Jul 27, 2013, 9:20 pm
Last edit by: pgary
Best welcome bonus is 120,000
120,000 points, $75 annual fee, not waived (Premier Rewards Visa Signature Card) offer:
https://www.radissonrewardsvisa.com/...rect=plat32172
85,000 points, $75 annual fee, not waived (Premier Rewards Visa Signature Card) offer:
http://www.clubcarlsonvisa.com/credi...PremierCard.do
10x on Radisson, 5x else, Gold status. Up to 3 free nights for each $10K spend
60,000 points, $50 annual fee, not waived (Rewards Visa Signature Card) offer:
http://www.clubcarlsonvisa.com/credi...gnatureCard.do
6x on Radisson, 3x else, Silver status. Up to 3 free nights for each $10K spend
30,000 points, $0 annual fee (Rewards Visa Card) offer:
https://www.radissonrewardsvisa.com/credit/visaCard.do
6x on Radisson, 3x else. Up to 3 free nights for each $10K spend
85,000 points, $60 annual fee, not waived (Business Rewards Visa Card) offer:
http://www.clubcarlsonvisa.com/credi...usinessCard.do
10x on Radisson, 5x else, Gold status. Up to 3 free nights for each $10K spend
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For discussion of posting time on the annual 40k bonus, see this thread: CC visa annual 40,000 points bonus
US Bank Reconsideration Line: 800-947-1444
Use this phone number to check your application status as well. US Bank does not send you an approval/denial email. Many data points show 8-10 business days for decision is normal. Add another 2-3 weeks after that to receive physical card.
U.S. Bank Fraud Department - 800-260-8469. This is the number to call if your card starts getting declined when you try to make a purchase.
Why is the balance due on my business card always shown as $0?
There are TWO account numbers linked to your business card: The card itself, which shows up in the same website account as any personal cards you may have. This will always show a $0 balance due.
There is a SECOND account - labeled the "Central Bill Account" - with its own account number. You must set up a separate website account with its own username and password to access the Central Bill Account. This is the account that will actually show the balance due and let you schedule a payment. Somewhere in the paperwork you received with the card or the first paper invoice, you should be able to find the Central Bill Account's number.
Setting up separate website account for business card:
These are the instructions that US Bank emailed me:
To enroll in Online Banking for your U.S. Bank Business account, start by going to usbank.com. You do not need a Personal Identification Number (PIN) in order to enroll.
Please follow these instructions to enroll in Online Banking to view or pay your account:
1. Click on the Enroll Now link on the right side of the screen.
2. Select the Business Accounts option.
3. View the Terms and Conditions and then select Enroll Now.
4. Select I do not have a U.S. Bank small business checking or savings account.
5. Select I am an authorized officer of a U.S. Bank Business Credit Card.
6. Complete Step 2 of 2.
Once you have successfully logged in, you will be able to view your business account in its entirety. When you are making a payment you will need to select the Accounts Payable account number.
Until the end of May 2015: "Bonus Award Night - Redeem Gold Points for two or more consecutive Award Nights and the last night is free. Exclusively for cardmembers.
From June 1 2015: free night after $10,000 spend in a year plus payment of annual fee. Note: can only be used in the U.S.
"New Account Bonus is not available to applicants who have had this Card or another Club Carlson credit card product within the last 12 months."
Forex fee is 3%
For complaints about the changes slated for May 2015, try twitter, Facebook, emails to corporate, letter writing, etc.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clubcarlson?fref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClubCarlson
USA contact # +1 (888) 288 8889
120,000 points, $75 annual fee, not waived (Premier Rewards Visa Signature Card) offer:
https://www.radissonrewardsvisa.com/...rect=plat32172
85,000 points, $75 annual fee, not waived (Premier Rewards Visa Signature Card) offer:
http://www.clubcarlsonvisa.com/credi...PremierCard.do
10x on Radisson, 5x else, Gold status. Up to 3 free nights for each $10K spend
60,000 points, $50 annual fee, not waived (Rewards Visa Signature Card) offer:
http://www.clubcarlsonvisa.com/credi...gnatureCard.do
6x on Radisson, 3x else, Silver status. Up to 3 free nights for each $10K spend
30,000 points, $0 annual fee (Rewards Visa Card) offer:
https://www.radissonrewardsvisa.com/credit/visaCard.do
6x on Radisson, 3x else. Up to 3 free nights for each $10K spend
85,000 points, $60 annual fee, not waived (Business Rewards Visa Card) offer:
http://www.clubcarlsonvisa.com/credi...usinessCard.do
10x on Radisson, 5x else, Gold status. Up to 3 free nights for each $10K spend
_______________________________________________
For discussion of posting time on the annual 40k bonus, see this thread: CC visa annual 40,000 points bonus
US Bank Reconsideration Line: 800-947-1444
Use this phone number to check your application status as well. US Bank does not send you an approval/denial email. Many data points show 8-10 business days for decision is normal. Add another 2-3 weeks after that to receive physical card.
U.S. Bank Fraud Department - 800-260-8469. This is the number to call if your card starts getting declined when you try to make a purchase.
Why is the balance due on my business card always shown as $0?
There are TWO account numbers linked to your business card: The card itself, which shows up in the same website account as any personal cards you may have. This will always show a $0 balance due.
There is a SECOND account - labeled the "Central Bill Account" - with its own account number. You must set up a separate website account with its own username and password to access the Central Bill Account. This is the account that will actually show the balance due and let you schedule a payment. Somewhere in the paperwork you received with the card or the first paper invoice, you should be able to find the Central Bill Account's number.
Setting up separate website account for business card:
These are the instructions that US Bank emailed me:
To enroll in Online Banking for your U.S. Bank Business account, start by going to usbank.com. You do not need a Personal Identification Number (PIN) in order to enroll.
Please follow these instructions to enroll in Online Banking to view or pay your account:
1. Click on the Enroll Now link on the right side of the screen.
2. Select the Business Accounts option.
3. View the Terms and Conditions and then select Enroll Now.
4. Select I do not have a U.S. Bank small business checking or savings account.
5. Select I am an authorized officer of a U.S. Bank Business Credit Card.
6. Complete Step 2 of 2.
Once you have successfully logged in, you will be able to view your business account in its entirety. When you are making a payment you will need to select the Accounts Payable account number.
From June 1 2015: free night after $10,000 spend in a year plus payment of annual fee. Note: can only be used in the U.S.
"New Account Bonus is not available to applicants who have had this Card or another Club Carlson credit card product within the last 12 months."
Forex fee is 3%
For complaints about the changes slated for May 2015, try twitter, Facebook, emails to corporate, letter writing, etc.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clubcarlson?fref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClubCarlson
USA contact # +1 (888) 288 8889
US Bank Radisson Rewards VISA (discontinued April 2022; cards to be converted)
Dec 1, 2012, 8:36 pm
#62
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: PHX
Posts: 4,787
People keep saying "two for one," but I am confused. The benefit with the card seems like it should be called "third night free". Are you guys saying "two for one" just using not entirely accurate shorthand or is this some other benefit that comes with gold status you're talking about?
The third night free is, to me, a nice benefit but not really a home run or anything once you read the terms. Its maximum benefit is if you stay exactly three nights. You can't get a second night free on a six day stay. You could, I think, change hotels -- doing 3 and 3 -- and get 2 free nights that way, but if it's six nights in one hotel even on two reservations, it's just one free night. Also, it only applies to one room. That' significant in Europe where families of more than two often need two rooms. Getting two 50k rooms for three nights for 200k would have been nice, but the terms don't allow it. 250k is the best you can do. (Unless, I guess, there are two cardholders in the family and each books a room.)
The third night free is, to me, a nice benefit but not really a home run or anything once you read the terms. Its maximum benefit is if you stay exactly three nights. You can't get a second night free on a six day stay. You could, I think, change hotels -- doing 3 and 3 -- and get 2 free nights that way, but if it's six nights in one hotel even on two reservations, it's just one free night. Also, it only applies to one room. That' significant in Europe where families of more than two often need two rooms. Getting two 50k rooms for three nights for 200k would have been nice, but the terms don't allow it. 250k is the best you can do. (Unless, I guess, there are two cardholders in the family and each books a room.)
Dec 1, 2012, 9:08 pm
#63
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: California
Programs: AA EXP, lowly UA 1K; Hyatt Diamond, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold; National EC, Hertz PC
Posts: 2,214
People keep saying "two for one," but I am confused. The benefit with the card seems like it should be called "third night free". Are you guys saying "two for one" just using not entirely accurate shorthand or is this some other benefit that comes with gold status you're talking about?
The third night free is, to me, a nice benefit but not really a home run or anything once you read the terms. Its maximum benefit is if you stay exactly three nights. You can't get a second night free on a six day stay. You could, I think, change hotels -- doing 3 and 3 -- and get 2 free nights that way, but if it's six nights in one hotel even on two reservations, it's just one free night. Also, it only applies to one room. That' significant in Europe where families of more than two often need two rooms. Getting two 50k rooms for three nights for 200k would have been nice, but the terms don't allow it. 250k is the best you can do. (Unless, I guess, there are two cardholders in the family and each books a room.)
The third night free is, to me, a nice benefit but not really a home run or anything once you read the terms. Its maximum benefit is if you stay exactly three nights. You can't get a second night free on a six day stay. You could, I think, change hotels -- doing 3 and 3 -- and get 2 free nights that way, but if it's six nights in one hotel even on two reservations, it's just one free night. Also, it only applies to one room. That' significant in Europe where families of more than two often need two rooms. Getting two 50k rooms for three nights for 200k would have been nice, but the terms don't allow it. 250k is the best you can do. (Unless, I guess, there are two cardholders in the family and each books a room.)
Dec 1, 2012, 9:14 pm
#64
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Airline nobody. Sad!
Posts: 26,062
It says your last night is free on stays of 2 or more nights. I read that to mean (say at a 50k/night properly) you could make a two night reservation, should be 100K but the last night is free so they only deduct 50k. You make a 4 night reservation, should be 200K, they only deduct 150k.
Dec 1, 2012, 9:27 pm
#65
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: PHX
Posts: 4,787
It says your last night is free on stays of 2 or more nights. I read that to mean (say at a 50k/night properly) you could make a two night reservation, should be 100K but the last night is free so they only deduct 50k. You make a 4 night reservation, should be 200K, they only deduct 150k.
Dec 1, 2012, 9:59 pm
#66
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 240
Or if two people are travelling together and both have the cards, you could stay 2 nights and pay 50K points and your partner could do the same. In total, 4 nights consecutively for 100K points at top Club Carlson hotels.
Dec 1, 2012, 10:08 pm
#67
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 43
miles?
Are the two regular cards separate products? If you got all the bonuses and met the minium spend you could get 480K CC points. On the CC web site you can get 18K miles for 100,000 points= 73,000 miles+ not the best value but still can get miles. Even not meeting the miniumum spend you could easily get miles if you got all the cards. I am going to check the dea for prepaid cards now!
40k points on renewal....those points post within 60 days or less....
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40k points on renewal....those points post within 60 days or less....
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Dec 2, 2012, 12:21 am
#70
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORD
Programs: AA, UA, AS, DL, BA, F9, IHG Plat, HH Gold, CC Gold, SPG Gold, MR Silver
Posts: 1,786
Not true. I was upgraded to an oceanview suite (>$500 in Aruba) after only booking a basic room for $200. Had to ask for it, but was given. Also given upgrades to suites at CIS. The B1G1 with points effectively makes my points go from [270k (have) + 97.5k (bonus earned)]x2 with B1G1 = 735k worth of award stays...Nice deal indeed
Dec 2, 2012, 12:25 am
#71
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Posts: 102,095
It says your last night is free on stays of 2 or more nights. I read that to mean (say at a 50k/night properly) you could make a two night reservation, should be 100K but the last night is free so they only deduct 50k. You make a 4 night reservation, should be 200K, they only deduct 150k.
This benefit is maximized by those who can hotel hop every two days. [It may even be better maximized and work without hotel hopping if traveling with a companion where each party has the US Bank Club Carlson credit card: think of the ability to move points between accounts and having Award Night 1+2 in one reservation under ABC's name with Award Night 3+4 in another reservation under XYZ's name (where ABC is one member of the travel party and XYZ is the other member of the travel party occupying the same room).]
Dec 2, 2012, 1:00 am
#72
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Benicia, California, USA
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This deal sounds interesting, but do the best Club Carlson-affiliated properties compare with the best Starwoods, Hiltons, Hyatts, etc. in any given place? I've searched through some of the FT and Tripadvisor reviews of the Radisson Blu hotels, for example, including those mentioned in the FT thread that identifies the best examples. And while they seem ok, they don't seem comparable with the best properties from other chains. In my own experience, while my wife and I liked our stay in the Radisson Blu in Dubai earlier this year, for instance, I certainly wouldn't call it one of the best hotels in the emirate.
I don't mean to rag on Carlson at all or to denigrate the card or the hotels. It's just a question of whether the Club Carlson points are worth accumulating for folks who might have other credit card bonus points options.
I don't mean to rag on Carlson at all or to denigrate the card or the hotels. It's just a question of whether the Club Carlson points are worth accumulating for folks who might have other credit card bonus points options.
Dec 2, 2012, 3:42 am
#73
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Philadelphia/NY/CA
Programs: US Airways/SPG/Club Carlson (Gold)/United/Marriott Rewards Premier (Silver)/Priority Club Platinum
Posts: 331
Okay so I am about to go for 2-3 CC. I would like to apply for this 1, but US Bank I am not hearing to many good things. Anyone able to get instant approval on the premier personal? Or do they all go for review? I think I read 1 instant approval for a business CC? Since I already have done the Club Carlson promos before seems like a good idea to get this CC. Points, Gold, 2 For 1, 40K every year.
If people apply for this please post how it went for you with approval. I am worried I will get the lower card with lower bonus.
If people apply for this please post how it went for you with approval. I am worried I will get the lower card with lower bonus.
Dec 2, 2012, 4:29 am
#74
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 368
Perhaps more interesting was that they gave me the option to accept or decline the offer after listing the interest rate and limit. I guess it costs an inquiry either way though.
Dec 2, 2012, 4:41 am
#75
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Philadelphia/NY/CA
Programs: US Airways/SPG/Club Carlson (Gold)/United/Marriott Rewards Premier (Silver)/Priority Club Platinum
Posts: 331
As I said earlier, I got instant approval for the premier personal card. With no inquiry in the past 6 months, but plenty before then.
Perhaps more interesting was that they gave me the option to accept or decline the offer after listing the interest rate and limit. I guess it costs an inquiry either way though.
Perhaps more interesting was that they gave me the option to accept or decline the offer after listing the interest rate and limit. I guess it costs an inquiry either way though.
Anyone else? Just trying to see if it's worth dealing with US Bank.