{"id":4115,"date":"2015-04-06T12:46:23","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T17:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/?p=4115"},"modified":"2015-04-06T12:46:23","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T17:46:23","slug":"a-great-benefit-of-the-club-carlson-visa-to-disappear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/2015\/04\/a-great-benefit-of-the-club-carlson-visa-to-disappear\/","title":{"rendered":"A Great Benefit of the Club Carlson Visa to Disappear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a Club Carlson Visa credit card then you most likely have received an email of the news. Starting June 1, 2015 you will no longer be able to get a free bonus night on your award stays.<\/p>\n<p>I have used this benefit multiple times for my hotel stays and I have written about my trips to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/2015\/03\/radisson-austin-review-sneak-peak-renovated-rooms\/\" target=\"_blank\">Austin<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/2013\/10\/finally-got-stay-radisson-blu-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/2014\/08\/despite-reviews-liked-raddison-blu-rome\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rome<\/a>. This benefit was by far the best out of all hotel credit cards because you could stay a weekend for the price of one day on points.<\/p>\n<p>To replace this benefit, they have replaced the offer with a free night to use in the US when you spend $10,000 annually. This is in addition to the 40,000 bonus points you receive upon your annual renewal.<\/p>\n<p>To lessen the blow of taking away this benefit, they are targeting\u00a0card holders by offering 30,000 bonus points if they complete a stay and pay with their Club Carlson credit card by 8\/31\/15.<\/p>\n<p>You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clubcarlson.com\/secure\/offers\/9176281?s_cid=em.20150406.clubcarlson.cham.solo.Q2triplePoints.standard.rb1cof1.ctabutton&amp;ep_mid=11081104&amp;ep_rid=1258602210\" target=\"_blank\">register to receive triple Club Carlson points<\/a>\u00a0if you complete a stay by 6\/28\/15.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/frequentmiler.boardingarea.com\/2015\/04\/06\/top-6-ways-to-milk-the-club-carlson-card-before-and-after-june-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Frequent Miler&#8217;s post on how to maximize Club Carlson points<\/a> in light of the change.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a Club Carlson Visa credit card then you most likely have received an email of the news. 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