Carlson Hotels goldpoints plus has lowered the redemption rate at over 300 hotels around the world and has eliminated the premium-priced award level, FlexNights. Category 6 hotels are now 60,000 points, down from 90,000; category 5 are 50,000 points, down from 60,000 points and category 4 are 40,000 points, down from 45,000 points. Categories 1 through 3 remain the same.