January 2008
Park Inn reaches the magical 100 number.
Celebrating 5 years of dynamic and fast-track growth.
November 2006
Three small letters, one big event - IPO.
Rezidor goes public on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
October 2006
One of the world's fastest growing hotel companies.
Rezidor SAS Hospitality changes its name to The Rezidor Hotel Group
Over 270 hotels in operation and under development in 47 countries, encompassing approximately 55,000 guestrooms
2005
Carlson becomes 25% shareholder of Rezidor; a renegotiation of the commercial terms between the two parties leaves the SAS Group with a 75% stake
A new lifestyle brand is launched: Hotel MISSONI
2002
Introduction of multi-brand portfolio with Park Inn, Regent and Country Inn
2001
SAS International Hotels is renamed Rezidor SAS Hospitality
1997
Strategic focus to implement asset light model and to focus on hospitality management
1995
SAS International Hotels signs a Master Franchise Agreement with Carlson: Radisson SAS is born
1982
SAS International Hotels: 18 hotels in Norway, Denmark and Sweden
1980
First hotel outside Scandinavia: SAS Hotel Kuwait
1960
Opening of the first hotel: SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, world's first designer hotel