Club Carlson Category 4 Hotel Rewards Analysis

Club Carlson Category-4 has 260 hotels. There is an increase in reward cost for almost all the category-4 hotels in the USA and Canada. The majority of hotels in Europe and the Middle East are lower reward cost now and this region benefits most from Club Carlson category-4 reassignment.

USA

128 hotels in 32 states.
80 Country Inn & Suites Hotels.
48 Radisson Hotels.
39 hotels former goldpoints plus category-2 hotels (25,000 points) are Club Carlson category-4 (38,000 points). Hotel reward cost increase of 52%.
78 hotels former category-3 (30,000 points) are Club Carlson category-4 (38,000 points). Hotel reward cost increase of 27%.
10 hotels remain in category-4 and drop to 38,000 points from 40,000 points. Hotel reward cost decrease of 5%.

Canada

20 hotels in 7 provinces.
7 Country Inn & Suites.Â
1 Park Inn.Â
12 Radisson Hotels.
7 hotels former goldpoints plus category-2 hotels (25,000 points) are Club Carlson category-4 (38,000 points). Hotel reward cost increase of 52%.
7 hotels former category-3 (30,000 points) are Club Carlson category-4 (38,000 points). Hotel reward cost increase of 27%.
6 hotels remain in category-4 and drop to 38,000 points from 40,000 points. Hotel reward cost decrease of 5%.

Caribbean, Mexico and South & Central America

13 hotels in six countries and Puerto Rico.
1 Country Inn & Suites (Panama City, Panama).
2 Park Suites (Brazil).
10 Radisson Hotels.
1 hotel (Radisson Royal Cali, Colombia) former goldpoints plus category-2 hotels (25,000 points) are Club Carlson category-4 (38,000 points). Hotel reward cost increase of 52%.
7 hotels former category-3 (30,000 points) are Club Carlson category-4 (38,000 points). Hotel reward cost increase of 27%.
Â 5 hotels remain in category-4 and drop to 38,000 points from 40,000 points. Hotel reward cost decrease of 5%.

Europe, Middle East and Africa

90 hotels in EMEA region.
80 hotels in 20 countries in Europe.
8 hotels in Middle East. Jordan 1, Saudi Arabia 4, UAE 2, Uzbekistan 1.
2 hotels in Africa. South Africa 1, Tunisia 1.
1 Country Inn & Suites (Germany).
10 Park Plaza hotels.
36 Park Inn hotels.
43 Radisson Hotels.
1 hotel (Park Inn Uppsala, Sweden) formerly goldpoints plus category-1 hotels (15,000 points) are Club Carlson category-4 (38,000 points). Hotel reward cost increase of 153%.
2 hotels in Saudi Arabia formerly goldpoints plus category-2 hotels (25,000 points) are Club Carlson category-4 (38,000 points). Hotel reward cost increase of 52%.
22 hotels formerly category-3 (30,000 points) are Club Carlson category-4 (38,000 points). Hotel reward cost increase of 27%.
46 hotels remain in category-4 and drop to 38,000 points from 40,000 points. Hotel reward cost decrease of 5%.
15 hotels dropped from goldpoints plus category-5 (50,000 points) to Club Carlson category-4 (38,000 points). Hotel reward cost decrease of 24%.
2 hotels (Radisson Blu Resort, Golden Sands Malta and Radisson Blu Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia) dropped from goldpoints plus category-6 (60,000 points) to Club Carlson category-4 (38,000 points). Hotel reward cost decrease of 37%.

Asia-Pacific

9 hotels in six countries.
2 Park Plaza hotels.
7 Radisson Hotels.
7 hotels formerly category-3 (30,000 points) are Club Carlson category-4 (38,000 points). Hotel reward cost increase of 27%.
2 hotels remain in category-4 and drop to 38,000 points from 40,000 points. Hotel reward cost decrease of 5%.

Link: Club Carlson Hotel Category 4