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Radisson Rewards

Radisson Rewards is the loyalty scheme for Radisson hotels, which includes these brands: Country Inn, Park Inn, Park Plaza, Radisson, Radisson Blu, Radisson Blu Edwardian, Radisson Collection and Radisson RED.

Our main introduction to Radisson Rewards is here and you can learn more about the program on radissonhotels.com here.

Check out our ‘Hotel Offers’ page here to see what bonus point offers are currently running.

More information on how you can get Radisson Rewards Premium status for free with the Platinum Card by American Express is here.

Radisson Rewards does not have its own UK credit card but you can transfer points earned from American Express Platinum (high fee, high bonus), American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (free for a year, good bonus) and Amex Rewards Credit Card (no fee, small bonus!).

If you need to top up your account, you can buy Radisson Rewards points here.

25% bonus when you convert hotel points to American Airlines miles

American Airlines has copied BA’s popular promotion and is offering a 25% bonus when you convert your hotel points into American Airlines miles. You can find full details of this promotion here. .....

American Airlines has copied BA’s popular promotion and is offering a 25% bonus when you convert your .....

by Rob Burgess

Big Club Carlson devaluation announced, but it’s not all bad

Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn programme, announced a devaluation of the programme yesterday – although you wouldn’t have thought that given the way their email was worded. .....

Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn programme, announced a devaluation of the programme yesterday – .....

by Rob Burgess14 comments

An important lesson in miles and points, courtesy of Wyndham Rewards

Wyndham Rewards is not a hotel loyalty scheme that I focus on.  The chain is heavily US-focussed, although there are a number of Ramada and Days Inn properties across the UK. Last week, though, .....

Wyndham Rewards is not a hotel loyalty scheme that I focus on.  The chain is heavily US-focussed, although .....

by Rob Burgess9 comments

Review: Is Club Carlson (Radisson) the best hotel loyalty scheme? (Part 1)

This is the first of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme will be covered over two articles.  One will list the basic facts of the scheme, the other will be my .....

This is the first of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes.  Each scheme will be covered .....

by Rob Burgess14 comments

Which is the best hotel loyalty scheme? – an introduction

Starting tomorrow, I am launching a series of articles on the seven major hotel loyalty schemes.  Each programme will be covered in two articles, to be run on the same day. The first will look at .....

Starting tomorrow, I am launching a series of articles on the seven major hotel loyalty schemes.  Each .....

by Rob Burgess42 comments

Earn 9,000 Club Carlson points (worth 1,000 Avios) for a 3-day Avis rental

Back in June 2013, I wrote about a pretty decent promotion that Club Carlson (the Radisson, Park Inn, Park Plaza hotel programme) had launched with Avis. It was offering 9,000 Club Carlson points for .....

Back in June 2013, I wrote about a pretty decent promotion that Club Carlson (the Radisson, Park Inn, Park .....

by Rob Burgess4 comments

Which hotel chains let me collect Avios points?

I first ran this analysis back in July 2013.  However, there have been some major changes since then.  This is an updated list. Whilst British Airways has its own partner hotels, Iberia Plus has .....

I first ran this analysis back in July 2013.  However, there have been some major changes since then.  This .....

by Rob Burgess15 comments

2013 in review – Part 2 – ‘The Year of Devaluations’

This is the second part of my look back at 2013.  Last time I touched on some of my personal travel highlights and looked back at some of the biggest promotions.  Today I want to look at the .....

This is the second part of my look back at 2013.  Last time I touched on some of my personal travel .....

by Rob Burgess27 comments

Club Carlson matches the Hilton ‘Any Weekend’ sale – up to 50% off

On Monday, I featured Hilton’s ‘Any Weekend, Anywhere’ sale.  You can book a weekend night at any hotel in the Hilton family, for any Friday, Saturday or Sunday between now and the .....

On Monday, I featured Hilton’s ‘Any Weekend, Anywhere’ sale.  You can book a weekend night .....

by Rob Burgess3 comments

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