Carlson's Summer Bonus: a Free Friday Night After 2 Stays

Carlson's winter and spring promotions were among the hotel industry's most generous.

The company's summer offer is pretty good, too.



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Offer Details



Between July 1 and September 30,

Club Carlson

members who complete two eligible stays can choose one of the following bonuses:

• 10,000 bonus points
• A free Friday-night stay
  
  
  
  The bonuses may be earned up to three times, after six stays.
  
  Registration is required.
  
  
  
  Deal or No Deal
  
  
  
  Club Carlson members normally earn 20 points per $1 spent. Assuming two hypothetical one-night stays at $100 a night, you’d earn 4,000 points to qualify for the bonuses.
  
  In that scenario, the 10,000-point bonus for two nights amounts to 2.5 times the normal earnings. That's decent, although the bonus multiple will diminish for more expensive qualifying paid nights.
  
  The superior return-on-investment is likely to be the free Friday-night stay. The free-night certificates may be used for a Friday night stay at any Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson, or Country Inns & Suites hotel worldwide between October 6, 2017, and January 26, 2018. Assuming the certificate is earned for two single-night stays at cheaper hotels and redeemed for a free night at a higher-end property, there's potential to derive hefty value from this offer.
  
  Either way, this offer is combinable with
  
  Carlson's ongoing mobile-app bonus
  
  : Through December 31, Club Carlson members can earn a one-time 3,000-point bonus for using the Carlson mobile app to book and complete a stay at any Carlson hotel.
  
  Once again, Carlson has given travelers good reason to include Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson RED, Park Plaza, Park Inn, and Country Inns & Suites hotels on their lists of prospects for upcoming stays.