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Did you delete a 2,000 or 10,000 points Christmas gift from Club Carlson?

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Did you receive an email from Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza loyalty scheme, on Thursday?  The headline was ‘Especially for you’.

Did you open it and read it?

If not, you have lost out on 2,000 or 10,000 Club Carlson points!

It seems that Club Carlson is giving away a Christmas gift to anyone whose Club Carlson account has seen any activity in 2014.  I received a 10,000 point gift and I have only done one stay this year – and that was a redemption.  Given that I value Club Carlson points at 0.5p, that is a £50 Christmas present.

Your gift is NOT automatic.  You need to click on the link in the email in order to claim your present.  Note that, for some odd reason, Club Carlson will not be adding the points to your account until March.

If you think you may have deleted the email by mistake, don’t worry.  Type this into your browser  http://www.clubcarlsonfestivethankyou.com/en/default.aspx?id=XXXXXXXXXXXXX whilst replacing the string of XXX’s with your full Club Carlson number.

I tried it on a few family accounts where there has been zero activity in 2014 and none of them qualified, but if you have managed even one stay (cash or points) I would certainly check to see if you are due anything.


How to earn Radisson Rewards points and status from UK credit cards

How to earn Radisson Rewards points and status from UK credit cards (April 2024)

Radisson Rewards does not have a dedicated UK credit card. However, you can earn Radisson Rewards points by converting Membership Rewards points earned from selected UK American Express cards.

These cards earn Membership Rewards points:

Membership Rewards points convert at 1:3 into Radisson Rewards points which is a very attractive rate.  The cards above all earn 1 Membership Rewards point per £1 spent on your card, which converts to 3 Radisson Rewards points.

Even better, holders of The Platinum Card receive free Radisson Rewards Premium status for as long as they hold the card.  It also comes with Hilton Honors Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Gold and MeliaRewards Gold status.  We reviewed American Express Platinum in detail here.

(Want to earn more hotel points?  Click here to see our complete list of promotions from the major hotel chains or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.)

Comments (54)

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  • Globetrotter7 says:

    Got my 10,000 gold points 2 days ago 🙂

  • Susan says:

    Thank you Raffles! Would have missed out on 10k CC points without HfP

  • Col A-B says:

    I received 10k points too. Was v surprised & have only had 1 night stay with them in Jersey this year.

    I was wondering when they would post though, so thx for that.

  • RP says:

    10,000 points for 35 nights for me, my dad had 5 nights and also got 10,000.

  • Palcsaky says:

    Melia rewards are also giving 10000 Christmas bonus points for existing members. These are valid until Christmas and can be used for a combined points+cash booking.

    • Rob says:

      …. although you can’t transfer them to miles and the points will disappear afterwards. That said, if you want a hotel in Spain which sells for €40 it will probably price up at 10,000 points, so effectively free.

  • Fenny says:

    No email here 🙁

  • Jordan D says:

    Am almost a little grumpy to have got only 2000, not 10000. I know one shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth, but still …

  • Andrew says:

    Got !0,000 for myself and 10,000 for my OH, we both have status matched gold, she had 1 Radisson stay and i had 14 nights in a Country Inn & Suites. Thanks for the heads up, neither of us had noticed the email

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