Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature
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Every award stay's last night free, until the 2015 massacre.
Welcome Bonus
None
Discontinued
Spend Requirement
None
Annual Fee
$75
3% FTF
Credit Score
700+
(Good-Excellent)
Common Questions
Is the Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature discontinued?
Yes. Discontinued. Every award stay's last night free, until the 2015 massacre.
What can I use instead of the Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature?
The closest open alternatives we track are the Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase Sapphire Preferred, Capital One Venture X. Each links to our full review with its current offer and complete breakdown.
Open Alternatives
The Club Carlson is gone, but these cards do a similar job and are still accepting applications.
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Earning Rates
- 10xRadisson and Carlson family hotels
- 5xEverything else
Credits
No statement credits, this card wins on earn rates, not coupons.
Benefits
- ✦Last night free on every award redemption of 2 or more nights, the defining perk until June 2015
- ✦40,000 anniversary points each renewal
- ✦Automatic Gold elite status
Why it earns its spot
- +Two-night award stays were effectively half price
- +5x everywhere plus the anniversary dump made points trivial to amass
Where it costs you
- −The program nerfed its own reason to exist in 2015
- −Radisson Americas itself dissolved into Choice Privileges by 2023
The Compound Verdict
The Club Carlson Premier's last-night-free benefit cut every two-night award stay to half price and stacked on longer ones, which combined with 5x everywhere earning made it one of the most exploitable hotel cards ever issued. The benefit died in the infamous June 2015 nerf, the program rebranded to Radisson Rewards, and US Bank finally converted remaining cards to the Altitude Go in May 2022 before Radisson Americas vanished into Choice. A complete dynasty-to-dust arc.
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