The Rezidor Hotel Group that owns and operates Carlson hotel brands in Europe, Middle East, and Africa is a publicly listed company in the Stockholm stock exchange. The Carlson owns bit more than half of the shares of the Rezidor.
Edited: The requirement has changed to 200 shares
There is a nice shareholder benefit, if you own any number of Rezidor shares. You will get a complimentary Club Carlson Gold status.
As a Gold Elite member, you will get the following benefits:
- 50% bonus Gold Points® on top of what you would normally earn
- A guaranteed room availability with bookings up to 72 hours in advance
- A 15% discount at our all-day dining restaurants
- Weekend Extend offer: up to 2 weekend nights free when staying during the week
- Early check-in and late check-out
- Welcome present in your room upon arrival
So, use your any of the online brokerages that can sell stocks listed in Stockholm and buy few Rezidor shares. Then email Investorrelations@Rezidor.com, who will update your Club Carlson account to Gold status.
This offer was first reported on a Swedish frequent traveler forum. You can access Rezidor’s website that explains this offer at here.
You can also get Club Carlson Gold in the UK by taking out the Amex Platinum Charge card (£300 annual fee, but has loads of benefits and if you get an existing cardholder to refer you, you get 42,000 Avios) and then filling in the form on the Platinum Card website.
You need 200 shares. Sorry for this information.
Here are the details:
http://www.investerare.rezidor.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=205430&p=irol-sharebenefits
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You need 200 shares …
It has probably changed since this article was first published.
Has anyone bought 200 shares?
You could always buy the shares or do a status match.
Is this one still working ?