Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Oslo

59°55′6.21″N 10°44′3.51″E / 59.9183917°N 10.7343083°E / 59.9183917; 10.7343083

Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Oslo
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Former namesSAS Scandinavia Hotel
Alternative namesThe SAS Hotel
Hotel chainRadisson Blu
General information
StatusCompleted
AddressHolbergsgate 30
Town or cityOslo
CountryNorway
Opened1975 (1975)
Other information
Number of rooms488
Website
Hotel website

The Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Oslo is a hotel in Oslo, Norway, just east of the Palace Park near Holbergs plass.[1] The 22-story, 67 metres (220 ft) 488-room hotel is Oslo's third tallest building.

History

The hotel was constructed by the SAS Catering & Hotels division of Scandinavian Airlines System.[2] It opened in June 1975 as the Hotel Scandinavia, operated by the US-based Western International Hotels chain, which was renamed Westin Hotels in 1981. Westin ceased operating the Hotel Scandinavia on December 1, 1983, and it was renamed SAS Hotel Scandinavia, with the airline operating it directly through their SAS Hotels subsidiary. In 1987 it was renamed slightly, becoming SAS Scandinavia Hotel. In 1994, the hotel was renamed Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel Oslo when SAS and Radisson Hotels signed a joint marketing agreement.[3] When SAS and Radisson ceased the marketing agreement in February 2009,[4] the hotel remained with Radisson and was renamed the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Oslo.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel". visitnorway.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Scandinavian Airlines Annual Report 1974–75 SAS Group. September 2018 [dead link‍]
  3. ^ McDowell, Edwin (12 August 1994). "COMPANY NEWS; Radisson and SAS Form Hotel Pact". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Radison SAS hotels and resorts to change their name to Radisson Blu". Globe Newswire. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2023.


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