Get a 75% bonus when you buy Radisson Rewards hotel points

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• Peter K says:

  22 Apr22 April 08:25

  This Accor offer highlights a big problem with the scheme. They don’t allow current bookings to count towards new bonuses, unlike other hotel groups (likes Hilton). You have to cancel and rebook.
  They must spend a lot on these promos but end up upsetting people.

  • Lady London says:

    22 Apr22 April 09:00

    Yup. I had very nicely priced nights booked in Barcelona. When a good promotion came out 2 or 3 weeks later the price quoted for nights I had booked had close to doubled. Rebooking at the new price would have wiped out the entire value of the promotion.

    I decided to cancel that entire trip to Barcelona. It was an optional detour off a trip that I regularly do. I can do it another time when Accor or another hotel group has decent pricing combined with a promotion.

    • Nick says:

      22 Apr22 April 14:21

      I don’t think some people understand the point of this kind of promotion (if you’ll pardon the pun)… they’re trying to upsell and/or convince you to travel when you wouldn’t otherwise. You were totally happy to book at a lower reward rate, so why would they want to pay you a higher reward when they don’t have to? I’m sure HFP readers who know how to game the system aren’t Accor’s ‘typical’ customer.

      • Peter K says:

        22 Apr22 April 14:52

        I understand they are trying to get extra people to book due to higher rewards but I making the point that if you are loyal and book in advance you miss out on the promos which then makes you annoyed and then less loyal. You hold off booking Accor until a promo comes along then you might decide to book a different hotel brand which doesn’t require as much effort.

• Soloflyer1977 says:

  22 Apr22 April 09:21

  I am due to be in Cardiff next month on a Saturday evening when hotels are typically £150+. Bought some Radisson points in this sale and got the Park Inn for £70 (approx 28k points) versus £140 cash price. Very pleased with that.

• Paulm says:

  22 Apr22 April 10:33

  OT-on IHG, any one have any idea on their policy for resort fees on points stays? Specifically the Crowne Plaza Times Square.

  • Rob says:

    22 Apr22 April 10:45

    If there is one, it will show very clearly on the website when you try to book a cash room. Don’t think IHG currently has any in New York.

    • paulm says:

      22 Apr22 April 10:52

      Thanks Rob, yes shows they charge $30, but just wondered if they waive on points stays as some others do.

  • Dr Tom says:

    22 Apr22 April 11:33

    I last stayed there about a year ago. At the time, they waived the resort fee.

• stevo says:

  22 Apr22 April 10:57

  Does purchasing club carlson points extend the life of your balance?

  • Frenske says:

    22 Apr22 April 11:28

    I would think so, it counts as an activity.

• AndyR says:

  22 Apr22 April 12:24

  OT For ATM withdrawals on the Curve card abroad (after setting currency of card to local currency), does the £200 limit per month apply? So after £200 for each withdrawal I would pay £2 fee + 2% fee?

  • Peter K says:

    22 Apr22 April 13:05

    Fees apply on all curve withdrawals abroad if the underlying card is in £. Some say they haven’t been charged but I have the two times I tried it, in Sweden and Barbados.

    • AndyR says:

      22 Apr22 April 15:49

      Apparently if you set the currency of the card to the local currency on a card with no foreign transaction fees (e.g. Lloyds) you avoid some of the fees.

• Rob says:

  22 Apr22 April 17:56

  Might be – don’t know what the underlying number is – but there is a link in the sidebar on desktop / tablet or in the IHG section of our Hotel Promos Page. Thank you.

• Emma says:

  22 Apr22 April 19:54

  Thanks for the tipoff on the Radisson sale!

  My partner and I had used the points from our two Amex Gold cards to book two weekend nights in Edinburgh in August at the G&V Royal Mile (now the Radisson Collection Hotel, Royal Mile Edinburgh). We’ve now added a third night after buying points in the sale (which posted immediately, incidentally).

  £200 plus ~50,000 Amex points as opposed to £400 * 3 nights (which we never would’ve been prepared to pay!) – very happy with that outcome.

• slonik says:

  23 Apr23 April 10:57

  OT – For IHG accelerate, if my target is “stay one night”, does anyone know whether a reward night stay would count?

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