Radisson Rewards Americas is a very solid, albeit often overlooked, hotel loyalty program. The program offers guests more than 1,200 properties in over 100 countries worldwide, a reasonable award chart, valuable loyalty benefits, and strong point-earning opportunities.
If you enjoy visiting Radisson Hotels Americas properties and are a fan of the Radisson Rewards Americas loyalty program, then do yourself a favor to enhance your Radisson stays even further — get Radisson Rewards Americas elite status.
Getting Radisson Reards Americas elite status won’t just earn you great benefits like room upgrades, hotel restaurant discounts, and late checkout, it will also help you earn Radisson Rewards Americas points even faster, decreasing the amount of time it will take you to earn enough points for your next award stay.
So let’s take a look at what elite status within the Radisson Rewards Americas program has to offer and how you can work your way up the loyalty tiers.
The Benefits of Hotel Elite Status With Radisson Rewards Americas
Earning elite status can upgrade all your stays. Radisson Aquatica Resort Barbados. Image Credit: Radisson Hotels AmericasHow To Join Radisson Rewards Americas
Joining Radisson Rewards Americas is free, easy to do, and required for anyone who wants to earn rewards for all of their future Radisson Hotels Americas stays. To join the program, all you need to do is head to the Radisson Rewards Americas homepage and create an account. Once you’ve done that you’ll receive your Radisson Rewards Americas loyalty number and can begin earning Radisson Rewards Americas points for all of your stays and working your way through each of the levels of elite status.
Hot Tip: Be aware that Radisson has split its rewards program into 2 depending on your region: Radisson Rewards Americas and Radisson Rewards. Radisson Rewards Americas covers the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Status Benefits at Each Elite Level
Speaking of working your way through the level of elite status, let’s take a look at what each tier of the Radisson Rewards Americas program has to offer to loyalty members.
Club Member
When you first join the Radisson Rewards Americas loyalty program, you’ll start out at the Club member level, which comes with the following benefits:
- 20x points per $1 on stays
- 5% discount on hotel food and beverages (excluding alcohol, tax, and tip)
- 2 complimentary bottles of water per stay
Silver Member
Silver status requires you to complete 9 nights or 6 stays at Radisson Hotels Americas properties within a calendar year. Once you achieve Silver status you’ll receive the following benefits:
- 22x points per $1 on stays (10% bonus)
- 10% discount on hotel food and beverages
- Rollover nights
- Complimentary room upgrades (if available)
- Early check-in and late checkout (if available)
Gold Member
To reach Gold status you’ll need to complete 30 nights or 20 stays at Radisson Hotels Americas properties within a calendar year. Once you reach Gold status you’ll receive the following benefits:
- All Silver status benefits
- 25x points per $1 on stays (25% bonus)
- 15% discount on hotel food and beverages
- In-room welcome gift
- 72-hour guaranteed room availability
Platinum Member
Finally, top-tier Platinum status in the Radisson Rewards Americas program requires 60 nights or 30 stays at Radisson Hotels Americas properties within a calendar year to receive the following benefits.
- All Gold status benefits
- 35x points per $1 on stays (75% bonus)
- 20% discount on hotel food and beverages
- Complimentary Suite upgrades (if available)
- 48-hour guaranteed room availability
- Complimentary breakfast
- Platinum member services line
Bottom Line: Anyone who stays at Radisson Hotels Americas properties, even if it is just a few nights a year, should join the Radisson Rewards Americas program. Even if you never reach the top tiers of Radisson Rewards Americas elite status, you’ll still earn points on all of your stays that can later be redeemed for future free nights!
How To Qualify for Radisson Rewards Americas Elite Status
Rack up the points during your Radisson Hotels Americas stays. Radisson Blu Resort Residence Punta Cana. Image Credit: Radisson Hotels AmericasStay at Radisson Hotels Americas Properties
The most straightforward way to qualify for Radisson Rewards Americas elite status is by completing a certain number of qualifying nights or qualifying stays within a calendar year. Here are the thresholds you need to reach for each status level:
- Silver status — 9 nights or 6 stays
- Gold status — 30 nights or 20 stays
- Platinum status — 60 nights or 30 stays
Paid stays, award stays, and Points + Cash stays all count towards Radisson Rewards Americas elite status.
Hot Tip: Due to COVID-19, Radisson Rewards Americas has extended the elite status of members through February 2023 for those that would have expired in February 2022.
Request a Status Match
If you have elite status with another hotel loyalty program, you can request to have your status matched to an equivalent level in the Radisson Rewards Americas program.
To do so, you’ll need to email proof of your status in another program to [email protected]. But keep in mind that the highest status level you can be matched to is Gold status. So even if you have top-tier elite status in another hotel program, Radisson Rewards Americas will not match you to Platinum status.
Here are some examples of hotel elite status levels that you might have, and what they will match to in the Radisson Rewards Americas program.
Radisson Rewards Americas Elite Status | Eligible Hotel Matches |
Platinum | Cannot be matched | | |
Gold | Hilton Honors Gold/Diamond | Marriott Bonvoy Gold/Platinum/Titanium | IHG One Rewards Platinum/Diamond Elite |
World of Hyatt Explorist/Globalist | Wyndham Rewards Platinum/Diamond | |
Silver | Hilton Honors Silver | Marriott Bonvoy Silver | IHG One Rewards Gold |
World of Hyatt Discoverist | Wyndham Rewards Gold | |
Final Thoughts
Anyone who visits Radisson Hotels Americas properties, even if it is just once a year, should be a member of the Radisson Rewards Americas program since it is free to join and helps you earn points towards free stays in the future. But if you want to take your Radisson Hotels Americas stays to the next level, then you should make an effort to earn Radisson Rewards Americas elite status.
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