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

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(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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PSA: Don’t Buy US Bank Visa Gift Cards from Ralphs / Kroger

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Good morning everyone, a few days ago, I was at a local Ralphs (Kroger) grocery store in Huntington Beach, CA and bought a $500 Visa Gift Card (issued by US Bank).  I have bought many Visa gift cards before (including the specific gift card design below) and have not had any problems.  Well, my streak has finally come to an end and it was a big pain in the butt to fix.

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Random News: Citi Prestige & Premier, US Bank, British Airways, IHG, and Southwest Airlines

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Good morning everyone, it’s been a while since I did a random news post, so I have accumulated quite a bit of random news.  So much news, that I will have to do a random news afternoon special.  Check back at noon for that.  In the meantime, here is the morning edition of the random news.  My first Citi Prestige statement closed and I received the full $250 airline travel credit.

Citi Prestige $250 Airline Credit Used

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Remember to Enroll your Non-AMEX Issued AMEX Cards in AMEX Sync Offers

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(Hat Tip to Steven for the email)

Good morning everyone, sorry for being MIA (missing in action) the last few days, my cousin / roommate got married yesterday, so this week has been very busy helping out and picking up relatives from the airport.  I am severely “backblogged” at the moment, but here is a quick reminder in regards to AMEX Offers.  As you probably know, American Express has been quite generous lately with their AMEX Offers (see Smart & Final and SamsClub.com).

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Hotel Credit Card Free Night Certificate Comparison Table

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Good morning everyone!  With the impending demise of the “old” US Bank Club Carlson Credit Card, I thought it would be a good idea to compare the “new” Club Carlson free night certificate with other free night certificates from other co-brand hotel credit cards.  Here is the table comparing Intercontinental, Hyatt, Marriott, Club Carlson, Hilton, Fairmont, and Starwood:

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