Radisson Hotel Group is an international hospitality company that has its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
[1] It originated 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 2018, HNA Group re-sold Radisson to a consortium led by a multi-national hospitality company, Jin Jiang International.
[21] In February 2014, Carlson Rezidor terminated the license agreement of Hotel Missoni.
[23] In the same month, two new brands of the group were introduced, namely Quorvus Collection and Radisson Red.
[33] The Club Carlson customer loyalty program was renamed Radisson Rewards.
[34] In August 2018, Radisson Hotel Group was sold to Aplite Holdings AB, a consortium led by a Chinese state-owned hospitality company, Jin Jiang International.
[2]: 92 Carlson Companies also owned the namesake, Country Kitchen restaurant chain at that time.