hotels tourism founded 1909 ; 107 years ago 1909 headquarters minnetonka minnesota u.s. key people trudy rautio president and ceo parent carlson rezidor hotel group website radisson.com radisson hotels is an international hotel company and a subsidiary of the carlson rezidor hotel group . it operates the brands radisson radisson blu radisson red and park inn by radisson with more than 990 locations in 73 countries . citation needed contents 1 history 2 brands 2.1 radisson 2.2 radisson blu 2.3 radisson blu edwardian hotels 2.4 radisson red 2.5 park inn by radisson 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the first radisson hotel was built in 1909 in minneapolis minnesota us . it is named after the 17th century french explorer pierre esprit radisson . 1 the hotel was purchased in 1962 by curt carlson 1914 1999 and is still owned by the carlson estate . brands edit radisson edit the radisson hotel in lubbock texas radisson blu in tallinn estonia park inn by radisson in toronto canada the majority of radisson branded hotels are located in the united states . the company s headquarters as well as the headquarters of the parent organization carlson are located in minnetonka minnesota a suburb of minneapolis the city where the first radisson hotel was built . the original radisson hotel founded by heiress edna dickerson was opened on december 15 1909 at 41 south seventh street in minneapolis . 2 radisson blu edit main article radisson blu radisson blu is the brand name for radisson hotels primarily outside the united states including those in europe africa and asia . these are operated by carlson rezidor hotel group of which carlson is the main stakeholder . scandinavian airlines system sas was previously a major shareholder and licensed its brand for radisson sas hotels . following the withdrawal of sas from the partnership on february 4 2009 the name was gradually replaced by radisson blu . 3 4 radisson blu operates 158 hotels with 42 projects in development . 5 radisson blu previously did not exist within the borders of the united states . the first radisson blu in the united states opened in downtown chicago in aqua a skyscraper in november 2011 . the second one opened in march 2013 in bloomington minnesota and is connected to the mall of america . former radisson plaza hotels in philadelphia and minneapolis were converted to radisson blu . 6 radisson blu edwardian hotels edit radisson blu edwardian hotels is a luxury line of 14 hotels in london manchester and guildford often operating in historic buildings . leicester square london mayfair london covent garden london canary wharf london south kensington london marble arch london oxford street london grafton london bloomsbury street london free trade hall manchester heathrow airport london guildford surrey sussex berkshire radisson red edit radisson red is a hotel brand targeted at young travelers . it officially launched in 2015 with the first hotel opening in brussels in april 2016 . hotels will be in cities worldwide with a target of 60 locations by 2020 . 5 park inn by radisson edit park inn by radisson is a midscale group of hotels that has 127 locations worldwide . their strategy includes expansion into north america and key emerging economies like brazil russia india and china . 7 notable locations include the park inn berlin . see also edit meridian gate cardiff a skyscraper owned and occupied by radisson blu carlson rezidor hotel group sas group tour du cr dit lyonnais a tall skyscraper partly occupied by radisson blu references edit radisson about us . radisson . retrieved 2009 02 22 . jack el hai lost minnesota stories of vanished places university of minnesota press 2000 p48 radisson sas hotels & resorts to change their name to radisson blu . rezidor . retrieved 2009 02 22 . radisson blu hotels & resorts . rezidor . retrieved 2009 02 22 . a b karmin craig february 18 2014 . radisson to launch hotel for millennials . the wall street journal . 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