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
Sep 22, 2015, 2:24 am
#2207
Join Date: Aug 2012
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In fact, reading the thread you would have discovered that the specific answer for your question does not exist, but you could desume many more interesting things (also related to your question) than simply questioning directly.
Sep 29, 2015, 5:46 pm
#2208
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Cape Town Park Inn, Radisson Blu Waterfront, and Radisson Blu Le Vendome, all nice places, all worked well with the F&F.
Safe Travels,
Doc
Safe Travels,
Doc
Sep 30, 2015, 2:02 am
#2209
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Radisson Blu Amsterdam: Nice place, no problem with the F&F rate.
Sep 30, 2015, 6:19 pm
#2210
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 821
if they just need a name and work location, can't you just google a Radisson's employee name and work place and provide when check in?
Sep 30, 2015, 7:38 pm
#2211
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Oct 1, 2015, 2:46 am
#2212
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even if I have to admit that recently I've seen that name verification has become more frequent and more in detail.
Oct 1, 2015, 8:10 am
#2213
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,784
Ha, I wonder if we can "trade" for a CC Friend/employee in the Coupon Connection forum ;-)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/coupon-connection-373/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/coupon-connection-373/
Oct 4, 2015, 3:57 am
#2214
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 2
Just curious if anyone here has been turned away, on the basis that they did not have a qualifying "friend"?
Oct 4, 2015, 7:38 am
#2215
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Oct 4, 2015, 3:08 pm
#2216
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No, because I say or refer to the name on the business card I was given by the front desk person who checked me in for my last stay, or that I picked up from a business card holder on the counter at another Carlson hotel. @:-)
Last edited by Firewind; Oct 5, 2015 at 5:58 pm
Oct 5, 2015, 9:30 am
#2218
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Oct 7, 2015, 6:56 am
#2219
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 121
Radisson Blu Split, Croatia - no questions asked