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 ==== Other ways to earn points ====
-'''The best way to quickly earn a bunch of Radisson Reward points is by signing up for one or more Radisson Rewards credit cards'''. There are three different options. The normal signup bonus for the Premier Rewards and Business cards is 85,000 points ($2,500 initial spending requirement). The normal signup bonus for the no-annual-fee card is 30,000 points ($1,000 initial spending requirement.)  These cards are all issued by U.S. Bank, you should be able to periodically cancel them and re-apply. {{Link|Signup Bonus Intro}}.
+'''The best way to quickly earn a bunch of Radisson Reward points is by signing up for one or more Radisson Rewards credit cards'''. There are three different options. The normal signup bonus for the Premier Rewards and Business cards is 85,000 points ($2,500 initial spending requirement). The normal signup bonus for the no-annual-fee card is 30,000 points ($1,000 initial spending requirement.)  These cards are all issued by U.S. Bank, you should be able to periodically cancel them and re-apply. {{Link|Signup Intro}}.
 '''Other earning options'''. You can also earn points from purchases with Vinesse Wine Club and FTD. See [//www.radissonrewards.com/offers/11742480 all earning options].

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 If there are “standard” rooms available, you can always book them with your points.
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 <li>It is hard to take advantage of the Radisson Rewards program in the United States. They don’t have that many hotels and hardly any of the ones they do have are really nice. But if you travel to Northern Europe, where their hotel collection is more useful, it is a much more interesting program.</li>
-<li>Unfortunately, Radission will be splitting into two programs, one focused on the United States and many countries in the Western Hemisphere and another on the rest of the world. Points will need to be transferred between the programs in order to book hotels in the other program. Not many details have been released yet.</li>
+<li>Unfortunately, Radisson will be splitting into two programs, one focused on the United States and many countries in the Western Hemisphere and another on the rest of the world. Points will need to be transferred between the programs in order to book hotels in the other program. Not many details have been released yet.</li>
 <li>If you do have good opportunities to take advantage of Radisson Hotel Group hotels, they offer a nice collection of credit cards. Not only do you get a bunch of points when you sign-up, you can get 40,000 points every year you renew the card. This easily covers the cost of the annual fee and you can take advantage of automatic Gold status (or 15 nights credit towards higher level status) on an ongoing basis.</li>

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	<li>It is hard to take advantage of the Radisson Rewards program in the United States. They don’t have that many hotels and hardly any of the ones they do have are really nice. But if you travel to Northern Europe, where their hotel collection is more useful, it is a much more interesting program.</li>		<li>It is hard to take advantage of the Radisson Rewards program in the United States. They don’t have that many hotels and hardly any of the ones they do have are really nice. But if you travel to Northern Europe, where their hotel collection is more useful, it is a much more interesting program.</li>
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		+	<li>Unfortunately, Radission will be splitting into two programs, one focused on the United States and many countries in the Western Hemisphere and another on the rest of the world. Points will need to be transferred between the programs in order to book hotels in the other program. Not many details have been released yet.</li>

	<li>If you do have good opportunities to take advantage of Radisson Hotel Group hotels, they offer a nice collection of credit cards. Not only do you get a bunch of points when you sign-up, you can get 40,000 points every year you renew the card. This easily covers the cost of the annual fee and you can take advantage of automatic Gold status (or 15 nights credit towards higher level status) on an ongoing basis.</li>		<li>If you do have good opportunities to take advantage of Radisson Hotel Group hotels, they offer a nice collection of credit cards. Not only do you get a bunch of points when you sign-up, you can get 40,000 points every year you renew the card. This easily covers the cost of the annual fee and you can take advantage of automatic Gold status (or 15 nights credit towards higher level status) on an ongoing basis.</li>

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 *[[#Keeping your Points from Expiring|Points Expiration]]
 *[[#Member Benefits|Member Benefits]]
 *[[#The Club Carlson Credit Cards|Credit Cards]]
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-<li>Radisson Reward points are worth about .4 cents each. A night at one of their nicer hotels might require 40-50,000 points. {{Link|Hotel Point Values}}</li>
+<li>Radisson Reward points are worth about .4 cents each. A night at one of their nicer hotels might require 40-50,000 points.</li>
-<li>It is hard to take advantage of the Radisson Rewards program in the United States. They don’t have that many hotels, and hardly any of those are really nice. But, if you travel to Northern Europe, where their hotel collection is more useful, it is a much more interesting program.</li>
+<li>It is hard to take advantage of the Radisson Rewards program in the United States. They don’t have that many hotels and hardly any of the ones they do have are really nice. But if you travel to Northern Europe, where their hotel collection is more useful, it is a much more interesting program.</li>
-<li>If you do have good opportunities to take advantage of Radisson Hotel Group hotels, they offer a nice collection of credit cards. Not only do you get a bunch of points when you sign-up, you can get 40,000 points every year you renew the card. This easily covers the cost of the annual fee, and you can take advantage of automatic Gold status (or 15 nights credit towards higher level status), on an ongoing basis.</li>
+<li>If you do have good opportunities to take advantage of Radisson Hotel Group hotels, they offer a nice collection of credit cards. Not only do you get a bunch of points when you sign-up, you can get 40,000 points every year you renew the card. This easily covers the cost of the annual fee and you can take advantage of automatic Gold status (or 15 nights credit towards higher level status) on an ongoing basis.</li>
-<li>You can also earn a free night certificate for every $10,000 per year you spend on the credit card (up to 3 per year). But their free night certificates can only be redeemed at Radisson-family hotels within the United States. Because of the scarcity of high-end domestic hotels, it is hard to get good value from these certificates.</li>
+<li>You can also earn a free night certificate for every $10,000 per year you spend on the card (up to 3 certificates per card per year). But their free night certificates can only be redeemed at Radisson-family hotels within the United States (not their international hotels). Because of the scarcity of high-end domestic options, it can be hard to redeem them for good value.</li>
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-There are four different Radisson Rewards credit cards: a regular card, a “premier” card, a no-annual fee card, and a business card. These cards are all issued by U.S. Bank, you should be able to periodically cancel them and re-apply to earn the signup bonus.
+There are three different Radisson Rewards credit cards: a “premier” card, a no-annual fee card, and a business card, although the business card may no longer be available for new signups. These cards are all issued by U.S. Bank, you should be able to periodically cancel them and re-apply to earn the signup bonus.
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-Factoring in the value of the points you get when you renew the card, and the other benefits, if you are interested in holding onto one of these cards, you are better off with the premier or business card, rather than the regular version.
+Factoring in the value of the points you get when you renew the card and the other benefits, if you are interested in holding onto one of these cards, you are better off with the Premier or Business card, rather than the regular version.
-'''For every $10,000 you spend on the cards each year, you'll earn a free night certificate'''. (Maximum 3 per card per year). But, these certificates can only be redeemed at hotels in the US, and most of Radisson's nicer hotels are overseas. For someone that has an opportunity to stay at expensive Radisson Hotel Group hotels, this can be worthwhile. But most of our readers won’t have good enough opportunities to take advantage of it. If you trying to earn the certificate, you are best off with the premier or business version of the card, so you’ll earn 50,000 Radisson Reward points (rather than 30,000 or 10,000) on each $10,000 in purchases. {{Link|Radisson Certificate}}.
+'''For every $10,000 you spend on the cards each year, you'll earn a free night certificate'''. (Maximum 3 per card per year). But these certificates can only be redeemed at hotels in the US and most of Radisson's nicer hotels are overseas. For someone that periodically stays at one of the more expensive US based hotels, this can be worthwhile. But most of our readers won’t have good enough opportunities to take advantage of it. If you trying to earn the certificate, you are best off with the Premier or Business version of the card, so you’ll earn 50,000 Radisson Reward points (rather than 10,000) on each $10,000 in purchases. {{Link|Radisson Certificate}}.
-'''The Premier and Business cards earn higher rewards for spending at Radisson hotels than a general-purpose reward card, but not as much as the cards that earns the very best reward rates on travel purchases'''. 10x Radisson Reward points are worth about {{Value|Radisson|10}} cents per dollar.  The 6x points from the regular version of the card is still better than most general-purpose reward cards, but not better than most cards that offer bonus rewards on travel.  {{Link|Travel Spending}}.
+'''The Premier and Business cards earn higher rewards for spending at Radisson hotels than a general-purpose reward card, but not as much as the cards that earns the very best reward rates on travel purchases'''. 10x Radisson Reward points are worth about {{Value|Radisson|10}} cents per dollar. {{Link|Travel Spending}}.
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 === <span id="Benefits">Member Benefits</span> ===
-Award nights count towards earning elite status. Once you’ve hit an elite level, any extra nights will carry-over to the following year. For example, if you stay 22 nights, you’ll earn Silver status (after your 15<sup>th</sup> night), and will start the next year with 7 credits toward requalifying. Like most other programs, you won’t earn credit for nights booked through 3<sup>rd</sup> parties like Expedia. {{Link|elite hotel status}}.
+Award nights count towards earning elite status. Like most other programs, you won’t earn credit for nights booked through 3<sup>rd</sup> parties like Expedia.
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-The Radisson Rewards credit card gives you automatic Gold Status. You won’t get free breakfast, but you will get a welcome gift and a possible room upgrade. If you already have gold status, you’ll get an additional 15-nights elite status credits instead.
+=== Shortcuts to Radisson Status ===
 === The Radisson Rewards Credit Cards ===