publisher), Gale, Cengage Learning group), M. L., Cohen, 978-1-4144-4729-2, Farmington Hills, Michigan, {{rp|378–379}} The hotel was initially operated by the catering division of the group, but merged with the hospitality division to become SAS Catering and Hotels.{{rp|379}} In 1982, the hotels were spun off as a separate division, operating under the name SAS International Hotels.NEWS,weblink Radisson and SAS Form Hotel Pact, August 12, 1994, January 17, 2019, digitalized on n.d., The New York Times, Edwin, McDowell, {{rp|379}}In 1994, Radisson SAS Hotels was created, as a partnership between Radisson Hotels International and SAS International Hotels, for operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. By the year 2000, the brand was operating 100 hotels.

Rebranding to Radisson Blu since 2009

File:Trondheim Radisson Blu, Southeast view 20150605 1.jpg|thumb|Radisson Blu in TrondheimTrondheimIn 2009, the partnership with SAS ended and the Radisson SAS properties were rebranded as Radisson Blu.WEB,weblink Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts In Europe, the Middle East and Africa to Change Their Name to Radisson Blu, Franchising.com, 2019-09-18, 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.PRESS RELEASE,weblink RADISSON SAS HOTELS AND RESORTS TO CHANGE THEIR NAME TO RADISSON BLU, Globe Newswire, February 4, 2009, 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.Citation error. See inline comment how to fix. {{verify source |date=November 2020 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/916318468 by a bug in VisualEditor and later identified by a bot. The original cite can be found at Special:Permalink/916316239 (or in a rev close to it) as cite #5 - find and verify the cite and replace this template with it (2). User:GreenC bot/Job 18}} In 2013, it opened its second location. It is connected to the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.WEB,weblink LOOK: The Surprising Location Of This New Hotel, 2013-03-14, HuffPost, 2019-09-18, In 2010, Radisson Blu was named the largest upper upscale hotel chain in Europe.NEWS,weblink Radisson Blu is Europe's Largest Upper-Upscale Hotel Brand, MIA, TAYLOR, TravelPulse, April 9, 2018,

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.WEB, Radisson Blu Hotel, Kyiv,weblink Hospitality Net, 22 February 2020,

See also

• 2015 Bamako hotel attack
• AquaDom

References

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External links

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