What happened
Finnair Plus and Radisson Rewards now convert at 3 Avios for 5 hotel points and 10 hotel points for 1 Avios, with Finnair elite tiers matching to Radisson Rewards Premium or VIP. Silver and Gold match to Premium. Platinum and Platinum Lumo match to VIP.
Accounts link on the Finnair Shop by entering both membership numbers. Names on the two accounts must match. Matched status is generally valid for 2 years. Premium then needs 5 nights or 3 stays. VIP then needs 30 nights or 20 stays within a 12-month period. Benefits can be used immediately. A Radisson stay in the Americas posts to Choice Privileges, not Radisson Rewards. Third-party hotel bookings count toward those thresholds only if the Radisson Rewards number is on the reservation.
Avios transferred into Radisson face dynamic hotel awards and make a poor redemption. Leftover Radisson points can move into Avios if the hotel balance would otherwise sit unused.
Link on the Finnair Shop for the hotel status and convert Radisson points to Avios only when those points have no hotel use.
- Numbers
- 3 Avios: Avios converted into 5 Radisson Rewards points
- 5 points: Radisson Rewards points received for 3 Avios
- 10 points: Radisson Rewards points converted into 1 Avios
- 1 Avios: Avios received for 10 Radisson Rewards points
- 2 years: typical validity of matched Radisson Rewards status
- 5 nights: nights required to maintain Premium after the match
- 3 stays: stays required to maintain Premium after the match
- 30 nights: nights required to maintain VIP after the match
- 20 stays: stays required to maintain VIP after the match
- Takeaway
- Link accounts on the Finnair Shop if you want the hotel status match, and convert Radisson points to Avios only if you have no use for the hotel currency.