Feb 19, 2014, 11:47 am
Last edit by: SanDiego1K
Please see post #20 for the official announcement from our CC rep.
CC rep confirms that changes occur March 15.
List of all 2014 Category Changes
Properties going from 6 to 7 (50k to 70k points):
Radisson Royal Hotel, Dubai
Radisson Blu Le Dokhan’s Hotel, Paris Trocadero
Radisson Blu 1835 Hotel & Thalasso, Cannes
Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel, Paris Eiffel
Radisson Blu Hotel Champs Elysees, Paris
The May Fair (London)
Plaza on the River, London
art’otel, Amsterdam
Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow
CC rep confirms that changes occur March 15.
List of all 2014 Category Changes
Properties going from 6 to 7 (50k to 70k points):
Radisson Royal Hotel, Dubai
Radisson Blu Le Dokhan’s Hotel, Paris Trocadero
Radisson Blu 1835 Hotel & Thalasso, Cannes
Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel, Paris Eiffel
Radisson Blu Hotel Champs Elysees, Paris
The May Fair (London)
Plaza on the River, London
art’otel, Amsterdam
Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow
Club Carlson Program Changes eff. Mar 15, 2014
Apr 11, 2014, 8:53 pm
#167
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: IND
Posts: 2,005
Apr 13, 2014, 6:29 am
#168
Suspended
Join Date: Apr 2011
Programs: RIP
Posts: 506
But I am guaranteed I have my reservations. Maybe it becomes free
Apr 16, 2014, 8:43 pm
#169
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: BWI
Programs: Club Carlson Gold, SW CP
Posts: 24
I've been holding off booking Club Carlson in Aruba until we knew for sure we could make it. It was listed at 50k points per night and I checked ahead of time to make sure it was not one of the properties going up in value. Even after the March 15th change it was still at 50k points until tonight when I went to book it. It's up to 75k points now? Are they still adding properties going up in points even after the March 15th changeover? I haven't seen any notice over this go out.
Wondering if a call is going to do anything in this situation.
Wondering if a call is going to do anything in this situation.
Apr 16, 2014, 8:50 pm
#170
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Florida
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, Club Carlson Gold, Choice Elite Platinum
Posts: 433
I've been holding off booking Club Carlson in Aruba until we knew for sure we could make it. It was listed at 50k points per night and I checked ahead of time to make sure it was not one of the properties going up in value. Even after the March 15th change it was still at 50k points until tonight when I went to book it. It's up to 75k points now? Are they still adding properties going up in points even after the March 15th changeover? I haven't seen any notice over this go out.
Wondering if a call is going to do anything in this situation.
Wondering if a call is going to do anything in this situation.
Apr 16, 2014, 10:21 pm
#171
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,166
I've been holding off booking Club Carlson in Aruba until we knew for sure we could make it. It was listed at 50k points per night and I checked ahead of time to make sure it was not one of the properties going up in value. Even after the March 15th change it was still at 50k points until tonight when I went to book it. It's up to 75k points now? Are they still adding properties going up in points even after the March 15th changeover? I haven't seen any notice over this go out.
Wondering if a call is going to do anything in this situation.
Wondering if a call is going to do anything in this situation.
http://www.clubcarlson.com/fgp/hotelcategory/home.do
Apr 17, 2014, 9:32 am
#172
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: BWI
Programs: Club Carlson Gold, SW CP
Posts: 24
75k points means that they no longer have any more standard award rooms available at the 50k rate. The 75k rate is for a premium room. NONE of the hotels are 75k points per night for standard awards. Standard awards only go up to 70k points/night.
http://www.clubcarlson.com/fgp/hotelcategory/home.do
http://www.clubcarlson.com/fgp/hotelcategory/home.do
Apr 17, 2014, 10:46 am
#173
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,166
I made the same mistake trying to book some nights in Paris for this summer. They were all 75k and I was freaking out, but then someone pointed out that they just didn't have any standard rooms left.
Apr 17, 2014, 2:04 pm
#174
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 3
Club Carlson will charge you a new point rate if you change your reservation date. I booked a Radisson Paris room before March 15 but now that I need to change the reservation date, they told me I have to pay extra points to have the date update.
Apr 18, 2014, 12:14 am
#175
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,772
I think for Paris all the properties moved to 70K following the recent change, so that is the new standard rate for Paris.
Apr 18, 2014, 3:27 pm
#176
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,166
Apr 21, 2014, 1:22 am
#177
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,591
Actually the Boulogne property is at 50k and I have an upcoming stay there. Later I will report here as I did not find many reports here on FT, just notes on the margin.
Apr 24, 2014, 3:24 am
#179
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Charleston, SC, USA
Programs: Avis Pref+, Hyatt Explorist, Marriott Life Gold, Honors Silver, IHG Plat via MC.
Posts: 6,786
V8Brit, click on your stay history (not your points statement) to see if it has at least posted as an Ineligible Stay, as it used to under the old rules. If not, then the hotel is slow.
Apr 24, 2014, 3:46 am
#180
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 49
As I redeemed points to pay for it and I think the statement only shows the points that have been awarded. Unsure if reward stays under the new rules will show up there with 0 points but add 1 stay towards elite status, or just add 1 stay towards elite status.
I am about 7 nights from concierge status until Feb 2016 and relying on the reward nights to push me over the boundry for 2015-16
