Radisson Hotel Group has launched Career Fest 2025, its largest-ever career festival designed to inspire, upskill, and attract the next generation of hospitality professionals. Running throughout October 2025, the month-long hybrid event brings together more than 75,000 team members and future talent across +105 countries to celebrate career growth, learning, and mobility in the hospitality sector. Career Fest underscores Radisson Hotel Group’s reputation as an employer of choice in one of the world’s most dynamic industries.
Building on the success of previous Career Month and Career Fest editions, this year introduces an expanded, unified format that combines both internal and external activations. Career Fest 2025 reflects the Group’s commitment to investing in people, championing diversity, and setting new standards in talent development.
The October event will feature a comprehensive calendar of inclusive activities tailored for every stage of a hospitality career. Global, regional sessions and local activations will include pivot stories; level-up sessions; advice from leaders; on-site hotel tours and Q&A sessions with general managers; interactive workshops on building a clear, broad and fast career plan, crafting an attractive CV and standing out during interviews; and trends in the hospitality industry, amongst others, to empower participants with real-world tools and insights.
All activities across the month will align under three strategic pillars, ensuring global consistency while allowing for local adaptation:
- Find your passion: Connecting internal and external talent with meaningful career pathways across Radisson’s global portfolio
- Develop your career: Delivering practical workshops, leadership tools and pathways, and career resources for upskilling and growth
- Inspire to take the next step: Celebrating the stories, journeys, and achievements of the Group’s team and hospitality professionals globally.
New for 2025: Career Spaces
This year marks the debut of Career Space, a dedicated digital hub offering internal teams direct access to career resources, tools, and opportunities, as well as the launch of a career site for external candidates. The new platform highlights Radisson’s Employee Value Proposition across four pillars – Build a Great Career, Live the Magic of Hospitality, Experience the Team Spirit, and Lead with Your Ambition – making it easier than ever to pursue a rewarding career in hospitality.
Empowering Talented Professionals Across South East Asia Pacific
With a presence spanning 36 hotels across six brands and 12 countries in South East Asia Pacific (SEAP), Radisson Hotel Group is fully committed to empowering local professionals and helping every associate to achieve their full potential. In the first half of 2025, internal recruitment at the group’s SEAP hotels increased 170% year-on-year, including the promotion of 13 existing team members to General Manager roles. With six female GMs and a 25% increase in female Heads of Department, Radisson Hotel Group is also dedicated to gender equality. Meanwhile, taskforce opportunities have risen 40%, creating more on-the-job learning and cross-property exposure for rising leaders.
Delivering the Career Fest in a hybrid format, with global virtual sessions complemented by locally tailored activations across hotels and offices in SEAP, ensures maximum regional accessibility and engagement.
Career Fest is about momentum and access. In SEAP we’re opening more doors, faster, so people can step into bigger roles with the right support. We’ve expanded taskforce assignments, grown cross-market exposure, and worked with our leaders to turn coaching into concrete moves. The result is real progress across the region, and we’re just getting started. Edina Szabo, Director, People & Culture, SEAP, Radisson Hotel Group
Key Career Fest highlights:
- Opening Ceremony, 8 October 2025: Launch of Career Fest 2025
- Internal Sessions, 13-30 October 2025: Exclusive workshops and sessions for Radisson Hotel Group team members
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Career Fest Open Days, 27-30 October 2025:
Open to global talent, with insights from senior leaders, recruiter access, and career opportunity discussions - Closing Ceremony, 30 October 2025: Celebrating standout achievements and inspiring career journeys across Radisson’s global network
For more information and to access Career Fest materials, follow Radisson Hotel Group on social media.
About Radisson Hotel Group
Radisson Hotel Group is a rapidly expanding international hotel group, operating in EMEA and APAC with over 1,575 hotels in operation and under development in +100 countries. The Group’s overarching brand promise is Every Moment Matters with a signature Yes I Can! service ethos.
The Radisson family of brands portfolio includes Radisson Collection, art’otel, Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson RED, Radisson Individuals, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson, Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, and Prize by Radisson brought together under one commercial umbrella brand Radisson Hotels.
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