HotelChatter - Tag: Carlson Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T12:58:43Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Carlson%20Hotels What Is Radisson's Business Class? (Hint: It Involves Coffee) http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/14/10155/5742 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/RadissonBusinessClass.jpg" class="top"><p> <b>UPDATE:</b> <i>In our caffeinated excitement, we missed some of the finer points about those in-room coffee-makers. The Nespresso machines are only in Radisson hotels in Europe, The Middle East and Africa. But coffee makers </i>are<i> standard in Radissons in North America.</i><p> Are you a member of Radisson's <b>goldpoints plus</b> loyalty program? Well, good for you--but now there's something even better. It's called <b>Business Class</b>, and it gives guests access to specialized amenities and services that promise to make the life of a road warrior much less cranky-making. Yup, it's pretty much a rip-off of the business class you find on airplanes. <p> According to the marketing babble, the new program--which was introduced on September 1--was developed around MsRebecca 2010-09-14T10:34:08-05:00 Earn Major Bonus Gold Points All Summer at Carlson Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/26/144734/835 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/carlsongoldpoints2.jpg" class="top"> <p>Yes, yes, we know: here comes another loyalty program bonus offer that promises to lure you out of the safe confines of your apartment or house and into a hotel bed. Well, many hotel beds &#151; for multiple nights, all summer long &#151; yada yada. <p>Here's another: members of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/carlson hotels">Carlson Hotels'</a> <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/11/14536/433/hotels/HotelChatter_s_Guide_to_Loyalty_Programs_Radisson_Goldpoints_Plus">goldpoints plus</a></b> (and yes, it is with great hesitance that we comply with the non-capitalization thing here) loyalty program to earn bonus points by staying at any of Carlson's hotel brands &#151; that's Regent, Radisson, Park Plaza, Country Inn and Park Inn &#151; for three or more nights between June 1 and August 31. And no, the nights don't have to be consecutive. Jenna 2009-05-26T14:48:41-05:00 Loyalty Program News :: Carlson 'Does the Math' for Us http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/2/92655/70786

For a while now, we've been keeping tabs on Carlson Hotels, the rapidly-growing parent company of Regent, Radisson, Park Plaza, Country Inn and Park Inn. They've been hard at work revamping and expanding goldpoints plus, their guest loyalty program, so we checked in with them this morning to see what's new.

On top of the eco-conscious recently-launched program allowing goldpoints plus members to donate their points to CarbonNeutral, your goldpoints can also score you dinners at TGI Fridays, subscriptions to The Economist and, if straight up cash-money is your thing, prepaid Visa or Mastercards to support your shoe shopping habits.

Oh, right--you can earn free nights and frequent flier miles, too. ]]> Jenna 2008-06-02T10:04:20-05:00 Stayin' Green :: Get Points Back By Going Carbon Neutral For Carlson Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/23/115740/132 <![CDATA[<p><i>April 22nd is Earth Day so all this week we will be bringing you the latest news on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/green%20hotels"><b>Green Hotels</b></a>. Got some eco-friendly news you wanna share? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know.</a></i><p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/carbon.jpg" class="imgborder">If you're a regular at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/carlson%20hotels"><b>Carlson Hotels</b></a> which has the Regent Hotels, Radissons, Park Plazas, Park Inn and Country Inn and Suites under its name, then you might want to consider going Carbon Neutral on your next trip. <p>The hotel chain just announced that it will match the contribution of every goldpoints plus member (that's their <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/11/14536/433/hotels/HotelChatter_s_Guide_to_Loyalty_Programs_Radisson_Goldpoints_Plus">loyalty program</a>) donating points to Carbon Neutral, starting April 30th.<blockquote><p> Carbon Neutral is a UK-based carbon offsetting company that aims to offset CO2 emissions associated with travel. Last juliana 2008-04-23T16:12:38-05:00 HotelChatter's Guide to Loyalty Programs:: Radisson Goldpoints Plus http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/11/14536/433 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/radissongoldpoints.png" class="imgborder"><i>Until recently we thought hotel loyalty programs were for Account Executives rolling their business travel points into a family vacation at a bland resort every year or two. However, funny thing happened when we started investigating these programs -- we found some of them are downright useful if you know how to cut through the red tape. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/loyalty%20program%20guide">This series</a> is meant as a jumping off point to full fledged discussions on each loyalty program we feature. <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/11/14536/433/hotels/HotelChatter_s_Guide_to_Loyalty_Programs_Radisson_Goldpoints_Plus#postform">So comment, contribute, question, and cajole here.</a></b></i><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/radisson%20hotels"><b>Radisson Hotels</b></a> is in the midst of completely overhauling their rewards program but the good news is that the new Goldpoints Plus will debut on October 28th so if you aren't a juliana 2007-10-11T15:22:42-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/