Carlson Hotels Worldwide Gives goldpoints plus(SM) Members Holiday Gift of Triple Points

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- With the holidays approaching, members of goldpoints plus(SM), Carlson Hotels Worldwide's guest loyalty program, can enjoy a gift of triple points, earning points three times as fast during the fourth quarter. Members can begin earning triple points upon their second stay and all subsequent stays between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2006, at more than 900 Carlson hotel brand locations worldwide. Members can also use their accumulated points toward a wide array of gift options including hotel stays, merchandise, dining or gift certificates through Gold Points Reward Network or build up their point balance to achieve Elite status.

Carlson hotels' participating brands include Radisson Hotels & Resorts(R) (http://www.radisson.com/), Park Plaza(R) Hotels & Resorts (http://www.parkplaza.com/), Country Inns & Suites By Carlson(SM) (http://www.countryinns.com/), or Park Inn(R) (http://www.parkinn.com/).

"Our triple points offer provides a special year-end reward to our most frequent guests and gives them greater freedom to redeem their points," said Fredrik Korallus, executive vice president of revenue generation for Carlson Hotels Worldwide. "We have an exciting number of hotels around the world for great getaways to New York, Mexico, Vancouver, London, Paris, Rome, Sydney or Sao Paulo, or great resort retreats in Aruba and Tahiti and more."

This offer is valid for goldpoints plus members who reside in North, Central and South America. For more details and to register for the promotion, visit http://www.triplepoints.goldpointsplus.com/.

Guests need only earn a minimum of 5,000 Gold Points a year to earn Silver Elite status, and 10,000 points a year to earn Gold Elite status. Upon reaching the Elite tier levels, guests have an even greater earning potential with 25 percent and 50 percent bonuses respectively on the points earned on hotel stays. goldpoints plus members have earned twice as many bonus Gold Points per member since the launch of the program's new tier structure in 2005.

Carlson restaurant and cruise operations, including participating T.G.I. Friday's(R) restaurants and the luxury cruise line, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, are also part of Gold Points Reward Network.

Guests can enroll in goldpoints plus at any Carlson hotel in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America or at goldpointsplus.com or a participating Carlson hotel brand Web site. Free night stays begin at 15,000 points. For more information on the loyalty program, visit http://www.goldpointsplus.com/ and select the Earn tab.

Carlson Hotels Worldwide is part of Carlson Companies, a global leader in providing corporate solutions and consumer services in the marketing, travel and hospitality industries. Carlson Hotels Worldwide includes five hotel brands, representing more than 935 properties in 70 countries in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.