(EXPIRED) Radisson Rewards Dream Deals Promo: Up To 30% Off & 5,000 Bonus Points

Radisson Rewards has launched a promotion called Dream Deals which is offering up to 30% on stays, along with 5,000 bonus points per stay. It doesn’t look like the promotion is necessarily working in the way advertised though, so keep an eye on the terms before making any reservations.

The Deal

• US & Canada properties: Save up to 30% and earn 5,000 bonus points on stays between June 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018.
• Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America: Save up to 30% and earn 5,000 bonus points on stays between June 12, 2018 and September 2, 2018.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

US & Canada Properties

• The offer consists of a % discount on the guest room Retail Rate applicable at the time of booking at each individual Participating Hotel during the booking and stay periods referenced below (the “Offer”). “Retail Rate” means the non-qualified retail rate loaded by participating hotels generally publicly available for online booking by individual guests. Retail Rates do not include promotional rates, non-public rates, rates that require membership, special access or unique codes that are offered by the Participating Hotel.
• The Offer consists of the following % discounts for bookings made and stays completed during the booking and stay periods referenced below:
• Non-Radisson Rewards members receive an up to 20% discount, depending on the hotel.
• Radisson Rewards members receive an up to 30% discount. To receive the Offer as a Radisson Rewards member, you must be logged into your Radisson Rewards account during the booking process.
• Radisson Rewards members are eligible to earn 5,000 bonus points (“bonus points”) per stay completed during the Offer related stay in addition to the standard twenty (20) points per U.S. dollar spent on Radisson Rewards eligible stays.
• Consecutive nights are considered as one stay and therefore bonus points can be earned only once for consecutive nights. Bonus points will be credited to your account within 6 weeks after completing your stay.
• Only valid at Participating Hotels of Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson RED, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson, and Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Hotels in the United States and Canada.
• Only valid for new bookings made between May 30th and June 30th, 2018 (e.g., not for existing reservations) and for stays completed between June 1st and June 30th, 2018 (inclusive) (“Promotion Period”).
• Only valid for individual bookings
• Only valid if done with a non-refundable credit card prepayment for the entire stay, made at the time of booking, whereby the name on the booking is to be identical to the credit card holder’s name, and is to be identical to the individual that checks in for the stay
• Strictly subject to availability, specific hotel sales, booking and service conditions (e.g. minimum number of nights) at the time of booking
• Calculated as discount on the guest room Retail rate, excluding incidental charges (such as e.g. resort fees, room service and room entertainment). Additional taxes and surcharges may apply. Total estimated rate is only available in the hotel’s local currency.
• Not valid on existing reservations and may not be used in combination with any other package, promotion, group or convention rate, or any other discounted rate.
• Rates for each night may vary and extra person charges may apply if exceeding double occupancy.
• No frequent flyer miles will be awarded on the Offer.
• No changes, cancellations or adjustments to the reservation are permitted. The amount charged for the booking is non-refundable.
• The Offer, the Participating Hotels and/or the applicable terms and conditions may be changed or discontinued at any time without notice. Offer is subject to applicable law and the offer and any of its terms shall be void or not applicable where prohibited by applicable law.
• The Dream Deals Offer expires on June 30th 2018 at 23:59 local (hotel) time.
• The countdown timer is set to Central European Time (CET).

Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America Properties

• The offer consists of a % discount on the guest room Retail Rate applicable at the time of booking at each individual Participating Hotel during the booking and stay periods referenced below (the “Offer”). “Retail Rate” means the non-qualified retail rate loaded by participating hotels generally publicly available for online booking by individual guests. Retail Rates do not include promotional rates, non-public rates, rates that require membership, special access or unique codes that are offered by the Participating Hotel.
• The Offer consists of the following % discounts for bookings made and stays completed during the booking and stay periods referenced below:
• Non-Radisson Rewards members receive an up to 20% discount, depending on the hotel.
• Radisson Rewards members receive an up to 30% discount. To receive the Offer as a Radisson Rewards member, you must be logged into your Radisson Rewards account during the booking process.
• Radisson Rewards members are eligible to earn 5,000 bonus points (“bonus points”) per stay completed during the Offer related stay in addition to the standard twenty (20) points per U.S. dollar spent on Radisson Rewards eligible stays.
• Consecutive nights are considered as one stay and therefore bonus points can be earned only once for consecutive nights.
• Bonus points will be credited to your account within 6 weeks after completing your stay.
• Only valid at Participating Hotels of Radisson Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson, and Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Hotels in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.
• Only valid for new bookings made between May 30th and July 1st, 2018 (e.g., not for existing reservations) and for stays completed between June 12th and September 2nd, 2018 (inclusive) (“Promotion Period”).
• For hotels in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the stay period is from June 12th to September 2nd, 2018.
• For all other hotels, the stay period is from June 25th to September 2nd, 2018.
• Only valid for individual bookings.
• Only valid if done with a non-refundable credit card prepayment for the entire stay, made at the time of booking, whereby the name on the booking is to be identical to the credit card holder’s name, and is to be identical to the individual that checks in for the stay.
• Strictly subject to availability, specific hotel sales, booking and service conditions (e.g. minimum number of nights) at the time of booking.
• Calculated as discount on the guest room Retail rate, excluding incidental charges (such as e.g. resort fees, room service and room entertainment). Additional taxes and surcharges may apply. Total estimated rate is only available in the hotel’s local currency.
• Not valid on existing reservations and may not be used in combination with any other package, promotion, group or convention rate, or any other discounted rate.Rates for each night may vary and extra person charges may apply if exceeding double occupancy.
• No frequent flyer miles will be awarded on the Offer.
• No changes, cancellations or adjustments to the reservation are permitted. The amount charged for the booking is non-refundable.
• The Offer, the Participating Hotels and/or the applicable terms and conditions may be changed or discontinued at any time without notice. Offer is subject to applicable law and the offer and any of its terms shall be void or not applicable where prohibited by applicable law.
• The Dream Deals Offer expires on 1 July 2018 at 23:59 local (hotel) time.
• The countdown timer is set to Central European Time (CET).

Quick Thoughts

A 30% discount and 5,000 bonus points per stay has the potential to be a generous offer, but all is not as it seems. For starters, the promotion period for properties in the US and Canada is different from those in the rest of the world. Even when it comes to the rest of the world, properties in Denmark, Norway and Sweden have a different promotion period to other countries.

Even more importantly though, the discount might not be as high as 30%, while you might not receive as many as 5,000 bonus points.

When doing a search for properties in Green Bay WI, the properties I looked at only displayed a 15% discount. That’s somewhat understandable as the terms of the Dream Deals promotion state that you’ll get up to a 30% discount rather than a guaranteed 30% off.

Clicking on Rate Details displays the terms of the offer. In there, it says that only 2,500 bonus points will be awarded, rather than the 5,000 promised by the promotion.

Thinking that this might be a one-off, I did a search in Williamsburg VA. Looking at the Country Inn & Suites Williamsburg East, there were the same issues. A discount of only 15% (with rates actually higher than the Advance Purchase rate)…

…and again only 2,500 bonus points.

I’ve reached out to Radisson Rewards to seek clarification on why 5,000 bonus points is being advertised yet doesn’t seem to be offered on bookings.

Something else important to be aware of is that Dream Deals rates are non-refundable, so the higher discount is only worth it if your plans aren’t likely to change.

This had the potential to be a good promotion, but it’s been let down by discounts lower than those touted, half the bonus points that are supposed to be awarded and three completely different sets of promotion dates which vary based on which country you’re booking a stay in. That latter point seems needlessly confusing compared to offering the same worldwide promotion period.

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