Feb 19, 2014, 11:47 am
Last edit by: SanDiego1K
Please see post #20 for the official announcement from our CC rep.
CC rep confirms that changes occur March 15.
List of all 2014 Category Changes
Properties going from 6 to 7 (50k to 70k points):
Radisson Royal Hotel, Dubai
Radisson Blu Le Dokhan’s Hotel, Paris Trocadero
Radisson Blu 1835 Hotel & Thalasso, Cannes
Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel, Paris Eiffel
Radisson Blu Hotel Champs Elysees, Paris
The May Fair (London)
Plaza on the River, London
art’otel, Amsterdam
Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow
CC rep confirms that changes occur March 15.
List of all 2014 Category Changes
Properties going from 6 to 7 (50k to 70k points):
Radisson Royal Hotel, Dubai
Radisson Blu Le Dokhan’s Hotel, Paris Trocadero
Radisson Blu 1835 Hotel & Thalasso, Cannes
Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel, Paris Eiffel
Radisson Blu Hotel Champs Elysees, Paris
The May Fair (London)
Plaza on the River, London
art’otel, Amsterdam
Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow
Club Carlson Program Changes eff. Mar 15, 2014
Feb 24, 2014, 10:36 pm
#91
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,166
I just looked at some Paris hotels and the Trocadero and Champs Elysees are showing 75k points for July this summer. Nothing is suppose to increase in price till March 15th. What's the deal? These are supposed to both be 50k points each, not 75k yet.
Feb 25, 2014, 12:22 am
#92
Join Date: Mar 2000
Programs: Hy-Vee Fuel Saver
Posts: 404
When those hotels move to 70k for a standard award, I think the premium award will be 105k.
Feb 25, 2014, 10:17 am
#93
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,166
Ahh, so they simply don't have any more standard rooms available. That's too bad, we really wanted the Trocadero. How is the Le Metropolitan?
Feb 27, 2014, 9:02 am
#94
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,962
Many of the hotels that are moving up in category suddenly have ZERO standard availability at old prices, seems to me that they just blocked them all till the new rates go in effect!
Big thumbs down for CC! I have been using CC as my main program for 3 years, now I will use my points
Big thumbs down for CC! I have been using CC as my main program for 3 years, now I will use my points
Feb 27, 2014, 10:40 am
#95
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,166
Many of the hotels that are moving up in category suddenly have ZERO standard availability at old prices, seems to me that they just blocked them all till the new rates go in effect!
Big thumbs down for CC! I have been using CC as my main program for 3 years, now I will use my points
Big thumbs down for CC! I have been using CC as my main program for 3 years, now I will use my points
Feb 27, 2014, 10:59 am
#96
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 219
Any particular dates u looking for ??
Metropolitan-1,2,3,4,10,11,12,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26, 27,28,29,30
Le dokhan's-1,6,17,18,23,24,25,26,30,31
Champs Elysees-8,21,23,24,27,28,31
These dates are still available for booking at 50k points a night.
Remember none of these 3 are any of those huge properties with 200+ rooms or so.Sort of small boutique hotels run by a reputed chain of hotels,out of which not all rooms are available for redemption.
Feb 27, 2014, 8:32 pm
#97
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,166
More then anything related to hotels taking away redemptions because of devaulations,i see it more as a reason for overbookings at the peak season of Paris
Any particular dates u looking for ??
Metropolitan-1,2,3,4,10,11,12,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26, 27,28,29,30
Le dokhan's-1,6,17,18,23,24,25,26,30,31
Champs Elysees-8,21,23,24,27,28,31
These dates are still available for booking at 50k points a night.
Remember none of these 3 are any of those huge properties with 200+ rooms or so.Sort of small boutique hotels run by a reputed chain of hotels,out of which not all rooms are available for redemption.
Any particular dates u looking for ??
Metropolitan-1,2,3,4,10,11,12,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26, 27,28,29,30
Le dokhan's-1,6,17,18,23,24,25,26,30,31
Champs Elysees-8,21,23,24,27,28,31
These dates are still available for booking at 50k points a night.
Remember none of these 3 are any of those huge properties with 200+ rooms or so.Sort of small boutique hotels run by a reputed chain of hotels,out of which not all rooms are available for redemption.
Feb 28, 2014, 3:45 pm
#98
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,979
Club Carlson Program Changes eff. Mar 15, 2014
Can't believe it...
Had a stay 18th to 20th and expected to get the extra 5 qualifying nights but guess what? The stay does not qualify since I checked in a day early.
Should have changed hotel 18th to 19th, then check in 19th to 20th. That would have qualified...
But the customer service agent said 'not a problem, you just need to stay one night until 19th.March to get the extra nights'
Bad luck for me, I'm traveling the next 3 weeks to places with out Carlson properties...
Had a stay 18th to 20th and expected to get the extra 5 qualifying nights but guess what? The stay does not qualify since I checked in a day early.
Should have changed hotel 18th to 19th, then check in 19th to 20th. That would have qualified...
But the customer service agent said 'not a problem, you just need to stay one night until 19th.March to get the extra nights'
Bad luck for me, I'm traveling the next 3 weeks to places with out Carlson properties...
Last edited by fassy; Feb 28, 2014 at 4:53 pm
Feb 28, 2014, 6:24 pm
#99
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: SAT
Programs: AA EXP BA Gold, TK Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AS 100K, QR PLT, SAS Gold, IHG Spire, AMR
Posts: 5,898
I am fairly new to the CC program.
But as a US resident with the CC CC and Gold status, I am pretty pleased with CC, even after the changes.
CC could have risen above the other programs and actually enhanced it, but Carlson's management team is clearly afraid and don't want to be leaders, so they seek "allignment". Very few managers get fired for alligning to the industry average, no matter how low.
I just booked the Mayfair for 25,000 per night for two nights and I think that is a deal, even at 35,000 points. That is 11,666 Amex Reward points or $116.
But as a US resident with the CC CC and Gold status, I am pretty pleased with CC, even after the changes.
CC could have risen above the other programs and actually enhanced it, but Carlson's management team is clearly afraid and don't want to be leaders, so they seek "allignment". Very few managers get fired for alligning to the industry average, no matter how low.
I just booked the Mayfair for 25,000 per night for two nights and I think that is a deal, even at 35,000 points. That is 11,666 Amex Reward points or $116.
Mar 1, 2014, 4:28 am
#100
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,979
Club Carlson Program Changes eff. Mar 15, 2014
For US citizens with the CC Club Carlson is a very good program. You can earn points at reasonable rates/night and redeem them using the CC at amazing point/night ratio in great hotels in Europe, bigger cities or resorts.
I hope Club Carlson will do something similar for European customers.
I hope Club Carlson will do something similar for European customers.
Mar 2, 2014, 3:25 am
#102
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 219
One can always try his luck.
Do award redemption online and call the hotel since or maybe leave manager a decent enough message in his email asking for a king bed room,stating the obvious reason for you travelling with your wife.
Any status with CC would also help
Mar 2, 2014, 3:29 am
#103
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 219
I am fairly new to the CC program.
But as a US resident with the CC CC and Gold status, I am pretty pleased with CC, even after the changes.
CC could have risen above the other programs and actually enhanced it, but Carlson's management team is clearly afraid and don't want to be leaders, so they seek "allignment". Very few managers get fired for alligning to the industry average, no matter how low.
I just booked the Mayfair for 25,000 per night for two nights and I think that is a deal, even at 35,000 points. That is 11,666 Amex Reward points or $116.
But as a US resident with the CC CC and Gold status, I am pretty pleased with CC, even after the changes.
CC could have risen above the other programs and actually enhanced it, but Carlson's management team is clearly afraid and don't want to be leaders, so they seek "allignment". Very few managers get fired for alligning to the industry average, no matter how low.
I just booked the Mayfair for 25,000 per night for two nights and I think that is a deal, even at 35,000 points. That is 11,666 Amex Reward points or $116.
Only thing i would expect/want is a CC card in Asia/India and they programme would get even better for me.Here US residents seriously hold an upper hand.
Mar 3, 2014, 8:27 am
#104
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: AA EP; WN CP;UA SILVER; MARRIOTT TITANIUM; HH DIAMOND; IHG PLAT; RADISSON PLAT; HYATT GLOBAL
Posts: 1,938
I was and I still am,fairly pretty happy with Club Carlson and how majority of their hotels/staff have conducted themselves with all my stays.
Only thing i would expect/want is a CC card in Asia/India and they programme would get even better for me.Here US residents seriously hold an upper hand.
Only thing i would expect/want is a CC card in Asia/India and they programme would get even better for me.Here US residents seriously hold an upper hand.
Mar 3, 2014, 9:24 am
#105
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 349
Agreed! Here in the US I have found two properties that I love though: the Radisson Martinique in Manhattan and the Country Inn & Suites in New Orleans. For those two properties alone, I think putting spend on the card is worth it for free nights at those properties.