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Radisson, Country Inn and Park Inn brand promotions May to July 2012

Loyalty Traveler has some new company-source information on the Club Carlson promotions for Radisson, Country Inn and Park Inn brands.

Here are the promotion summaries I was provided:

  • 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 Carlsonalso 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

Loyalty Traveler Analysis

Radisson Big Night Giveaway

  • first 100,000 Club Carlson members to register can earn 50,000 bonus points after one hotel stay at a Radisson or Radisson Blu hotel worldwide.
  • Stay May 15-July 15, 2012.
  • additional registrants past 100,000 members will earn 15,000 bonus points.
  • Promotion registration begins May 15 at RadissonBigNightGiveaway.com.

This offer is exactly as all the blogs and social media bulletin boards have presented the deal. This FlyerTalk thread indicates Radisson responded on its Facebook page that reservations made prior to May 15 will count for these promotions.

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Country Inn & Suites

  • first 35,000 Club Carlson members to register can earn 44,000 bonus points after one hotel stay at any Country Inn & Suites hotel worldwide.
  • Stay May 15-July 15, 2012.
  • additional registrants past 35,000 members will earn 15,000 bonus points.
  • Promotion registration begins May 15 at SOGOCountry.com.

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Park Inn

    • first 20,000 Club Carlson members to register can earn 44,000 bonus points after one hotel stay at any Park Inn hotel worldwide.
    • Stay May 22-July 22, 2012.
    • additional registrants past 20,000 members will earn 15,000 bonus points.
    • Promotion registration begins May 22 at ParkInnOnePlusOne.com.
    • The Park Inn link is not active at this time.

 

Be ready May 15

The real new news here is the 44,000 bonus points for the Country Inn and Park Inn promotions are limited to the first 35,000 and 20,000 registrants. After that many registrants the bonus is only 15,000 points. Supposedly these offers are open to Club Carlson members worldwide. We will know soon enough when the full terms and conditions are released next week. Here are terms I have confirmed with Club Carlson.

  • Club Carlson members can register for each brand promotion and earn all three bonuses.
  • Reservations made prior to the promotion launch for stays during the May-July promotion period are eligible for the bonus points.   Update 5/18: Turns out that I was burned with this piece of information. Well actually, I should say some of my readers were screwed with this bad piece of information since I did not have an existing reservation prior to promotion registration. Let me explain that my contact was a PR person for the firm representing Club Carlson who I thought was giving me direct and accurate information from Heather Passe, VP of loyalty programs (or someone with direct knowledge of the promotion terms and conditions). I learned a lesson from this experience. The disappointing aspect of this is there was also a Facebook update from a Club Carlson representative stating pre-existing reservations would count for the Big Night Giveaway promotion. The Facebook data was later removed and there has been no official statement from Club Carlson pointing out their mistakes. This lack of a response is creating some bad press for Club Carlson:  Mommy Points – Club Carlson not honoring some information posted about “Big Night Giveaway” (May 17) and Deals We Like – Club Carlson Big Night Giveaway Promotion Updates (May 17)
  • Points + Cash stays are eligible for promotion bonuses.

 

A good time to Visit Fresno, California

And a friendly reminder from my FlyerTalk friend JumpDogJump that Fresno, California has all three Carlson hotel brands with a Radisson, Country Inn and Park Inn.

Fresno may be one of the better spots for a “triple dip” for the upcoming promotion – The Radisson Downtown ($103) Park Inn – formerly Four Points – ($93) and aforementioned Country Inn ($54) are each just off Highway 41 and about 5 miles apart from one to the next.

Very convenient for visitors from So. Cal. on their way to Yosemite.

Looks like a good reason to head east for a summer road trip to Fresno and some Carlson Hotels while checking out Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. Club Carlson sure beats those $500 room rates at Ahwahnee Lodge, Yosemite.

 

Related Post:

Club Carlson Big Night Giveaway Summer Travel Promotions (Loyalty Traveler – May 8, 2012)

39 Comments

  • Adam May 10, 2012

    Anymore news on how the booking has to be made? I know I have a work stay coming up at a Park Inn but it has to be booked through our work travel portal. Can I still get the points that way?

  • Ric Garrido May 10, 2012

    @Adam – no specific details like that released yet.

    Do you normally earn Club Carlson points for stays booked through your work travel portal?

    If you normally get points, then a good chance you will get points for the promotion.

  • MDAccount May 10, 2012

    I’ve heard that you must be present at check-out to earn the points. Is that true?

  • The Deal Mommy May 10, 2012

    Harrisburg/Hershey PA also works for the triple dip.

  • Ric Garrido May 10, 2012

    @MDAccount – the terms and conditions originally visible in the View Source documentation for Radisson Big Night Giveaway stated those terms.

    There is plenty of speculation on these promotions and tidbits from Club Carlson representatives, but we will need to see detailed terms on May 15.

    http://loyaltytraveler.boardingarea.com/2012/05/08/club-carlson-big-night-giveaway-summer-travel-promotions/

  • ed May 10, 2012

    add chicago Ohare airport for triple dip.

  • Patrick May 10, 2012

    Ric,

    Thanks for the great round up on the Carlson offers! Definitely will try to jump in on the Radisson and Country Inn offers.

    As to Priority Club have you not been checking Frequent Flyer Bonuses of late? The IHG promo was posted on the FFB blog last week

  • Don Draper May 10, 2012

    During the promotions they had in the fall, I stayed at the Scaumburg Illinois Park Inn, but it is no longer listed on the Park Inn website, so I don’t know if you can do a triple dip in Chicago?

  • Jerry May 10, 2012

    Hi Ric, will AAA rate qualify? Also DFW seems to be a place for triple dip as well.

  • Ric Garrido May 10, 2012

    @Patrick – I must confess that I am behind in checking http://www.FrequentFlyerBonuses.com the past couple weeks.

    You Canadians take first place once again. Now I don’t feel so special. The promotion is probably posted on FlyerTalk too if I checked more carefully.

    @Jerry – AAA rates should certainly qualify once again.

  • Patrick S May 10, 2012

    Hey Ric, No worries, we are all so busy! I wish I had more time to read all the blogs and websites but alas too much work prohibits that wish!

    I did see someone post it to Flyertalk afterwards.

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  • Colin May 11, 2012

    I believe I recall terms requiring that the reservation must be made after you register for the stay to qualify for the bonus points promotion. If so, do not make your reservations now in the hope of earning the bonus!

  • Ric Garrido May 11, 2012

    @Colin – I was given the opportunity to ask specific questions about the Big Night Giveaway with the Club Carlson people yesterday.

    I specifically asked whether hotel stays booked now, before the May 15 start of the promotions, count for the bonus.

    The answer was YES. You can book hotel stays now for May 15-July 15 stays and they will count for the bonus points.

    Also Points + Cash stays will count as an eligible stay for the promotion.

  • Colin May 11, 2012

    Yay and Thanks! Please be aware that if you do a Best Rate Guarantee with CC and are sucessful, that they are the only one in the industry to my knowledge that will assess you a $25 cancel fee should you wish to cancel prior to arrival. Please see their terms and conditions conditions concerning this issue.

  • Andy May 11, 2012

    That would be nice if Points + Cash stays are eligible.

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  • Ali May 14, 2012

    I see that the stay has to be between May 15 and July 15. Question, does a check-in on July 15 and check out on July 16 (a 1 night stay) count?

    So, I guess I’m asking is it check in by July 15, or check out by July 15?

  • Oliver May 15, 2012

    Promotion is up. T&Cs contain this:

    Promotion is not valid on existing reservations.

    Ric, could you check with your CC contacts to confirm if that is a mistake? They earlier last week confirmed on FB that existing reservations would count, but removed that statement later.

    @Ali – need to check out July 15 latest. From T&Cs:

    Guest must check in for the Qualifying Stay on or after May 15, 2012 and check out must be completed no later than July 15, 2012 (“Promotion Period”).

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  • ric garrido May 15, 2012

    That was the first detail I noticed too. ONLY for Country Inn though. In transit today for a gig in Chicago.

  • Oliver May 15, 2012

    Ric, for both promos actually. T&C’s for Radisson reported here: http://milepoint.com/forums/threads/another-radisson-big-night-giveaway-coming-may-15th.35199/page-6#post-1384041

    Safe travels!

  • ric garrido May 15, 2012

    @Oliver I was just looking again at T&C and I see you are correct. All I can say is I specifically provided an example for my question regarding existing reservations and I received an email answer stating yes they are eligible.

    This is precisely why terms should be defined before the start date of a bonus offer.

    I hope this all works out to accept existing reservations.

    What makes me mad is I was approached by a Club Carlson representative to provide additional details on the offer and it looks like I was given wrong information.

    Might take me a day or two to get more info.

    I am hanging With Marriott folks for next three days in Chicago.

  • Oliver May 15, 2012

    Thanks, Ric. Just to be very clear… not blaming you for anything if this indeed was bad information. They posted the same on FB in response to a question and later edited it out. Before and after screenshots are in that MilePoint thread here:

    http://milepoint.com/forums/threads/another-radisson-big-night-giveaway-coming-may-15th.35199/page-5#post-1381010

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