Radisson Giveaway – yes, I got it

ByThe Skeptical Traveler

The image is a promotional advertisement for Radisson. It features a blue background with wavy patterns and the Radisson logo at the top. The text reads "COMING SOON, NOVEMBER 10TH" followed by a countdown timer showing "00 DAYS 00 HOURS 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS." Below the timer, the text says "STAY ONE NIGHT, GET ONE NIGHT!" At the bottom, there is additional text that reads, "To celebrate the U.S. debut of Radisson Blu, we're giving away up to 50,000 nights. Hurry — offer is limited to the first 50,000 guests that register."

It has been like that since around 11 PM EST. Perhaps the site has been hacked. The promotion should have started midnight EST 10 November .

Alt text: A promotional image from Radisson with a blue wavy background. The text reads: "Radisson. Stay one night, get one night. Radisson and Club Carlson, the global hotel rewards program from Carlson Hotels announce the Big Night Giveaway. We're giving away 50,000 nights to celebrate the US debut of the Radisson Blu with the opening of the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago. We are offering 50,000 Gold Points, enough for a free night stay at any Carlson hotel in the world, to the first 50,000 Club Carlson members to register for the promotion and then stay a minimum of one night at any Radisson or Radisson Blu hotel in the US, Canada or Caribbean."

The image is a promotional graphic for Radisson and Club Carlson, announcing a giveaway. The text at the top explains that they are giving away 50,000 gold points to celebrate the opening of the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago. The first 50,000 Club Carlson members to register for the promotion and stay a minimum of one night at any Radisson or Radisson Blu hotel in the US, Canada, or Caribbean will receive the points. Below the text, there are three steps indicated: "Step One," "Step Two," and "Step Three." Below these steps, there is a form asking for a Club Carlson number or email address, with a "Register Now" button to submit the information.

The image is a promotional graphic for Radisson and Club Carlson's "Get One Night" offer. The text at the top announces a giveaway of 50,000 free nights to celebrate the opening of the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago. The offer includes a free night at any Carlson hotel in the U.S., Canada, or the Caribbean for the first 50,000 people who register and stay a minimum of one night at any Radisson or Radisson Blu hotel in the specified regions. Below the announcement, there are three steps labeled "Step One," "Step Two," and "Step Three." Underneath, there is a "Congratulations!" message indicating successful registration, with details of the registration date and a prompt to book the next stay at radisson.com. There is also a "Find & Book" section with fields for selecting the destination, check-in and check-out dates, and the number of rooms and guests. The background features a blue, wavy pattern.

The countdown that stopped working was a test. Do you give up easily? Do you have what it takes? This is what Radisson wanted to find out.

A free night isn’t for everyone.

3 Comments

  1. The trick was to edit the URL to remove “countdown” or whatever it was from the end. Took me a minute.

  2. At about 7:45p eastern, I looked at the website and the countdown WAS NOT THERE. It allowed me to register, also the congratulations message was obscured by the “1,2,3” buttons – so I knew something was screwy. About 2 minutes later, the site was back to the countdown. I didn’t know if I’d registered or not, so to be thorough I did it again when registration was available at midnight. It’s now 11:15a and the landing still says 50,000 which I guess is supposed to mean that the 50,000 is still available.

  3. We did have a glitch with the countdown clock prior to launch on Nov 10, the site has been fully functional since and we are happy to hear that you have registered! We look forward to hosting you!

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