Mar 9, 2014, 4:07 am
Last edit by: bhatnasx
The Friends and Family rate is intended to be offered to travellers who are "friend and family members" of a Carlson employee. That could be a hotel employee, a travel agent (Carlson Wagonlit) or restaurant employee (TGIF) (TGIF sold to Sentinel Capital Partners as of July 2014).
When you book the rate, you are supposed to have the basic data on your friend available at check-in for the hotel to verify that you are indeed authorized to use that rate. Generally, if they ask, they ask for:
1) Employee Name
2) Work location
Please consider that, as per T&C, only employee name and location can be requested only at the check in time.
The new code is RHGRFNF
NOTE:
Booking a rate that you're not entitled to book may result in rate adjustments and Club Carlson account freezing.
In general, the rate is €80 per night in Europe.
*These stays post as "Ineligible" - non-qualifying, non-stay, non-points earning ... so, in sum, don't associate a F&F reservation with your Gold Points account, unless elite perks you hope to enjoy are worth the risk.
When you book the rate, you are supposed to have the basic data on your friend available at check-in for the hotel to verify that you are indeed authorized to use that rate. Generally, if they ask, they ask for:
1) Employee Name
2) Work location
Please consider that, as per T&C, only employee name and location can be requested only at the check in time.
The new code is RHGRFNF
NOTE:
Booking a rate that you're not entitled to book may result in rate adjustments and Club Carlson account freezing.
In general, the rate is €80 per night in Europe.
*These stays post as "Ineligible" - non-qualifying, non-stay, non-points earning ... so, in sum, don't associate a F&F reservation with your Gold Points account, unless elite perks you hope to enjoy are worth the risk.
Carlson Hotels (Radisson) Family & Friends Rate - 2009 - 2017 Thread
Jul 25, 2016, 4:29 am
#2341
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: BRS
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 4,993
Is there any advantage to checking in online with this rate? Just had an email.
Jul 26, 2016, 7:37 am
#2342
Join Date: May 2011
Location: BOS
Programs: AA PLT, Marriott LTP
Posts: 493
Has anyone used the CARLSONF promo code (Family and Friends) in Edinburgh?
There are two hotels, Radisson Blu and G&V Royal Mile Hotel.
I put in the CARLSONF promo code for a stay in April and it says Rate Not Offered.
Is it never offered, am I trying to book too early or...?
There are two hotels, Radisson Blu and G&V Royal Mile Hotel.
I put in the CARLSONF promo code for a stay in April and it says Rate Not Offered.
Is it never offered, am I trying to book too early or...?
Jul 26, 2016, 12:17 pm
#2343
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Denmark
Programs: TK Elite
Posts: 11,848
Most likely too early. Try later
Jul 29, 2016, 3:28 pm
#2344
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: LHR (sometimes CLE, SFO, BOS, LAX, SEA)
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 5,893
I'm considering a night at a Radisson in Oslo and would love to have a friend with the Carlson group. Is anyone available?
Aug 7, 2016, 9:09 am
#2347
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: NYC
Programs: AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTT, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,638
Another public service announcement. An eligible employee has zero incentive to provide their details and only potential downside if the guest turns trashes the room.
Aug 7, 2016, 11:01 am
#2349
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: UA-1K, MM, Hilton-Diamond, Marriott-Titanium
Posts: 4,432
Can you imagine any Carlson employee reading this thread and thinking, "yeah, let me give this person my name and work location so they can get a rate they are not entitled to". Seriously?
Aug 9, 2016, 12:33 pm
#2351
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: TXL
Posts: 19
I might just do so, thanks!
Aug 9, 2016, 9:11 pm
#2352
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: Hhonors Diamond; Marriott Gold; IHG Platinum
Posts: 87
RE: Friends and Family Rate Ending??
Has anyone used the CARLSONF promo code (Family and Friends) in Edinburgh?
There are two hotels, Radisson Blu and G&V Royal Mile Hotel.
I put in the CARLSONF promo code for a stay in April and it says Rate Not Offered.
Is it never offered, am I trying to book too early or...?
There are two hotels, Radisson Blu and G&V Royal Mile Hotel.
I put in the CARLSONF promo code for a stay in April and it says Rate Not Offered.
Is it never offered, am I trying to book too early or...?
Aug 9, 2016, 10:36 pm
#2353
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
Programs: Just Say No to Fleecing and Blacklisting
Posts: 102,095
And terminating or otherwise going after employees for their friends and family engaging in irresponsible behavior in some other hotel may not be legal grounds to punish the hotel employees with disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Scare stories have a place for Halloween; but they also seem to have a home on FT. But isn't it just a story for the fiction shelves in the library?
Aug 10, 2016, 3:19 am
#2354
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 79
If any employee can help me with their particulars, can you please PM me. Need to book a hotel for next week.
Aug 10, 2016, 3:47 am
#2355
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 3,838
Are you serious with the employee requests??? These requests should be banned from this thread.