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Breaking News: Club Carlson will count existing reservations for current promotions

Club Carlson will announce in the next couple of hours that existing reservations made prior to the May 15 launch of the Radisson Big Night Giveaway, Country Inn and Park Inn promotions will count for the promotion bonuses.

A few minutes ago I received a call from Molly Biwer, Vice President of Corporate Communications and Public Relations at Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. The Club Carlson team have decided to change the promotion terms in light of the inaccurate information going out on Facebook and through my blog last week that existing reservations booked prior to May 15 would count for the current Club Carlson promotions.

The good news is that this change in the promotion terms applies to any existing reservations made prior to May 15. So even if you booked in January 2012 for a stay in the May 15-July 15 promotion period for Radisson and Country Inn or May 22-July 22 promotion period for Park Inn, you can register and earn bonus points for your hotel stay.

Club Carlson is a customer-centric hotel loyalty program and this is the kind of responsiveness I expected from the team running the program.

Radisson Big Night Giveaway 

Country Inn & Suites

Park Inn 

  • Radisson and Radisson Blu is launching the Radisson Big Night Giveaway on May 15, where the first 100,000 people to register and stay at least one night at any Radisson or Radisson Blu hotel or resort worldwide between May 15 and July 15, 2012, will earn 50,000 bonus Gold Points – enough points for a free stay at any Radisson or Radisson Blu hotel or resort worldwide. After the 100,000 spots are filled, guests who register for the promotion will earn 15,000 bonus Gold Points after completing a one-night stay at any Radisson or Radisson Blu hotel or resort by July 15, 2012. Beginning on May 15, travelers can register at RadissonBigNightGiveaway.com. In addition, travelers who sign up for the Radisson Big Night Giveaway will have free Wi-Fi access for the duration of their airport visit at Chicago’s Midway and O’Hare airports; New York’s JFK airport and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport.
  • Country Inns & Suites By Carlson also kicks off its SO GO! (Stay One, Get One) promotion on May 15, offering the first 35,000 guests to register and stay at least one night at any Country Inns & Suites hotel, through July 15, 2012, 44,000 bonus Gold Points – enough points for a one-night stay at any Country Inns & Suites property. After the 35,000 spots are filled, guests who register for the promotion and complete a one-night stay at any Country Inns & Suites hotel by July 15, 2012, will earn 15,000 bonus Gold Points, enough for a free night at select hotels. Beginning on May 15, travelers can register at SOGOCountry.com
  • Park Inn by Radisson will launch the 1+1 Stay One, Get One offer a week later on May 22. The first 20,000 guests to register and stay at least one night at any Park Inn by Radisson hotel, from May 22 through July 22, 2012, will earn 44,000 bonus Gold Points – enough points for a one-night stay at any Park Inn by Radisson hotel. Once the 20,000 spots are filled, guests who register for the promotion and complete a one-night stay at any Park Inn by Radisson hotel by July 22, 2012, will earn 15,000 bonus Gold Points, enough for a free night at select hotels.Travelers can register at ParkInnOnePlusOne.com
  • Guests who are not Club Carlson members can join for free during any stay at a Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group hotel or resort, or by visiting www.ClubCarlson.com.

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Now back to concentrating on where I will book my hotel stays for these promotions.

My mother already completed her Radisson hotel stay last night.

She was excited about these Club Carlson promotions. I have turned my mom into a real Loyalty Traveler.

15 Comments

  • Vinay May 19, 2012

    Thanks for Sharing this. Do you have any confirmation on whether points + Cash rates are eligible?

  • The Wanderer May 19, 2012

    Just was this on Facebook and wrote up a post about it. Was coming here to let you know too. Read my thoughts here: http://bit.ly/JrT3lz

  • Oliver May 19, 2012

    Excellent!

  • Oliver May 19, 2012

    Oops, hit submit too fast. Also wanted to thank you, Ric!

  • Frieda May 19, 2012

    Awesome news Ric…
    Kudos to you and others who who stepped up made it happen. Thanks for sharing the info

  • james May 19, 2012

    Power to the People! 🙂

  • HF May 19, 2012

    same question with Vinay, does c+p stay qualify?

  • Ric Garrido May 19, 2012

    Vinay & HF – I never actually asked again about the Cash & points.

    I assume they count since they earn points and it has been written elsewhere that stays earning points qualify.

    But you know what happens when I assume!

    I think they count, but I have not noticed it published anywhere yet. I have been busy since Tuesday and I haven’t been following the Club Carlson discussion too closely.

  • Ko May 19, 2012

    I wish I didn’t cancel my reservation so soon for upcoming stay using the 25% off code. Darn!

  • ORD-TGU May 19, 2012

    Do discounted rates count, for example AAA or Senior discount?

  • Apex May 20, 2012

    Can my wife book a room in my name and will the bonus points be credited? Or does the named carlson member have to be present at check-in? I know for last promo in nov-dec ishe got points when i stayed. Also what do folks think about needing to check-out in person, will that be enforced.

  • Ric Garrido May 20, 2012

    @ORD-TGU – AAA and senior rates apply for the bonus points.

    @Apex – That is risky trying to book a room in some one else’s name. My parent’s had a reservation recently in both their names, but in my dad’s account. The desk agent would not let my mom check-in until my dad got out of the car and showed his ID.

    I think the checking out term is a tough one to enforce. I frequently do not check out since I have a copy of my hotel folio under the door and the checkout desk is too busy for me to want to wait in the morning.

    But I do not want to risk 50,000 points by not physically being present to checkout.

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  • Bigtex May 20, 2012

    Any ideas on how long it will take for the bonus 44k/50k points to post?

  • Oliver May 20, 2012

    My wife was physically present this morning when I checked us out on the TV. If that doesn’t count, Club Carlson had better prepare themselves for a Twitter storm 🙂

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