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| name = Country Inns & Suites
| logo = Country Inns & Suites logo.svg
| type = [[Franchising|Franchise]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1987}}, [[Burnsville, Minnesota]]
| founder = [[Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group]]
| location =
| locations = 1,370
| area_served = [[International|Worldwide]]
| key_people =
| industry = [[Hotel]], [[Hospitality]]
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| parent = [[Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group]]
| homepage = https://www.countryinns.com/
}}
'''Country Inns & Suites by Radisson''' (CI&S) is an American [[hotel]] brand owned by the [[Radisson Hotel Group]], which accommodates both business and leisure [[travel]]ers. CI&S hotels are mainly independently owned and operated, and franchised under licensing agreements with Radisson Hotel Group.
[[File:Waffle iron for advertising.JPG|left|upright|thumb|Waffle iron bearing logo]]
The brand operates more than 1,370 hotels worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Country Story|url=https://www.countryinns.com/section/aboutus.story/aboutus.sidemenus|website=Country Inn & Suites|accessdate=27 September 2017}}</ref>
==History==
[[File:Country Inn and Suites - Moline, Illinois.jpg|thumb|The Country Inn and Suites in [[Moline, Illinois]].]]
[[File:Country Inns & Suites by Radisson in Gillette, Wyoming.jpg|thumb|A Country Inns & Suites in [[Gillette, Wyoming]]]]
CI&S opened its first hotel in [[Burnsville, Minnesota]] in 1987. The first one was opened next to a kitchen, which spun off into its own company, CI&S.
The portfolio of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group includes more than 1,300 hotels in 81 countries and territories, under brands Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson, Country Inns & Suites by Radisson (previously by Carlson), and Hotel Missoni. The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group and its brands employ more than 80,000 people.<br />
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is headquartered in [[Minneapolis]], Minnesota, US, and [[Brussels]], Belgium.
== References ==
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[[Category:Hotel chains in the United States]]
[[Category:Hotels established in 1987]]
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