Radisson is starting off the new year right by giving away lots of free nights in the #24HrsOfRadisson Sweepstakes which is being ran through Twitter.
I came across a tweet about the promo a short while back and then saw that the first prize would be two free nights at a Radisson hotel!
Each hour the amount of nights being given away changes so it pays to keep checking the @Radisson Twitter feed. Continue reading Radisson Giving Away Free Nights, Every Hour Until 1/2/15
The NFL has rightfully been taking a lot of heat due to a couple of somewhat recent domestic violence cases. The league has done a very poor job handling some disgusting situations involving some players.
The league initially suspended Ray Rice for 2 games for punching/ knocking out his wife (then his fiance) in Atlantic City back in February. Only after TMZ released a video of the incident did his team the Baltimore Ravens release him and the NFL suspend him indefinitely. Continue reading Radisson Suspends Vikings Sponsorship
Carlson Hotels is running the Radisson for life Sweepstakes, giving you the chance to win hotel stays for life or a prize of a one night hotel stay for the next 6 weeks.
Over the past few years Club Carlson has been known to run interesting promotions and offers (back in May I won 10,000 Gold Points in their #HashtagHotel promo), so this generous promo doesn’t surprise me at all coming from them. Continue reading Radisson: Win Free Hotel Stays For Life
Everyone loves a great bonus and here is one that might be of interest to you if you happen to be looking to book a night at one of these Radisson properties.
I came across this offer from Club Carlson on Twitter last night.
When I saw the mention of “10,000 bonus points? Make it happen when you book #Megapoints with select @Radisson hotels”, I had to click the provided link to check out what the offer was. Continue reading 10,000 #MegaPoints Bonus At Select Radissons
Club Carlson is running the Sun, Sand and Double Points promotion where you can earn double Gold Points at select Radisson hotels in the Caribbean!
This offer is good for stays from now until (must be completed by) September 30, 2014.
Participating Hotels:
Book now:
Book from July 1:
When booking your stay you must use code: CARDBL
Click HERE to find out about all of the hotels and to book your stay.
On our trip to Germany back in September we stayed in two Club Carlson properties in Berlin. We stayed at the art’otel Berlin Mitte and the Radisson Blu Berlin. Being a Club Carlson Gold member, I expected an In-Room Welcome Gift during our stay. I didn’t think that we received a gift at either property and was a bit surprised.
On previous stays at Club Carlson properties, we’ve received gifts like fruit plates (delivered to our room) and gift bags filled with a generous amount of snacks and water.
This made me wonder if the In-Room Welcome Gift was only available for stays in the United States. I am pretty sure that we received a gift during our stays in Russia (Moscow & Saint Petersburg) earlier in the year but I wasn’t positive.
Continue reading 10,000 Gold Points Or Club Carlson Welcome Gift
I’m not so into the Black Friday or Cyber Monday hype but when I heard about a deal that seemed too good to be true I decided to look into it. I should’ve known not to waste my time.
Cyber Monday travel deals were being talked about all over the internet but one deal really stood out to me.
Radisson was offering a Cyber Monday Steal at the Radisson Blu Warwick Philadelphia.
If the deal worked according to plan, some lucky bargain shoppers would get a room at the recently renovated Radisson Blu Warwick for a great deal. Since the hotel was opened in 1926, some people would get to book rooms for $19.26 per person for one stay of up to 2 nights. The room also came with complimentary breakfast and many extras.
Continue reading The Radisson Cyber Monday Steal, A Theft Of People’s Time
On October 22 Radisson started a promotion called 50 Years, 50 Days, 50 Rooms.
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In the promotion, a free night’s stay (at any Radisson Blu or Radisson in North America) is being given away through a featured blog each day. The promotion lasts for 50 days. Continue reading I Won A Free Night At the Radisson!
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On our brief visit to Chicago, my brother and I decided to stay at the Radisson O’Hare.
I rarely stay at airport hotels but decided to do so for a couple of reasons.
With the Radisson promotion my brother and I each earned one free night for booking a night. To make this offer work for both of us, we each booked one night of the stay.
(Check out my Chicago trip planning post HERE)
My first impression of the Radisson O’Hare (from the exterior) was that it looked old, shabby and dated. It actually reminded me of the Alamo just not as cool. However looks are not so important as long as the room is decent. Overall we were happy with our stay due to it suiting our needs for the visit. We didn’t use the common spaces in the hotel but there was a sitting area and small bar.
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| The Alamo (Image from Google search) |
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| The Bean |
I decided to take a quick trip to Chicago with my brother to run in the O’Hare 5K Runway Run. We couldn’t justify a trip to Chicago to just run in the 5K so we made the visit into a mini-trip. We had around 48 hours in Chicago and made great use of our time and were very busy!
We left from New York (JFK) at 7:00pm on Thursday October 18 and were on our way back home from Chicago (ORD) on October 20 at 3:00pm.
Here is how we spent our time:
