UpTrip loyalty guide · 2026
Radisson Rewards
Useful across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, and beside the point in the Americas, where the same brand names sit inside Choice Privileges instead.
The program in brief
Geography decides which program you are in, and nothing else does. Radisson Rewards covers more than 810 participating hotels in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Participating Radisson-family hotels in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean use Choice Privileges instead; the former Americas program is no longer a separate account to manage.
Inside its own region the program is compact: three tiers, rolling qualification rather than a calendar year, and earning rates that jump hard between tiers. Premium and VIP members can also take an up-to-20% Discount Booster rate in exchange for fewer points. Few hotel programs let you set your own return that explicitly.
Strengths
- Premium starts at five nights, or three stays
- Earn rates rise steeply at Premium and VIP
- Discount Booster makes the cash-versus-points choice explicit
- The regional boundary is published, and clear
Trade-offs
- Radisson hotels in the Americas use Choice Privileges
- The rolling status window restarts after an upgrade
- Discount Booster cuts point earning sharply
- Property exclusions and regional limits need checking live
Program map
Size and scope
This guide covers Radisson Rewards for participating hotels in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Radisson properties in the Americas use Choice Privileges after the July 2023 integration of Radisson Rewards Americas into Choice. Radisson's current consumer page says 810+ participating international hotels; a 2026 corporate release cites a broader 1,600-hotel global portfolio that includes assets and pipeline outside this program's eligible scope.
- Program region
- Europe · Middle East · Africa · Asia PacificFor a Radisson property in the Americas, use Choice Privileges rather than this program.
- Participating footprint
- 810+ bookable international hotelsDo not substitute Radisson's broader 1,600-hotel corporate portfolio figure for the Rewards-eligible count.
- Reward currency
- Radisson Rewards pointsAward pricing is dynamic; the program does not publish a stable universal cents-per-point value.
- Normal hotel earning
- Club 8 · Premium 27 · VIP 36 points per US$1Prize by Radisson earns half these normal rates.
- Premium threshold
- 5 nights or 3 staysQualification runs on a rolling 12-month period rather than a calendar year.
- VIP threshold
- 30 nights or 20 staysThe counter and rolling period reset under the program's upgrade and requalification mechanics.
- Points inactivity
- 24 monthsRadisson may void points after 24 months without qualifying account activity.
- OTA treatment
- No points, but nights or stays can count for tierThis unusual treatment is stated in the current official FAQ and terms; attach the membership number for recognition.
Participating brands
First, check the country.
This map covers Radisson Hotel Group's core portfolio in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. In the Americas, participating Radisson-family hotels belong to Choice Privileges instead.
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Core portfolio
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Radisson Collection Participates
Radisson Blu Participates
Radisson Participates
Radisson RED Participates
Radisson Individuals Participates
art’otel Participates
Park Plaza Participates
Park Inn by Radisson Participates
Prize by Radisson Participates
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Participates
Reading the marks
A green check means the brand participates on the program’s standard terms. Marked brands don’t — earning, status, or redemption works differently there.
Before you book
In the Americas, overlapping Radisson-family brands participate in Choice Privileges. China-affiliated brands and benefits are property-specific, and the program lists additional exclusions including properties in Russia.
Brand names and logos belong to their respective owners. Their appearance here does not imply affiliation with or endorsement of UpTrip.
Status
The status ladder
Where a program offers several routes to the same tier, the routes usually stand alone rather than combining, which matters a great deal if you were counting on two of them adding up.
- 018 points per eligible US$ at standard hotels
Club
Enrollment
- 0227 points per US$; 9 with Discount Booster
Premium
5 nights or 3 stays in a 12-month period
- 0336 points per US$; 12 with Discount Booster
VIP
30 nights or 20 stays in a 12-month period
The rules, in table form
Rates and thresholds move. An individual hotel can also sit outside the standard rules entirely, whatever the program-wide table says, and that’s the usual reason a benefit that looks guaranteed here never shows up at check-in. Confirm the current terms and your hotel’s participation before booking.
Geography
Two Radisson programs, split by geography
Radisson now runs on two ownership and loyalty systems divided by geography, so the name on the hotel identifies almost nothing. The country the property sits in is what determines where the booking and the membership belong.
| Property location | Loyalty program | Booking ecosystem | Key consequence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | Radisson Rewards | Radisson Hotels | Use this guide and the international Rewards account |
| Middle East and Africa | Radisson Rewards | Radisson Hotels | Use this guide; verify property participation and local benefits |
| Asia Pacific | Radisson Rewards | Radisson Hotels | Use this guide; named China exclusions and affiliated brands require care |
| United States, Canada, Latin America, Caribbean | Choice Privileges | Choice Hotels | Radisson Rewards Americas was integrated into Choice in July 2023 |
Choice states that the nine Radisson brands in the Americas and nearly 600 hotels moved into its booking and loyalty environment. Outside the Americas, Radisson Hotel Group remains a separate business.
Earning
Normal earning versus Discount Booster
Premium and VIP members can trade points for a larger direct discount. Making that trade well means comparing the extra discount against the value of the points surrendered, on the same room and the same cancellation terms.
| Tier | Normal earn | Discount Booster earn | Prize normal / Booster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club | 8 points per US$1 | Not published as a Club option | 4 points per US$1 / not applicable |
| Premium | 27 points per US$1 | 9 points per US$1 | 13.5 / 4.5 points per US$1 |
| VIP | 36 points per US$1 | 12 points per US$1 | 18 / 6 points per US$1 |
Premium gives up 18 points per dollar and VIP gives up 24. If a traveler independently values one point at v cents, the foregone rebate is 18v% or 24v% of eligible spend. That is a comparison formula, not an UpTrip point valuation.
Status
What each tier requires and returns
Qualification is measured across a rolling twelve months that begins with the first eligible stay. Once an upgrade lands, the activity used to earn it is deducted and a fresh twelve-month clock starts; a member who then fails to requalify drops one tier and begins again from a reset counter.
| Tier | Qualification | Core stay benefits | Food and beverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Enrollment | Direct member rate up to 15%; priority line at selected hotels | 10% at participating outlets |
| Premium | 5 nights or 3 stays | Next-category upgrade; early and late timing; My Favorite Hotel preferences; Premium support | 10% at participating outlets |
| VIP | 30 nights or 20 stays | Best-category upgrade; breakfast for two; selected exclusive areas; VIP support | 15% at participating outlets |
Upgrades and timing are subject to availability. VIP suites are offered only at selected hotels and are not guaranteed. Breakfast and several other benefits can be restricted on long stays or at particular property types.
Eligibility
Where points and tier credit come apart
Radisson separates point earning from tier qualification in a way that is easy to miss on a first read. A third-party booking earns no points at all, and yet the current rules say its nights or stays can still qualify for status. Eligible room and food-and-beverage charges have their own definitions to meet on top of that.
| Booking or charge | Points | Tier credit or benefit treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Direct eligible hotel booking | Earns at the selected normal or Booster rate | Eligible nights or stays count; published benefits apply subject to conditions |
| Online travel company booking | No points and no missing-point claim | Official rules say nights or stays can count; attach membership for recognition |
| Eligible room charge | Earns when paid and posted under the terms | Counts with an eligible stay |
| Eligible hotel food and beverage | Can earn when properly charged to the room | Discount can apply at participating outlets, subject to exclusions |
| Tax and most incidentals | Excluded | Do not include in an earning forecast |
| Alcohol and tobacco | Excluded | Also outside the standard food-and-beverage discount |
| Up to three rooms | Can earn when the member occupies one and pays for all | Request proper association before checkout |
| Meetings and events | 5 points per US$1, maximum 250,000 per event | Separate meeting eligibility and booking rules apply |
Food-and-beverage discounts generally exclude taxes, tips, alcohol, room service, in-room dining, catering, banquets, groups of six or more, and certain named restaurants. Prize by Radisson has narrower recognition.
Points
Spending points, and moving them
There is no stable universal award value here, so the live cash and points prices for the same room and terms are the only reliable comparison. One distinction is worth holding onto while reading the table: the online redemption limit is not the same thing as the broader ability to apply points at the hotel desk.
| Action | Current rule | Practical consequence |
|---|---|---|
| Award Night or points plus cash | Dynamic standard-room price on site, app, or contact center | Calculate value from the live quote; eligible nights count for status |
| Online/app/contact-center redemption | Maximum equivalent of US$600 per night | For a larger points payment, ask to redeem at checkout |
| Redeem at hotel checkout | Minimum 10 points toward eligible stay, service, or meeting charges | Property process and eligible-charge rules control |
| Cancellation or no-show | Property deadline, guarantee, and deposit rules apply | Late cancellation or no-show can cost one night's points |
| Gift an award | Enter the staying guest's name correctly | Do not leave the reservation solely in the member's name if absent |
| Member transfer | Account generally over 30 days; no more than 5 recipients monthly | Recipient can receive from no more than 5 accounts and no more than 100,000 points monthly |
| Airline conversion | Normally 10:1; SAS 7:1; four to six weeks | Current carriers and ratios must be checked before an irreversible transfer |
| Inactivity | Radisson may void points after 24 months without activity | Stay, redeem, buy, gift, or transfer under the current FAQ before the deadline |
The annual airline-conversion limit is one million Radisson points. Current first-party pages identify Air France-KLM, British Airways, and SAS, but the live partner list controls.
Participation
Which brands and properties are in
The terms list a core set of participating brands. Consumer navigation and the benefit pages also refer to art'otel, Holmes, and affiliated China brands, and those two lists don't line up cleanly. When they disagree, the exact hotel's Rewards treatment is the answer that counts.
| Area | Published position | What to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Core brands | Radisson Individuals, Collection, Blu, Radisson, RED, Park Plaza, Park Inn, Country Inn & Suites, Prize | Current hotel participation and benefit availability |
| art'otel and Holmes | Referenced in consumer navigation or benefits | Program participation and the specific VIP benefit at the hotel |
| Russia | Properties excluded | Do not rely on Radisson Rewards earning or redemption |
| Named China exclusions | Golden Tulip Shanghai Rainbow; The Kunlun Beijing; Jin Jiang Hotel Shanghai; The Kunlun Jing An; J Hotel Shanghai Tower | Check the current FAQ before every booking |
| Other named exclusions | Radisson Blu Hotel Rostock and Park Hotel | Check current exclusion list and exact hotel identity |
| Residences, apartments, long stays | Upgrades and breakfast can be unavailable or restricted | Do not import full-service hotel benefits into a residence booking |
| Prize by Radisson | Half normal point earning and narrower benefits | Use Prize-specific earning and recognition rather than the parent-brand table |
Strategy
How earning and status actually work
01 · Where it applies
In the Americas, use Choice Privileges.
Choice Privileges covers participating Radisson brands in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean under its current rules. Radisson Hotel Group's Radisson Rewards covers Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. The two operators are unaffiliated across that boundary; an account on one side does nothing for you on the other.
A good deal of what you will find online predates the split. Do not plan a current booking from a historical Radisson Rewards Americas exchange ratio, account page, or review. Start with the hotel's country, then work from the matching program and its official booking system.
- Americas: use Choice Privileges
- Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific: evaluate Radisson Rewards
- Russia properties are excluded under the current international program rules
02 · Earning
Where the rate jumps
Club earns 8 points per eligible US dollar, Premium 27, and VIP 36 at standard participating hotels, a far wider spread between base and top tier than most programs offer. Prize by Radisson earns half those rates. Eligible direct stays earn; qualifying food and beverage generally needs to be charged to the room and paid at checkout.
Premium and VIP can choose Discount Booster for an up-to-20% direct-rate discount, but earning drops to 9 and 12 points per dollar respectively—again halved at Prize. Compare the standard direct rate against the Booster rate as displayed, and do not put a value on the points you give up without a booking-specific assumption of your own.
03 · Using points
Pricing an award night
Award nights depend on availability and the property's cancellation policy. Online, app, and contact-center redemption is limited to stays up to a stated US$600 per-night equivalent; larger amounts may be handled at checkout under current rules.
Use the live points and cash quote to calculate the value of that particular booking, holding the room, cancellation policy, taxes, fees, and any remaining copay constant on both sides. The number you get belongs to that reservation. It is not an official Radisson valuation, and it will not survive the next set of dates.
04 · Status
The rolling window restarts after an upgrade.
Premium requires five nights or three stays; VIP requires thirty nights or twenty stays within the applicable twelve-month period. The period starts after the first stay and runs through month-end. After an upgrade, the qualifying nights or stays used are deducted and a new period begins.
Third-party stays can count toward tier progress and recognition when the member number is supplied, but they do not earn points. Upgrades, breakfast, Favorite Hotel features, checkout flexibility, and other benefits have availability, brand, property, stay-length, and exclusion conditions.
05 · Keeping points active
Activity windows and excluded properties
A balance can be forfeited after 24 months without activity. Current FAQ wording includes earning, using, buying, gifting, or transferring points as activity, but record the completed posting rather than relying on an initiated action.
Radisson maintains a changing excluded-property list, and some benefits are only available at selected hotels. Confirm participation before calculating earn or assigning value to status recognition.
06 · Our take
Strong inside its own region
Premium is easy to reach within Radisson's EMEA and Asia-Pacific footprint, and the jump in earning rate that comes with it is large enough to notice on a single stay. Discount Booster then hands you an honest choice, once you have compared the cash saving against the points you are giving up.
The regional boundary is the thing to keep straight, because the rest follows from it. In the Americas the answer is Choice Privileges. Elsewhere, confirm the hotel, the rolling qualification period, your earning mode, and exclusion status before you move a stay or a balance.
In practice
From qualifying to checking out
Qualifying for a tier and getting real value out of it are different problems, and the habits that solve one won’t help much with the other. The notes run in that order.
01 · Before booking
Geography decides which program applies
Radisson Rewards is now an international program covering participating properties in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Radisson-branded properties in the Americas moved into Choice Privileges back in 2023. Nothing on a search result page, an old account screen, or a familiar hotel name will tell you which side of that line you are on.
Start from the country instead. An Americas property means Choice's site and Choice's rules; anywhere else, open the hotel through Radisson and attach the international Rewards number. Getting this backwards is the costliest mistake available in either program — studying Radisson's tier benefits for a reservation that will post to Choice, or turning up with a Choice account at an unrelated international Radisson hotel.
- Americas means Choice Privileges.
- Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific mean international Radisson Rewards.
- Match the booking domain and the member number to the region.
- The two ownership groups are separate businesses; treat them that way.
02 · Participation
810 hotels or 1,600?
Radisson's consumer Rewards page says more than 810 participating hotels across its regions. A February 2026 corporate release refers to a global portfolio of 1,600. Both numbers are real, and they are counting different things: the larger one takes in a broader estate, the development pipeline, and the separate Americas portfolio, none of which promises that 1,600 hotels will accept this Rewards account.
For trip planning the only unit that holds up is the exact hotel. Confirm it appears through the international Rewards booking path, then read whatever exclusion or property note comes with it. Portfolio size describes reach; it establishes nothing about earning, redemption, or breakfast at a given address.
- 810+ is the current consumer participation figure.
- 1,600 is not an eligible-hotel count.
- Check the live property page and the current FAQ exclusions.
- Date every footprint figure — the portfolio moves.
03 · Status
How the rolling twelve months works
Premium requires five nights or three stays; VIP requires thirty nights or twenty stays. What makes the counting unusual is the window: a rolling twelve months that starts with the first eligible stay rather than a fixed calendar year. That rewards a concentrated burst of travel whenever it happens, at the cost of being much harder to hold in your head than a December 31 deadline.
When a member crosses a threshold and checks out, Radisson upgrades the account, deducts the activity that earned the upgrade, and starts a new twelve-month period. Miss the requalification and it's a one-tier drop with the counter reset. Read the dates and activity the account displays; a calendar-year total kept on your own will drift out of step with them.
- Note the date of the first eligible stay in the current cycle.
- Stays or nights — whichever reaches the threshold first.
- Qualifying activity gets deducted after an upgrade.
- After any status change, check the new cycle dates in the account.
04 · Direct rates
When Discount Booster costs more than it saves
Discount Booster is a choice Premium and VIP members make, and it is paid for out of earning rather than added on top of it. Premium falls from twenty-seven points per dollar to nine; VIP falls from thirty-six to twelve. At Prize by Radisson the same switch takes Premium from 13.5 to 4.5 and VIP from eighteen to six.
Set the Booster rate beside the normal direct member rate on the same room, the same tax treatment, the same prepayment and cancellation terms. Premium is giving up eighteen points for every eligible dollar and VIP twenty-four. Multiply that difference by a point value you can actually defend, and take Booster only where the extra cash discount clears it.
- Compare identical room and cancellation conditions.
- Premium forfeits 18 points per eligible dollar.
- VIP forfeits 24 points per eligible dollar.
- Derive the point value from redemptions you would really make, not a published average.
05 · Booking channels
An OTA stay earns no points but can still move the tier counter
Radisson's current rules draw a distinction most programs don't. A booking made through an online travel company earns no points and can't be submitted afterwards as a missing-points claim. The official FAQ and terms nevertheless say the nights or stays can count toward tier qualification, and that benefits may be recognized where the membership number is attached.
So an OTA reservation can be the right call when its price is materially better and status credit matters more to you than points. Direct booking is still usually the stronger proposition overall, since it earns and it opens up member or Booster rates. Either way, ask the hotel to attach the account before arrival, then check the tier credit after checkout.
- No points from an OTA booking.
- Attach the Rewards number for tier tracking and possible recognition.
- Weigh the points forgone against what the OTA actually saves.
- Hold the folio and reservation in case qualifying credit fails to post.
06 · VIP
What VIP is worth at a given property
VIP pairs thirty-six points per dollar under normal earning with breakfast for two, best-category upgrades, a 15% participating food-and-beverage discount, and access to selected exclusive areas. At a full-service hotel that adds up to real money. It does not arrive identically everywhere, though: suites are offered only at selected hotels, and even there the upgrade remains subject to availability.
Long-stay properties, residences, apartments, Prize hotels, and the named exclusions can each narrow the set. Before paying more for a Radisson booking on the strength of VIP, ask what breakfast includes, whether the restaurant participates, which room categories are eligible for the upgrade, and whether the property has an exclusive area at all.
- Register the second breakfast guest in the room.
- A suite is never guaranteed.
- Check the long-stay and residence limitations.
- Confirm restaurant exclusions before you value the F&B discount.
07 · Redemption
Pricing an award without a chart
Award Night and points-plus-cash prices move with demand, and Radisson publishes no fixed value that would make one redemption equivalent to another. That leaves arithmetic you have to do yourself each time. Pull up the cash and points options for the same standard room, cancellation deadline, taxes, and included benefits, then divide the cash you actually avoid by the points required.
Plan around one structural limit: the website, app, and contact center cap online-style point redemption at the equivalent of US$600 per night, and anything larger has to go through the hotel desk at checkout. Award and online points-plus-cash nights do count toward status. The property's guarantee, deposit, cancellation, and no-show rules apply to them regardless.
- Same room, same terms, priced both ways.
- Count the taxes avoided and the fees still payable.
- Above US$600 a night, ask about redeeming at checkout.
- Cancel inside the property's deadline or the points are at risk.
08 · Account care
Twenty-four months of silence can void the balance
Radisson may void points after twenty-four months without qualifying activity, and the current FAQ counts a stay, redemption, purchase, gift, or transfer as activity. Because this is an inactivity rule rather than an expiry date stamped on each point, a single eligible transaction preserves the whole balance.
Set the reminder well short of the twenty-four-month mark and use the cheapest qualifying action the current rules confirm. Consolidating balances is one option, with conditions on both ends: the sender generally needs an account older than thirty days and can send to no more than five recipients in a month, while the recipient has its own sender limit and a 100,000-point monthly ceiling.
- Track the date of the last qualifying activity.
- Leave time for a transaction to post before the twenty-fourth month.
- Check the current transfer limits on both accounts.
- Keep the confirmation until the activity date updates.
09 · Property check
Exclusions, and the hotels that aren't in the program
The current FAQ excludes every Radisson property in Russia and names additional hotels in Germany and China. Consumer navigation also carries brands and affiliations that the governing brand list doesn't mirror exactly. A familiar Radisson-associated name, in other words, establishes nothing about participation.
Open the current exclusion page for any booking that matters, and particularly for China or for an apartment, residence, or long-stay property. Save what you find alongside the reservation. Where the hotel page and the Rewards terms appear to disagree, get written confirmation instead of assuming the broader reading is the right one.
- Check Russia and the named-hotel exclusion list.
- Affiliated China brands: verify property by property.
- Ask residences and apartments which benefits actually apply.
- The corporate brand directory is not a source for benefits.
10 · After the stay
Reconciling the rate you chose with the credit you got
After checkout, hold the account up against the decision you made at booking. A normal Premium rate shouldn't post like a nine-point Booster rate, a Prize stay shouldn't be measured against full Radisson earning, and an OTA stay should show tier credit with no points beside it. Build the expected total from eligible room spend and participating food-and-beverage spend only.
Points are not the only thing to check: the rolling qualification counter and the account-activity date both need to be right. Where the hotel credited the wrong member, dropped a room, or applied the wrong rate mode, keep the itemized folio and the confirmation and take it to Radisson quickly. Remember that an OTA reservation can't be claimed retrospectively for points even when its tier credit does need fixing.
- Work out whether the stay earned at normal, Booster, or Prize rates before recalculating.
- Strip out tax, alcohol, tobacco, and excluded incidentals.
- Check tier credit separately from points.
- Keep the folio until the rolling counter and the activity date are both right.
What changed
Radisson published a 27-million-member partnership snapshot
The official release highlights bank-conversion relationships, a Capital on Tap UK VIP match, Rewards Shop availability in selected countries, and worldwide GetYourGuide earning. Several partnerships began in 2025, so the release is a 2026 availability snapshot rather than evidence that every item launched in 2026.
No verified core tier or earning redesign
Current benefit and FAQ pages continue to use Club, Premium, and VIP with the published 8/27/36 earning rates and 5-night or 3-stay Premium and 30-night or 20-stay VIP thresholds. Governing terms still show a July 18, 2023 effective date.
Americas loyalty integration completed
Choice completed the migration of Radisson Rewards Americas into Choice Privileges. The event is older than 2026 but remains the controlling explanation for why a Radisson-branded hotel in the Americas does not use the international program in this guide.
Calculators
What’s any of this worth?
Each of these takes numbers only you have: the cash price you were quoted, and the award price for the same room on the same dates. For the last two cards you’ll also need an honest figure for what a benefit is worth to you, not what it lists for. Every default here is a placeholder.
01 · Award value
Should you use rewards?
Take the cash price you were quoted, the reward price for the same room, and any fee that survives the award booking; what comes back is what each reward is actually buying you.
Set the value you want each reward to return.
02 · Earnings
What a stay earns
Enter 8 for Club, 27 for Premium, or 36 for VIP at standard hotels. Prize earns half; Discount Booster reduces Premium/VIP to 9/12 before the Prize adjustment.
The figure is in Radisson Rewards points, before anything else moves it: ineligible taxes, promotions, brand exceptions, earning caps, co-brand cards and partner bonuses all sit outside this calculation.
03 · Status
Nights left to a tier
Night estimate for the current rolling period. Stays are a separate route, and the qualification window resets after an upgrade.
You have entered 0 nights against the 30-night VIP threshold.
04 · Benefits
Putting a price on status
Price only the things you’d otherwise have bought, then discount the total for anything that depends on availability or that you’ll simply forget to claim.
Based only on the values above; count a benefit only if you’d otherwise have paid for it.
Nothing you type here leaves your browser. Treat every output as an estimate; the current program terms and your own eligibility are what actually apply.
Common questions
Answers here reflect the sources and the review date at the top of this page. Promotions come and go, hotels drop in and out of participation, and whether a benefit actually shows up still depends on the property in front of you.
01Which Radisson loyalty program applies to my hotel?
International Radisson Rewards covers participating hotels in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Radisson-branded hotels in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Caribbean use Choice Privileges instead. Settle the property's country first, because the guide, the account, and the redemption balance all follow from it.
02What happened to Radisson Rewards Americas?
Choice Hotels acquired Radisson Hotels Americas and completed the booking and loyalty integration in July 2023. Choice's first-party announcement says all nine Americas brands and nearly 600 hotels moved into Choice's environment. The international Radisson Hotel Group and program remain separate.
03How many hotels participate in international Radisson Rewards?
The current consumer page advertises more than 810 participating hotels across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Radisson's 1,600-hotel corporate figure describes a broader global portfolio and pipeline and should not be presented as the number that accepts this Rewards program.
04How are Premium and VIP earned?
Premium requires five eligible nights or three eligible stays. VIP requires thirty nights or twenty stays. Qualification uses a rolling twelve-month period beginning with the first eligible stay. After an upgrade, used activity is deducted and a new qualification clock starts; failure to requalify normally causes a one-tier drop.
05Does an OTA booking earn Radisson points or status credit?
Not points — and it can't be submitted afterwards as a missing-points request either. Current official rules nevertheless say the eligible nights or stays can count toward tier qualification. Attach the member number so the hotel can recognize the account, then check the tier counter once you've checked out.
06When is Discount Booster worthwhile?
Compare it with the normal direct member rate for identical terms. Premium gives up eighteen points per eligible dollar and VIP gives up twenty-four; Prize gives up proportionally smaller but still material amounts. Multiply the foregone points by a value grounded in the member's live redemption choices. Select Booster only if the extra discount is greater.
07Why does Prize by Radisson earn fewer points?
Prize runs on its own earning table: under normal earning, Club takes four points per dollar, Premium 13.5, and VIP eighteen. The Premium and VIP Booster rates fall to 4.5 and six. Recognition is narrower at Prize as well, so the full-service Radisson table doesn't transfer across to a Prize booking.
08Does VIP always include breakfast and a suite?
Breakfast for two is published at participating hotels, though property type and long-stay restrictions can cut into it. The best-category upgrade is subject to availability, and suites exist only at selected hotels rather than being guaranteed anywhere. Confirm both at the exact property before you assign either one a value.
09How much is a Radisson point worth?
There is no stable universal cash value; award and points-plus-cash pricing both move. Compare the cash price you actually avoid against the points required for the same room and cancellation terms, counting the taxes avoided and the fees that remain. What one redemption returned tells you nothing about what the next one will.
10Do Award Nights and points-plus-cash stays count toward status?
Current rules say Award Nights and online cash-and-points bookings count toward tier qualification. The hotel's normal cancellation, guarantee, deposit, and no-show policies still apply. A late cancellation or no-show can forfeit one night's points.
11When do Radisson points expire?
They don't expire on a fixed date, but Radisson may void a balance after twenty-four months without qualifying account activity. The current FAQ lists stays, redemptions, purchases, gifts, and transfers as activity. Complete an eligible transaction and confirm it has landed well before the deadline rather than on the last day.
12Can Radisson points be transferred or converted to airline miles?
Member transfers are subject to account-age, recipient-count, sender-count, and 100,000-point monthly receipt limits. Airline conversion is normally ten Radisson points to one mile, with SAS published at seven to one, and can take four to six weeks. Check the current partner list and ratio before an irreversible conversion.
Sources
Everything above traces back here.
Program rules and prices change. Before you book or move rewards, confirm the hotel, dates, room, rate, fees, benefits, account eligibility, and partner terms on the linked official pages.
- 01Radisson RewardsRadisson Hotel Group
International program overview
- 02Radisson Rewards benefitsRadisson Hotel Group
Tier earn and benefit framework
- 03Radisson Rewards FAQRadisson Hotel Group
Program operations, activity, and exclusions
- 04Radisson terms and conditionsRadisson Hotel Group
Controlling regional, qualification, earning, and award rules
- 05Choice Privileges rulesChoice Hotels
Americas boundary for participating Radisson-family hotels
- 06Earn Radisson Rewards PointsRadisson Hotel Group
Hotel, food-and-beverage, meeting, and partner earning paths.
- 07Redeem Points for MilesRadisson Hotel Group
Airline conversion process, ratios, timing, and annual limit.
- 08Airline PartnersRadisson Hotel Group
Current participating airline list and live partner availability.
- 09Car Rental PartnersRadisson Hotel Group
Current non-hotel partner earning examples and terms.
- 10Radisson Rewards Launches a Raft of New PartnershipsRadisson Hotel Group
February 2026 member, partnership, and broader 1,600-hotel corporate portfolio snapshot.
- 11Choice Completes Radisson Hotels Americas IntegrationChoice Hotels International
Americas ownership, nine-brand and nearly 600-hotel integration, and migration into Choice Privileges.
- 12Join Radisson RewardsRadisson Hotel Group
Official international enrollment channel and current member-facing program identity.
Official enrollment
Join Radisson Rewards
The link goes to Radisson Hotel Group’s own site, not a partner page. It carries no referral code, and UpTrip receives nothing if you sign up.
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