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
Feb 7, 2012, 4:53 am
#856
Join Date: May 2008
Location: BOS/SIN
Programs: SQ
Posts: 2,704
My gold member weekend 2-for-1 works at almost all of the properties, with the exception of the really expensive ones in Paris.
This code is great and they are still filling rooms that wouldn't have otherwise been sold.
Feb 7, 2012, 11:00 am
#857
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Wet Coast. BC
Programs: AC, BR, CX, TK, UA
Posts: 85
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Feb 7, 2012, 12:54 pm
#858
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: AMS;SOF
Programs: Etihad Guest Silver, M&M FTL, Flying Blue Silver, Duna Club Silver
Posts: 207
Enough already.
1. Friends&Family is an extremely vague term...especially nowadays with all the social networks and thousands of "friends" everyone has there.
2. Carlson are well aware how the fare is used. You think a huge travel related company like them is not aware of a thread on one of the biggest travel related forums on the net? Please.
3. If they want to be more stringent, they will be - for example requesting the employee to fill a form on your behalf, so you can use it. If they made it easy it is beause THEY WANT it to be easy. Perhaps slightly more harder then previous years, but still relatively easy.
99.99% of us dont know Steve Sickel personally, but we're allowed to use him as friend with his blessing. Relax.
1. Friends&Family is an extremely vague term...especially nowadays with all the social networks and thousands of "friends" everyone has there.
2. Carlson are well aware how the fare is used. You think a huge travel related company like them is not aware of a thread on one of the biggest travel related forums on the net? Please.
3. If they want to be more stringent, they will be - for example requesting the employee to fill a form on your behalf, so you can use it. If they made it easy it is beause THEY WANT it to be easy. Perhaps slightly more harder then previous years, but still relatively easy.
99.99% of us dont know Steve Sickel personally, but we're allowed to use him as friend with his blessing. Relax.
Feb 7, 2012, 1:07 pm
#859
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Leeds UK
Programs: BD, AA, BA, CO Marriott Plat>gold, Hyatt Diamond>Plat,Hilton Gold SPG Gold PC Plat
Posts: 1,093
The people at Carlson seem to not be so stingy when it comes to promotions and discounts.
My gold member weekend 2-for-1 works at almost all of the properties, with the exception of the really expensive ones in Paris.
This code is great and they are still filling rooms that wouldn't have otherwise been sold.
My gold member weekend 2-for-1 works at almost all of the properties, with the exception of the really expensive ones in Paris.
This code is great and they are still filling rooms that wouldn't have otherwise been sold.
Feb 7, 2012, 2:19 pm
#860
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: New York, NY
Programs: The Golden status boy
Posts: 854
Enough already.
1. Friends&Family is an extremely vague term...especially nowadays with all the social networks and thousands of "friends" everyone has there.
2. Carlson are well aware how the fare is used. You think a huge travel related company like them is not aware of a thread on one of the biggest travel related forums on the net? Please.
3. If they want to be more stringent, they will be - for example requesting the employee to fill a form on your behalf, so you can use it. If they made it easy it is beause THEY WANT it to be easy. Perhaps slightly more harder then previous years, but still relatively easy.
99.99% of us dont know Steve Sickel personally, but we're allowed to use him as friend with his blessing. Relax.
1. Friends&Family is an extremely vague term...especially nowadays with all the social networks and thousands of "friends" everyone has there.
2. Carlson are well aware how the fare is used. You think a huge travel related company like them is not aware of a thread on one of the biggest travel related forums on the net? Please.
3. If they want to be more stringent, they will be - for example requesting the employee to fill a form on your behalf, so you can use it. If they made it easy it is beause THEY WANT it to be easy. Perhaps slightly more harder then previous years, but still relatively easy.
99.99% of us dont know Steve Sickel personally, but we're allowed to use him as friend with his blessing. Relax.
Feb 7, 2012, 2:28 pm
#861
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: AMS;SOF
Programs: Etihad Guest Silver, M&M FTL, Flying Blue Silver, Duna Club Silver
Posts: 207
Feb 7, 2012, 2:33 pm
#862
Join Date: May 2008
Location: BOS/SIN
Programs: SQ
Posts: 2,704
Carlson DEFINITELY knows about the FF rate, and will allow it to be used similar to the way that IHG has allowed it. However, Carlson's can be a much better value, and has far better availability making it more likely that in the future it will be eliminated or devalued. I will say that Carlson genuinely seems to have a significant interest in making their customers happy during their stays - at least a lot more than the other chains I've dealt with - and have great customer service and aren't shy about giving away lots of stuff during promotions. That makes me feel that they will keep this going until the properties start to complain or they start to lose money, which I think is perfectly reasonable.
Feb 7, 2012, 4:47 pm
#863
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Wet Coast. BC
Programs: AC, BR, CX, TK, UA
Posts: 85
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Feb 7, 2012, 4:59 pm
#864
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Wet Coast. BC
Programs: AC, BR, CX, TK, UA
Posts: 85
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Feb 11, 2012, 7:43 pm
#865
Join Date: Apr 2009
Programs: United Platinum, Marriott Platinum, IHG Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 222
Just stayed this week at the Country Inn in Panama using the FF code. No questions asked, breakfast included. No status with Carlson, paid 70 USD per night, about 50 less than best rate elsewhere. Hope this helps someone, since decent hotels in Panama City can be unusually expensive for Central America.
Feb 14, 2012, 9:23 am
#866
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: dusseldorf, germany
Programs: SPG Gold, A-Club PLATINUM, HHonors Gold, GPP-Gold, BWR-Diamond, PCR PLAT, *Wood P
Posts: 101
here is my update for the radisson stockholm
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...stockholm.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...stockholm.html
Feb 14, 2012, 8:54 pm
#867
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Scenic Great Plains USA
Programs: AGR Starwood Whoever I can get points with :D
Posts: 677
Hm, I wonder if one of these folks would be my friend 
http://www.hospitalitynet.org/organi.../17000724.html
http://www.hospitalitynet.org/organi.../17000724.html
Feb 14, 2012, 11:33 pm
#868
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Chicago
Posts: 887
Just an FYI -- if you try to book a room online and the dates are showing unavailable. I booked Feb 17 at a Texas Radisson for one night. I was waiting for the 2nd night to show up available. It never did. I called the local hotel and they were able to extend the reservation at the same F&F rate even though the online booking engine showed no availability.
Feb 16, 2012, 3:24 am
#870
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: CPH
Programs: M&M, BAEC
Posts: 111
Hm, I wonder if one of these folks would be my friend
http://www.hospitalitynet.org/organi.../17000724.html
http://www.hospitalitynet.org/organi.../17000724.html