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US Bank Club Carlson Visa Signature and Business Cardholders Receiving Free Night E-Certificate (Different from Anniversary Night Certificates)

Good Saturday morning everyone (I am writing this post at 12:02am).  Earlier Friday night, I saw a few tweets from @Tym2Trvl about a letter he received from US Bank regarding a free night certificate from Club Carlson.  Luckily, I got the same letter today and have uploaded the letters for my US Bank Club Carlson Visa Signature Credit Card ($75 annual fee version) and my US Bank Club Carlson Business Credit Card.

Coincidentally while calling US Bank to activate my US Bank Cash Plus Credit Card (only took 1 month between applying and receiving the credit card, that’s a story for another blog post), I asked the rep about the letter.  He did not have much info to share, but he did say the letter was probably sent directly from Club Carlson and was not related to the free night certificate after spending $10,000 on the card.  I can confirm that I have not spent $10,000 on my personal or business Club Carlson credit cards in the current year.

The letter says that I will receive an E-Certificate valid for 1 night at any Carlson Rezidor (Club Carlson) hotel worldwide.  The E-Certificate would arrive via email directly from Club Carlson.  At the bottom of the letter, the disclosure says the E-Certificate will post to my Club Carlson account within 6-8 weeks and will be good for 12 months from issuance.

GT Club Carlson eCert Letter

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US Bank Club Carlson Targeted Spending Offer and 7,500 Bonus Points Letter

Good evening everyone, this is just a short post before I go to bed.  I currently have a love-hate relationship with Club Carlson.  At first I loved them, but now it seems like Club Carlson hates me.  Let me explain…

As you all know, the Last Night Free perk ended June 1 and everyone redeemed as many Club Carlson points as humanly possible (I even borrowed leftover points from friends so I could scrap together enough Club Carlson points to squeeze out one last reservation).  With low Club Carlson point balances and no more spending on their personal and business Club Carlson credit cards, I was expecting a few targeted spending offers from US Bank / Club Carlson.  Well, today is the day I got my first targeted spending offer and it is… TERRIBLE!  Let me explain…

  • I can earn 1 bonus Club Carlson point for every dollar I spend (Club Carlson points are worth around 0.2 CPP, so it is definitely not worth the effort)
  • I am limited to a grand total of 2,000 bonus Club Carlson points (what can I even get for 2,000 Club Carlson points, a 99 cent iTunes song?)
  • I only start earning bonus points after I spend $300 on the credit card (so to earn the full 2,000 bonus Club Carlson points, I have to spend $2,300; that’s never going to happen)

Any takers?  I didn’t think so…

US Bank Club Carlson Credit Card 1 Bonus Points Per Dollar Email

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Instantly Combine or Transfer Club Carlson Points with a Simple Call

Good morning everyone, call me a procrastinator, but I just started booking my Club Carlson hotels last night.  I have 2 Club Carlson accounts (one linked to my US Bank Club Carlson Personal Credit Card and the other linked to my US Bank Club Carlson Business Credit Card).  After draining most of the points from one account, I decided to transfer all the points from one account to the other.  To get started, call the Club Carlson Member Services department at 1-888-288-8889 and press 5 for Member Services.  The office closes at 6PM Central Time, so don’t call too late.

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US Bank Club Carlson is Sending out Targeted Spend Offers

Good evening everyone, thank you to everyone who has shared their thoughts on my earlier post: Ever Stayed at Club Carlson Hotels in LHR, CDG, NCE, ZRH, DUB, CPH, OSL, or BGO?  I just received an email from Club Carlson regarding a targeted offer on my US Bank Club Carlson Personal Credit Card.  If you have any US Bank Club Carlson credit cards, look for an email from 1800USBanks@email.usbank.com with the subject line Earn Bonus Points on Purchases.

Club Carlson Targeted Spend Offer 1x Bonus

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Ever Stayed at Club Carlson Hotels in LHR, CDG, NCE, ZRH, DUB, CPH, OSL, or BGO?

(Hat Tip to Dominik @ Travelling The World for the inspiration)

Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a great Memorial Day Weekend.  With the end of May quickly approaching, I am running out of time to use my Club Carlson points for hotel stays under the current Last Night Free redemption rate.  Therefore, I need your collective help, to help me figure out where to burn my Club Carlson points.  I currently have 275,000 Club Carlson points between my personal and business Club Carlson accounts.  For this post, I used Seth’s Hotel Hustle tool for research.

Hotel Hustle Map

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