Club Carlson offers 2-for-1 and 4-for-2 paid night weekend special rates at hotels in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for members with Gold elite status (35 nights or 20 stays in a calendar year).
EMEA – 2 for 1 generally requires arrival Thursday, Friday or Saturday night.
http://www.clubcarlson.com/2for1
EMEA – 4 for 2 generally requires arrival Wednesday or Thursday night.
http://www.clubcarlson.com/4for2
Basic Rules for these discount rates:
- Must book 2 days in advance.
- Guest must present Club Carlson Gold Tier card at check-in.
- Maximum 2 rooms per ID and Gold member must be one of the guests.
- Rates earn Gold Points.
- Flexible hotel cancellation policies, up to day of arrival with no penalty.
Status Match to Club Carlson Gold Tier
Club Carlson has been offering easy elite status matches for the past year to Silver and Gold elite membership tiers. The Club Carlson program does not match to the top tier Concierge level.
Hotel loyalty elite levels reportedly matched to Club Carlson Gold per this FlyerTalk thread:
- Hilton HHonors Diamond or Gold
- Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond
- Starwood Preferred Guest Platinum
- Priority Club Platinum
- Marriott Rewards Platinum or Gold
- some members report being declined a status match from Accor Platinum and HHonors Gold, while others were matched.
Request a status match goldpointsplus@carlson.com or use the Club Carlson contact page to speak with an agent to learn what is required. Simply state your current hotel loyalty status and how to arrange a status match to Club Carlson Gold elite. Usually an email or fax showing elite status in the other hotel loyalty program is sufficient.
2-for-1 Gold Elite Weekend Rates Examples
Radisson Blu Hotel at Disneyland Paris at 66EUR per night.
Friday March 16 – Sunday March 18 rate is 66EUR per night or US$88.46. This 2-for-1 Gold elite weekend rate saves over US$60 per night over the otherwise lowest rate. Cancellation with no penalty up to 6pm local time March 16.
Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates
4-for-2 rate discount for March 15-19, 2012 brings the rate down to $99 per night (plus 20% tax) from $190.44 per night. This is a $400 savings or $480 after tax for a four-night stay in Dubai.
Radisson Blu Hotel Nice, France
2-for-1 weekend rate Saturday April 21 – Monday April 23 brings the rate down 50EUR per night on the nonrefundable advance purchase offer.
The Club Carlson booking page allows flexible dates search for these discounts when your selected dates are not available.
Radisson Blu Berlin
4-for-2 discount at Radisson Blu Berlin reduces the rate nearly $80 per night for a $320 savings on a 4-night stay.
An alternative to the wake-up call: Here is a round-up of clocks that travel well from home to hotel.
These clocks are small enough to be tucked into a travel bag, strong enough to do their job, and stylish enough to appease the design enthusiast. Staying home? Take a look at our previous post: 10 Easy Pieces: Bedside Alarm Clocks for more ideas.
Above: Kikkerland's Classic Travel Alarm Clock nestles into a faux-leather case in black or red; it's a handsome choice for a good price: $10 at All Modern.
Above: Braun's Mini Travel Alarm Clock was designed in 1971 and reissued in 2011 with the blessing of designer Dietrich Lubs. It's available in black or white and costs $30 at Fitzu.
Above: Muji's Travel Alarm Clock is conveniently integrated into a small travel case; $39.50.
Above: From UK designer Jasper Morrison, the Punkt Alarm Clock is available in red, white, or black aluminum, with a glass face; $145.
Above: One of our favorite clocks in miniature: the Mondaine Swiss Railway Travel Alarm Clock sits in a heavy brushed-silver case and comes in a black leather travel pouch; $185 through Amazon.
We've admired Jeff Jones' tobacco stick chandeliers before; so we took note when we spotted a new version draped with an unexpected pink fabric cord at Anthropologie.
Jones, who is based in Atlanta, creates his pieces using tobacco-drying lathes, reclaimed from barns in the South. A pink fabric cord winds around the frame, showcasing three bare bulbs. The Tobacco Stick Chandelier is $1,298 at Anthropologie.
There hasn't been much in the way of updates from Pakistan the past few days. We can only assume that work is progressing as needed on K2 and Gasherbrum I, where teams are hoping to make the first winter ascent of those giants of the Karakoram. We did receive word from Simone Moro and Denis Urubko yesterday however, and things are progressing nicely for them on Nanga Parbat.
After spending a few days resting in Base Camp, Simone and Denis started up the mountain a few days back amidst high winds and blowing snow. But now, the weather has taken a turn for the better and they have continued to go higher to take advantage of the window that has come their way. Yesterday, the two men climbed to Camp 3 at 6600 meters (21,653 ft), where they spent the night as part of their regular acclimatization process. They also noted that if the weather held today they hoped to climb up to 7100 meters (23,293 ft), or higher, before proceeding back to BC to rest. If they hit that mark, they'll pretty much have completed the acclimatization phase and they may start to look for a weather window that will allow them to go to the summit.
If the men are feeling strong and rested, and the weather affords them the opportunity, they could conceivably start the summit push sometime next week. That seems ambitious, but possible at this point and it will all come down to how strong they feel after completing this rotation. They may decide to do one more acclimatization round first, but as we all know, winter weather windows in the Karakoram are few and far between, so as usual, the weather will likely dictate what happens.
Stay tuned. I'm sure we'll get further updates from K2 and GI next week.
