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Club Carlson has a Flash Sale that lasts until 8:59 AM ET tomorrow (June 24, 2014) during which you can buy up to 70,000 Club Carlson Gold Points for 0.4 cents per point.
The sale is billed as a 75% bonus on Gold Points, so you can only buy points in increments of 1,750.
Today’s Flash Sale is about 11% cheaper than the Daily Getaways deal last week that sold out instantly.
I plan to buy the maximum number of 70,000 Gold Points for $280 today because I didn’t get around to it during the last flash sale.
That 70,000 points will be enough for two nights at the top-tier Club Carlson properties or nearly 16 nights (I’d need 72,000) at Category 1 hotels that dot Europe because I have a Club Carlson credit card that offers one night free on all award bookings of 2+ nights.
That means that Category 1 hotels will cost me $18 per night at these point buying prices and top-tier Category 7 hotels will cost me $140.
For more information on the Club Carlson chart, great deals on the chart, and the last-night-free benefit that makes buying Club Carlson points twice as good, check out last week’s post on the Club Carlson Daily Getaway. While reading, just remember that the points are 11% cheaper today.
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Does the charge come through as Club Carlson (i.e. you can use Arrival points to pay)?
No, points.com (i.e. you cannot use Arrival miles.) The only points/mile sales processed by the airline that I know of are LifeMiles –> https://milevalu.wpengine.com/how-to-get-1-53-lifemiles-per-dollar-on-all-purchases/
You could have posted a link to today’s special.
Just did. Sorry. First sentence.
Since the Club Carlson card pays 5x on all purchases, you will always get significantly more than 2 cents rebate value when using it for ordinary purchases, if valuing the points at >.4 cents, which must be the case if one is willing to purchase them at .4. (I realize this offer can appeal to those who want to get lots of points quickly, but am just pointing out it’s only out of the ordinary in terms of quantity, not in terms of generally available cost of accumulating Club Carlson points.)
I very much agree that the Club Carlson card is up there with the SPG and Arrival Plus for best return on non-bonused spending.