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
_______________________________________________
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)
Apr 5, 2015, 6:06 pm
#3031
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Posts: 1,139
Has this harmed the value of the card? Abso-freakin-lutely. Is the limitation of the free night to the US lame? That's affirmative, red rider.. Is the Club Carlson card worth less today than it was before? You betcha. Is it worthless? Not even close.
Look at it this way -- if you spend $12k on this card, you could get 3 free nights in Manhattan. You'd get one free night for the $10k spend, one free night with the 50,000 points you'd get from the first $10k of that spend, and one free night from the 40,000 points you get each year as an anniversary bonus plus the 10,000 points from the extra $2k in spend. Are the rooms as nice as they would be through another chain? Of course not. But you're not going to get 3 nights in Manhattan for $12k spend on the SPG, Hyatt, Hilton, or IHG cards. If you get/have the business version of the Club Carlson, the annual fee is only $60. While I'm incredibly bummed at this massive disappointment in cutting the value of the program, I'm still a realist -- and you can't really beat 3 nights in midtown Manhattan for $12k in spend + a $60 AF.
Speaking of which, I commented on the previous page, but has anyone applied for any of the cards this weekend? I've only gotten a technical problems error message. I've tried apping the business version a few times to no avail -- I just get a technical error when submitting the application. I'm hoping to make this card happen in time to use the bonus on a couple more nights ahead of the May 28th cutoff.
Look at it this way -- if you spend $12k on this card, you could get 3 free nights in Manhattan. You'd get one free night for the $10k spend, one free night with the 50,000 points you'd get from the first $10k of that spend, and one free night from the 40,000 points you get each year as an anniversary bonus plus the 10,000 points from the extra $2k in spend. Are the rooms as nice as they would be through another chain? Of course not. But you're not going to get 3 nights in Manhattan for $12k spend on the SPG, Hyatt, Hilton, or IHG cards. If you get/have the business version of the Club Carlson, the annual fee is only $60. While I'm incredibly bummed at this massive disappointment in cutting the value of the program, I'm still a realist -- and you can't really beat 3 nights in midtown Manhattan for $12k in spend + a $60 AF.
Speaking of which, I commented on the previous page, but has anyone applied for any of the cards this weekend? I've only gotten a technical problems error message. I've tried apping the business version a few times to no avail -- I just get a technical error when submitting the application. I'm hoping to make this card happen in time to use the bonus on a couple more nights ahead of the May 28th cutoff.
Apr 5, 2015, 6:17 pm
#3032
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Hilton Plastic, Delta Silver Emeritus
Posts: 1,037
Has this harmed the value of the card? Abso-freakin-lutely. Is the limitation of the free night to the US lame? That's affirmative, red rider.. Is the Club Carlson card worth less today than it was before? You betcha. Is it worthless? Not even close.
Look at it this way -- if you spend $12k on this card, you could get 3 free nights in Manhattan. You'd get one free night for the $10k spend, one free night with the 50,000 points you'd get from the first $10k of that spend, and one free night from the 40,000 points you get each year as an anniversary bonus plus the 10,000 points from the extra $2k in spend. Are the rooms as nice as they would be through another chain? Of course not. But you're not going to get 3 nights in Manhattan for $12k spend on the SPG, Hyatt, Hilton, or IHG cards. If you get/have the business version of the Club Carlson, the annual fee is only $60. While I'm incredibly bummed at this massive disappointment in cutting the value of the program, I'm still a realist -- and you can't really beat 3 nights in midtown Manhattan for $12k in spend + a $60 AF.
Speaking of which, I commented on the previous page, but has anyone applied for any of the cards this weekend? I've only gotten a technical problems error message. I've tried apping the business version a few times to no avail -- I just get a technical error when submitting the application. I'm hoping to make this card happen in time to use the bonus on a couple more nights ahead of the May 28th cutoff.
Look at it this way -- if you spend $12k on this card, you could get 3 free nights in Manhattan. You'd get one free night for the $10k spend, one free night with the 50,000 points you'd get from the first $10k of that spend, and one free night from the 40,000 points you get each year as an anniversary bonus plus the 10,000 points from the extra $2k in spend. Are the rooms as nice as they would be through another chain? Of course not. But you're not going to get 3 nights in Manhattan for $12k spend on the SPG, Hyatt, Hilton, or IHG cards. If you get/have the business version of the Club Carlson, the annual fee is only $60. While I'm incredibly bummed at this massive disappointment in cutting the value of the program, I'm still a realist -- and you can't really beat 3 nights in midtown Manhattan for $12k in spend + a $60 AF.
Speaking of which, I commented on the previous page, but has anyone applied for any of the cards this weekend? I've only gotten a technical problems error message. I've tried apping the business version a few times to no avail -- I just get a technical error when submitting the application. I'm hoping to make this card happen in time to use the bonus on a couple more nights ahead of the May 28th cutoff.
Apr 5, 2015, 9:02 pm
#3034
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,763
Has this harmed the value of the card? Abso-freakin-lutely. Is the limitation of the free night to the US lame? That's affirmative, red rider.. Is the Club Carlson card worth less today than it was before? You betcha. Is it worthless? Not even close.
Look at it this way -- if you spend $12k on this card, you could get 3 free nights in Manhattan. You'd get one free night for the $10k spend, one free night with the 50,000 points you'd get from the first $10k of that spend, and one free night from the 40,000 points you get each year as an anniversary bonus plus the 10,000 points from the extra $2k in spend. Are the rooms as nice as they would be through another chain? Of course not. But you're not going to get 3 nights in Manhattan for $12k spend on the SPG, Hyatt, Hilton, or IHG cards. If you get/have the business version of the Club Carlson, the annual fee is only $60. While I'm incredibly bummed at this massive disappointment in cutting the value of the program, I'm still a realist -- and you can't really beat 3 nights in midtown Manhattan for $12k in spend + a $60 AF.
Speaking of which, I commented on the previous page, but has anyone applied for any of the cards this weekend? I've only gotten a technical problems error message. I've tried apping the business version a few times to no avail -- I just get a technical error when submitting the application. I'm hoping to make this card happen in time to use the bonus on a couple more nights ahead of the May 28th cutoff.
Look at it this way -- if you spend $12k on this card, you could get 3 free nights in Manhattan. You'd get one free night for the $10k spend, one free night with the 50,000 points you'd get from the first $10k of that spend, and one free night from the 40,000 points you get each year as an anniversary bonus plus the 10,000 points from the extra $2k in spend. Are the rooms as nice as they would be through another chain? Of course not. But you're not going to get 3 nights in Manhattan for $12k spend on the SPG, Hyatt, Hilton, or IHG cards. If you get/have the business version of the Club Carlson, the annual fee is only $60. While I'm incredibly bummed at this massive disappointment in cutting the value of the program, I'm still a realist -- and you can't really beat 3 nights in midtown Manhattan for $12k in spend + a $60 AF.
Speaking of which, I commented on the previous page, but has anyone applied for any of the cards this weekend? I've only gotten a technical problems error message. I've tried apping the business version a few times to no avail -- I just get a technical error when submitting the application. I'm hoping to make this card happen in time to use the bonus on a couple more nights ahead of the May 28th cutoff.
Glad that works for you. Our travels hardly involve NYC but we did have an overnight there a few years ago en-route to Europe. We stayed at an IC near the Time Square - initially booked on points at nearby Staybridge but later were able to do a BRG on a King room with breakfast at IC (some $600ish room lol) to replace the pt booking. Our travels are almost exclusively international trips. CC properties are only semi-useful in Europe and very very little presence in Asia except in India. Though in Feb we were able to use them at Cape Town. Too bad that in Mar I canceled CC bookings at Istanbul and stayed at Hilton properties instead. 100K CC pts should have been gone but now still in the account!
Now may be we can find use of such should we ever visit NYC again. Thanks for pointing this out.
I am afraid even if you can get the card in next few days, you may not get the points in time to make the cut off deadline. IIRC the bonus did not post until the 2nd statement after the spend was met and AF billed/paid. The card does not work the same way like Chase or Citi when it comes to post bonus.
Last edited by Happy; Apr 5, 2015 at 9:13 pm
Apr 5, 2015, 10:53 pm
#3035
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 101
So this is the primary reason you get this card, for stay in NYC? interesting.
Glad that works for you. Our travels hardly involve NYC but we did have an overnight there a few years ago en-route to Europe. We stayed at an IC near the Time Square - initially booked on points at nearby Staybridge but later were able to do a BRG on a King room with breakfast at IC (some $600ish room lol) to replace the pt booking. Our travels are almost exclusively international trips. CC properties are only semi-useful in Europe and very very little presence in Asia except in India. Though in Feb we were able to use them at Cape Town. Too bad that in Mar I canceled CC bookings at Istanbul and stayed at Hilton properties instead. 100K CC pts should have been gone but now still in the account!
Now may be we can find use of such should we ever visit NYC again. Thanks for pointing this out.
I am afraid even if you can get the card in next few days, you may not get the points in time to make the cut off deadline. IIRC the bonus did not post until the 2nd statement after the spend was met and AF billed/paid. The card does not work the same way like Chase or Citi when it comes to post bonus.
Glad that works for you. Our travels hardly involve NYC but we did have an overnight there a few years ago en-route to Europe. We stayed at an IC near the Time Square - initially booked on points at nearby Staybridge but later were able to do a BRG on a King room with breakfast at IC (some $600ish room lol) to replace the pt booking. Our travels are almost exclusively international trips. CC properties are only semi-useful in Europe and very very little presence in Asia except in India. Though in Feb we were able to use them at Cape Town. Too bad that in Mar I canceled CC bookings at Istanbul and stayed at Hilton properties instead. 100K CC pts should have been gone but now still in the account!
Now may be we can find use of such should we ever visit NYC again. Thanks for pointing this out.
I am afraid even if you can get the card in next few days, you may not get the points in time to make the cut off deadline. IIRC the bonus did not post until the 2nd statement after the spend was met and AF billed/paid. The card does not work the same way like Chase or Citi when it comes to post bonus.
My primary travel is international as well, but I live just the right distance from NYC as to make it a pain as a day trip but hard to justify the cost of a room to do a night or two. Three days there as a little getaway during low season when it's easy to score lottery tickets to a broadway show or two will be worth having this card for me.
As for the bonus, I got the personal card a few months ago and the bonus posted on the first statement -- the AF was charged immediately. So I'm *hopeful* that the bonus would post on time if I were to get the business card this week -- but it's obviously not a guarantee. Unfortunately, I continue to get the technical error in any browser. Guess I'll try to call tomorrow. At the very least, I'd rather keep the business long term and save myself $15 in AF if I'm only going to keep one.
As for international, CC clearly doesn't have wild coverage -- but I've got a few nights booked in Paris later this year and I'm about to book a couple nights in Cape Town. I certainly won't continue to make this card a heavy spender, but I think it's totally worth putting $12k per year on it still, that's all. Believe me, I'm bummed -- this was the card I was most excited to get when I discovered it due to the bonus nights. But I'm not going to throw it away.
Apr 6, 2015, 10:28 am
#3037
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 101
Abso-freakin-lutely. I had trouble opening a checking account with them without those frozen. A few months later, app'd the personal version of the CC and got approved for my highest limit card with no issues. I would definitely freeze those if you can.....unless you don't apply often and/or don't have any variations out there in phone number, name, etc. Read around online -- everyone will tell you to freeze those for a US Bank app.
Apr 6, 2015, 10:45 am
#3038
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 41
I cancelled my business card yesterday - They give you 30 days from the day you were approved. I was on the 30th day, but they will be refunding me the annual fee:
Good morning and thank you for contacting U.S. Bancorp Service Center, Inc. via our Website.
We have valued your relationship and regret to learn of your decision to close your account. We have closed your account per your request. All fees and/or Interest Charges have been credited. These credits will bring your account to zero.
Good morning and thank you for contacting U.S. Bancorp Service Center, Inc. via our Website.
We have valued your relationship and regret to learn of your decision to close your account. We have closed your account per your request. All fees and/or Interest Charges have been credited. These credits will bring your account to zero.
Apr 6, 2015, 11:56 am
#3039
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,763
As for international, CC clearly doesn't have wild coverage -- but I've got a few nights booked in Paris later this year and I'm about to book a couple nights in Cape Town. I certainly won't continue to make this card a heavy spender, but I think it's totally worth putting $12k per year on it still, that's all. Believe me, I'm bummed -- this was the card I was most excited to get when I discovered it due to the bonus nights. But I'm not going to throw it away.
Cape Town's property is in a very good location. No elite recognition whatsoever but that is the norm of CC properties. Room is on the small side but with clean line decor it is bright and pleasant. We were given a room on the 1st floor with 2 sides of window - one side facing the parking outside but the other side facing the small marina adjacent to the hotel. So that was nicer than having rooms straightly facing the parking / street.
Apr 6, 2015, 2:49 pm
#3040
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 166
I cancelled my business card yesterday - They give you 30 days from the day you were approved. I was on the 30th day, but they will be refunding me the annual fee:
Good morning and thank you for contacting U.S. Bancorp Service Center, Inc. via our Website.
We have valued your relationship and regret to learn of your decision to close your account. We have closed your account per your request. All fees and/or Interest Charges have been credited. These credits will bring your account to zero.
Good morning and thank you for contacting U.S. Bancorp Service Center, Inc. via our Website.
We have valued your relationship and regret to learn of your decision to close your account. We have closed your account per your request. All fees and/or Interest Charges have been credited. These credits will bring your account to zero.
Apr 7, 2015, 12:40 pm
#3041
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: ATL
Posts: 52
Abso-freakin-lutely. I had trouble opening a checking account with them without those frozen. A few months later, app'd the personal version of the CC and got approved for my highest limit card with no issues. I would definitely freeze those if you can.....unless you don't apply often and/or don't have any variations out there in phone number, name, etc. Read around online -- everyone will tell you to freeze those for a US Bank app.
Apr 7, 2015, 4:16 pm
#3043
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,763
When was your AF billed? Did you get the renewal bonus pts already or still waiting for them?
Apr 7, 2015, 6:58 pm
#3044
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 4,431
I called twice to get either AF refunded or a points bonus for compensation, and both times hit a brick wall. But some people seem to be having good success in getting either AF, points, or both. I've had this card for only 6 months or so and stopped using it the moment I hit spend requirement. I'm sure many people did the same. Anybody in the same boat as me able to get some sort of compensation?
Apr 7, 2015, 9:03 pm
#3045
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 102
I was able to find availability in nice European properties as far out as October 2016. Not all of them were available that far out, but at least some were, like The Mayfair in London.
