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Radisson Rewards

Radisson Rewards is the loyalty scheme for Radisson hotels, which includes these brands: Country Inn, Park Inn, Park Plaza, Radisson, Radisson Blu, Radisson Blu Edwardian, Radisson Collection and Radisson RED.

Our main introduction to Radisson Rewards is here and you can learn more about the program on radissonhotels.com here.

Check out our ‘Hotel Offers’ page here to see what bonus point offers are currently running.

More information on how you can get Radisson Rewards Premium status for free with the Platinum Card by American Express is here.

Radisson Rewards does not have its own UK credit card but you can transfer points earned from American Express Platinum (high fee, high bonus), American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (free for a year, good bonus) and Amex Rewards Credit Card (no fee, small bonus!).

If you need to top up your account, you can buy Radisson Rewards points here.

Is it worth buying hotel points to transfer to Avios for the 25% bonus?

Until 13th July, British Airways is offering a 25% bonus (10% with Starwood) if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty schemes into Avios. Etihad Guest is offering a similar deal until .....

Until 13th July, British Airways is offering a 25% bonus (10% with Starwood) if you transfer hotel points from .....

by Rob Burgess11 comments

Massive Club Carlson devaluation decimates European redemptions

Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza programme, slipped out a list of category changes on its website yesterday.  No announcement has been made to members. The impact is shocking with .....

Club Carlson, the Radisson / Park Inn / Park Plaza programme, slipped out a list of category changes on its .....

by Rob Burgess37 comments

Iberia brings back its 8,000 Avios promotion with The Economist

Head for Points readers had a lot of fun before Christmas when Iberia offered 12,000 Avios points with a subscription to ‘The Economist’. The Economist historically let you cancel your .....

Head for Points readers had a lot of fun before Christmas when Iberia offered 12,000 Avios points with a .....

by Rob Burgess42 comments

Where to buy airline and hotel points

This page contains links to the ‘buy miles’ or ‘buy points’ sections of the major airline and hotel schemes. Click on the link to be taken directly to the ‘buy’ .....

This page contains links to the ‘buy miles’ or ‘buy points’ sections of the major .....

by Rob Burgess

Review: Is Club Carlson (Radisson) the best hotel loyalty scheme? (Part 1)

This is the first of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles. One will list the basic facts of the scheme, the other – on the .....

This is the first of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over .....

by Rob Burgess29 comments

What is the best hotel loyalty scheme? – an introduction

Starting tomorrow and continuing over Easter, I am running updated versions of our overviews of the major hotel loyalty schemes. Each programme will be covered in two posts on consecutive days: The .....

Starting tomorrow and continuing over Easter, I am running updated versions of our overviews of the major .....

by Rob Burgess46 comments

Valuing my points – what I REALLY got over my last year of redemptions

Valuing miles and points is a thankless task. I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it does is show you how complex it can be.  I also tend to throw out valuations of hotel points .....

Valuing miles and points is a thankless task. I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it does .....

by Rob Burgess75 comments

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