MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (FEBRUARY 18, 2016) – Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups, is holding an exclusive Club CarlsonSM for Planners Draw at the 24th annual Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) in Melbourne. The special draw is open to new and existing members of Club CarlsonSM for Planners, a unique loyalty program that rewards meeting and event planners for booking conferences, meetings and events at more than 1,000 participating Carlson Rezidor hotels worldwide.

“Carlson Rezidor works with meeting and event planners every day to deliver successful and seamless events at world-class venues that are as memorable as they are efficient. To express our gratitude for their continued support and to initiate new Club CarlsonSM for Planners members into our industry-leading loyalty program, we are offering all members the opportunity to win fantastic prizes that showcase some of the unique offerings at our Asia Pacific hotels,” said Cathy O'Connor, Senior Director, Global Sales MICE, Asia Pacific, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.

AIME delegates who visit the Carlson Rezidor booth will automatically qualify for the draw by depositing their business cards or scanning their name badges at the booth for a chance to win these prizes:

• First prize – A six-night stay for two, including complimentary breakfast and free WIFI, at Radisson Blu Azuri Resort & Spa Mauritius.
• Second prize – One night's stay for two, including complimentary breakfast and free WIFI, at the newly-renovated Radisson Blu Hotel Sydney.
• Third prize – A 'Pure Fiji' luxury toiletries gift set .

The Club CarlsonSM for Planners Draw is being held in conjunction with Carlson Rezidor's Big Returns for Big Thinkers global promotion, which enables meetings planners to earn up to 200,000 Gold Points®  while enjoying up to 15% off their master folio and a choice of other exclusive perks, for events held before March 31, 2016. There are over 70 participating Radisson Blu® hotels around the world.

To take part in the draw and for more details on Club CarlsonSM for Planners and Big Returns for Big Thinkers, please visit the Carlson Rezidor booth (#4324) at AIME, which is held, from February 23-24, 2016 at The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf Victoria, Australia.

About Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups and includes more than 1,370 hotels in operation and under development with 220,000 rooms and a footprint spanning 110 countries and territories. The Carlson Rezidor portfolio includes a powerful set of global brands: Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu®, Radisson®, Radisson RED, Park Plaza®, Park Inn® by Radisson and Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM. In most hotels, guests can benefit from Club CarlsonSM, one of the 2015 – 2016 “Top Three Hotel Rewards Programs” as recently ranked by U.S. News and World Report. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group and its brands employ 85,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., and Brussels, Belgium. For more information, visit www.carlsonrezidor.com and follow on Twitter @carlsonrezidor.

Contact details

Camilla Chiam, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group I +65 6511 9297I cchiam@carlsonrezidor.com

Ben Gardeen, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group | +1 (763) 212-1418 or +1 (763) 212-8129 | bgardeen@carlsonrezidor.com