After researching hotel credit card offers, I decided to sign up for the Club Carlson Rewards Visa Signature Card. The Club Carlson card is one of the best hotel cards on the market, especially if you are planning a trip abroad. You can find Carlson Rezidor properties just about anywhere and they typically provide a great value for your points.

The Club Carlson Rewards Visa Signature Card offers 50,000 Gold Points after your first purchase, and an additional 35,000 points after you spend $2,500 within 90 days. The card has a $75 annual fee that is not waived for the first year.

In addition to the sign-up bonus, the Club Carlson card comes with the following benefits:

• 10 points per $1 spent at Carlson Rezidor hotels, and 5 points per $1 everywhere else
• A bonus award night when you use gold points to book a stay of 2 or more consecutive nights
• Gold Status with Club Carlson for as long as you remain a cardholder

Unfortunately, I could not find an expired offer link for this card so I couldn't avoid the annual fee. Again, my application was approved instantly and my card arrived a few days later in the mail.

After using Amazon Payments to meet the minimum spend, I was able to earn a total of 92,500 Club Carlson Points (80,000 sign-up bonus + (2,500 x 5 points per $1 spent) for the price of the $75 annual fee.

With almost 100,000 Club Carlson points at my disposal, I took a look at what I could get for them.