Generous Club Carlson offer – 20,000 points (or 2,000 Avios) for a weekend stay

UPDATE – SEPTEMBER 2024:  This article is now out of date, but don’t worry.  We produce a monthly summary of the top hotel bonus point offers – please click HERE or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ menu above.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Platinum is increased to up to 80,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 240,000 Radisson Rewards points. You will receive 8 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Gold is increased to up to 40,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 120,000 Radisson Rewards points. You will receive 4 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. The card is FREE for your first year. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

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Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Plaza / Park Inn hotel group, has launched a generous weekend promotion for selected hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

You will earn 20,000 Club Carlson bonus points for a two night weekend stay.

I value Club Carlson points at £5 per 1,000, so this is effectively £100 of free stays to use in the future.  You could pay not much more than this – and potentially less – for your two nights.

You can also convert 20,000 Club Carlson points into 2,000 Avios points.  I do not recommend this, because you are losing about 80% of the value compared to using them for hotel rooms, but the option is there if you want it.

Full details of the promotion can be found here.

Here are the rules:

You must book before May 31st

You must stay before July 1st

You must check-in on a Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday

You must stay at least two nights

The list of participating hotels can be found here.  It is fairly long, but the London properties are an obvious omission.  I’m not sure that even 20,000 points would persuade me to spend a weekend away in Peterborough, however ….

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

• American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 60,000 Radisson Rewards points. This card is FREE for your first year and also comes with four free airport lounge passes.

• The Platinum Card from American Express (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 40,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 120,000 Radisson Rewards points

• American Express Rewards credit card (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 10,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 30,000 Radisson Rewards points. This card is FREE for life.

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.)