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
Mar 9, 2014, 7:30 am
#121
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Between AMS and BRU
Posts: 8,852
CC really is a bit daft....... With nice properties in the EU (and sometimes in Asia) but missing the meaningfull features for those not from NA. And with crappy properties in the US......
Heaven if you reside in the US and stay at hotels in the EU.
Heaven if you reside in the US and stay at hotels in the EU.
Mar 9, 2014, 8:59 am
#122
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,979
I can only justify Radisson in places like Poland where they are reasonable cheap or in high price countries like the Nordics.
Perhaps I have a crappy expense policy but as we need to manage expenses management wouldn't like me spending 50€ more for a night so I can stay in a preferred chain hotel to collect points.
Mar 9, 2014, 9:40 am
#123
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Charleston, SC, USA
Programs: Avis Pref+, Hyatt Explorist, Marriott Life Gold, Honors Silver, IHG Plat via MC.
Posts: 6,786
The changes to the F&B Bonus applies to "Award Stays" not to the regular stay. For regular stays they always gave the F&B Bonus.
Jul 03 2013 Earn Hotel Stay Park Inn By Radisson 10.006
Room Points 4.409
Food and Beverage Points 928
Promotion Points - Online Booking Bonus Points 2.000
Room Points - Gold 50% Bonus 2.205
Food and Beverage Points - Gold 50% Bonus 464
Jul 03 2013 Earn Hotel Stay Park Inn By Radisson 10.006
Room Points 4.409
Food and Beverage Points 928
Promotion Points - Online Booking Bonus Points 2.000
Room Points - Gold 50% Bonus 2.205
Food and Beverage Points - Gold 50% Bonus 464
Also, the word "devaluation" correctly means "to make points/ currency worth less than before. Making it harder to earn points in the future is not a devaluation. Actually, the main devaluation is the addition of the 70K point price--along with the threat of adding more hotels to the 70K price.
Mar 10, 2014, 8:10 am
#124
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Quebec and Ontario, Canada
Programs: AC*E50, SPG/Marriott Plat
Posts: 1,917
Aha! Right there--the Online Booking Bonus is a "Promotion!" Not a permanent benefit!
Also, the word "devaluation" correctly means "to make points/ currency worth less than before. Making it harder to earn points in the future is not a devaluation. Actually, the main devaluation is the addition of the 70K point price--along with the threat of adding more hotels to the 70K price.
Also, the word "devaluation" correctly means "to make points/ currency worth less than before. Making it harder to earn points in the future is not a devaluation. Actually, the main devaluation is the addition of the 70K point price--along with the threat of adding more hotels to the 70K price.
Mar 10, 2014, 10:31 am
#125
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,979
So, does anybody knows if the booking bonus applies to bookings made before 15th March? I have a couple of stays upcoming (10 nights) and have done all the bookings already hoping I will receive the 20.000 points for it.
Mar 10, 2014, 2:58 pm
#126
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 219
Well,just went through the Fb page of Club carlson,where in it was confirmed by the CC representatives that bookings done before 15th march,would get the booking bonus.
Mar 10, 2014, 3:02 pm
#127
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 219
https://www.facebook.com/clubcarlson...57435570935554
This post shows where in CC social customer care answers your question
This post shows where in CC social customer care answers your question
Mar 11, 2014, 4:11 pm
#131
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Programs: OWEmerald; STARGold; BonvoyPlat; IHGPlat/Amb; HiltonGold; A|ClubPat; AirMilesPlat
Posts: 38,186
Mar 14, 2014, 3:06 am
#132
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,979
I did ask the Customer Service via mail and this is their response:
"In order to get Online booking bonus you stay must be completed before
March 15th. If you checkout date is after that date then it will not
qualify for the bonus points."
I think this is ridiculous! An contradicts the statement made on FB. some of the bookings I did have been made long before the changes to the program have been announced - if they argue this way they could also start canceling the point bookings for stays after the 15th March and ask for more points.
"In order to get Online booking bonus you stay must be completed before
March 15th. If you checkout date is after that date then it will not
qualify for the bonus points."
I think this is ridiculous! An contradicts the statement made on FB. some of the bookings I did have been made long before the changes to the program have been announced - if they argue this way they could also start canceling the point bookings for stays after the 15th March and ask for more points.
Mar 14, 2014, 3:47 am
#133
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 219
I did ask the Customer Service via mail and this is their response:
"In order to get Online booking bonus you stay must be completed before
March 15th. If you checkout date is after that date then it will not
qualify for the bonus points."
I think this is ridiculous! An contradicts the statement made on FB. some of the bookings I did have been made long before the changes to the program have been announced - if they argue this way they could also start canceling the point bookings for stays after the 15th March and ask for more points.
"In order to get Online booking bonus you stay must be completed before
March 15th. If you checkout date is after that date then it will not
qualify for the bonus points."
I think this is ridiculous! An contradicts the statement made on FB. some of the bookings I did have been made long before the changes to the program have been announced - if they argue this way they could also start canceling the point bookings for stays after the 15th March and ask for more points.
It will surely make things easier.
Mar 14, 2014, 5:37 am
#135
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,979