FAQs about Choice Privileges Meeting Planner Rewards
Choice Privileges Meeting Planner Rewards (“Planner Rewards”) is available at participating Choice hotels offering Choice Privileges points for meeting planners of a qualifying event. Participating Choice brands include Cambria hotels, as well as Radisson Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson RED, Radisson Individuals, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson, and Country Inn & Suites by Radisson hotels that are located in United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. [Radisson hotels in other countries are not associated with Choice and do not participate.] Individual hotel participation may vary; most Choice hotels are independently owned and operated.
A "Meeting Planner" is any Choice Privileges Member who: (a) either on behalf of him/herself or a third party, books a Qualifying Event at a participating hotel; and (b) is either identified as the "Meeting Planner" of such Qualifying Event in the applicable Planner Contract, as defined below, or is properly substituted for such Meeting Planner in accordance with these terms and conditions. There is a maximum of one Meeting Planner per Qualifying Event. You do not have to attend the Qualifying Event to earn points.
A “Qualifying Event” is any group booked at a participating hotel that meets the minimum stay requirements outlined below and is paid for in accordance with a written contract executed by authorized representatives of the group and the participating hotel and which states that Planner Rewards applies to the event (the "Planner Contract"). Exceptions may be accepted when the reservation is made on ChoiceHotels.com where contracts are not applicable. For those events, the Meeting Planner is the person handling the reservation on behalf of group.
COVERED EARN: Meeting Planners are eligible to earn 3 points per whole U.S. $1 spent on “eligible charges” during a Qualifying Event. “Eligible charges” include covered sleeping rooms, food and beverage provided by the hotel, and meeting rooms and equipment (exclusive of taxes and any other additional fees, incidental charges, gratuities and related charges) that are charged to the Final Qualifying Event Invoice. Points may not be earned where prohibited by applicable law, rule, or regulation. Some services and amenities may not be provided directly by the participating hotel, and these and other charges, including charges for cancellation, attrition, and other payments, may not be eligible charges. Nights or stays associated with Qualifying Account do not count towards your Elite Status or other benefits.
GENERAL TERMS: Meeting Planners must verify with the hotel that it participates in Choice Privileges Planner Rewards and offers points for Qualifying Events. It is the Meeting Planner’s responsibility to comply with his or her own company policies concerning travel programs. Only individuals (no corporations or organizations) are eligible to earn Choice Privileges points.
CAMBRIA EVENT TERMS: Planner Rewards at participating Cambria hotel properties are subject to the following terms:
- There is a minimum requirement of ten (10) sleeping rooms on at least one night of the event
- There is a maximum of earn of 150,000 Choice Privileges points per Qualifying Event. Points are typically awarded within 72 hours after full payment of the Qualifying Event Invoice
RADISSON EVENT TERMS: Planner Rewards at participating Radisson Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson RED, Radisson Individuals, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson, and Country Inn & Suites by Radisson hotels in the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean hotel hotels are subject to the following terms:
- There is no sleeping room minimum night requirement
- There is no maximum point earn
- Points are typically awarded within 4 weeks after full payment of the Qualifying Event Invoice [If you do not receive your points within 30 days, please follow up with your hotel sales representative.]
OTHER CHOICE BRANDS: Planner Rewards does not apply to other Choice brands.