Accor ALL might seem a little boring from the outside. No mega bonus points promotions, no great-value-award-nights, and a lot more not-applicables when compared to other chains, especially IHG and Marriott.
The primary reason being the way their loyalty program is structured. Having fixed value for points means you can’t play around with points too much.
But that doesn’t mean there is no scope to maximize your Accor stays. On the contrary, Accor ALL has some unique and interesting ways to make the most of your stay at Accor properties.
Let’s start with how you can triple-dip your Accor hotel stays.
Part 1 – Get cashback on every booking
This one is easy. And the one we often tend to forget about. Using a cashback site helps you save anywhere from 2% to 10% on every booking.
We use TopCashBack(ref link) for booking Accor (and all other) hotels. It works particularly well with Accor in terms of timely tracking and cashback.
This might seem not much, but it adds up pretty quickly. Especially given that you can use it for shopping too.
Remember to always check rates on the app as well. Accor frequently offers discounts for bookings made via their app.
Part 2 – Regular points plus more
When you book directly with Accor, you earn Accor ALL reward points. Booking directly generally refers to booking on Accor’s website, app or directly with the hotel.
Using cashback sites like TopCashBack is considered direct booking as well, since they redirect you to the main Accor site to book your stay.
However, the part most of us miss on is bonus points promotions. Accor comes up with 2x, 3x, 500 bonus points and similar promotions often. This increases your earnings substantially.
You can view current Accor promotions here. We recommend following MilesCop.com on Telegram or Twitter to track latest hotel promotions.
Part 3 – Bonus Airlines Miles
Most hotel loyalty programs let you choose between reward points or airlines miles. However, it’s almost always more rewarding to select hotel reward points over airlines miles.
Accor, on the other hand, offers a much better option.
With Accor ALL, you can earn regular hotel reward points AND airlines miles as well for your stays. Accor has tied with a few airlines for the same.
Once you have linked your Accor and Frequent Flyer accounts, you will earn hotel and airlines miles for all your stays as well as flights. Yes, it works both ways.
Currently, there are 3 options available for you to link your Accor ALL account with.
Qatar is even offering a status match for Accor ALL elite members. See the link above for details.
Part 4 – Pay for more savings.
Accor has several paid membership programs that can help you get an elite status, and discounts on your stays. These programs often pay for themselves if you are staying even 6 or 7 nights at Accor hotels in a year.
1. Global: All Plus.
There are two loyalty cards you can buy with this plan — ALL Plus Ibis Card, and ALL Plus Voyageur Card. You can save up to 20%, get instant Silver, and up to 20 elite night credits to help fast-track to Gold or higher status.
You can read more about ALL Plus cards here.
2. Asia Pacific: Accor Plus.
If you are traveling to (or in) Asia Pacific, you can save a lot more on your Accor stays with Accor Plus. Note that Accor Plus is different from ALL Plus.
Accor Plus is a paid membership program with some excellent benefits like one (or 2) free night, up to 50% off on dining, up to 50% off at select hotels on sale, up to 20% off at all properties, extra 10% discount on promotional rates, and then some.
It also comes with Silver elite status, which is good for bonus points and late checkout.
If you intend to stay for 5 or more nights at Accor hotels in a year, this program pays for itself in discounts, and all other benefits are a bonus.
You can read more about the benefits, and the cost of Accor Plus here.
3. China: ALL Plus China.
If you are in China, ALL Plus China offers a lot more benefits then its global counterparts. You can get complimentary Accor Gold status, discount on stays, dining, upgrade vouchers, and more.
You can read more about ALL Plus China here.
4. Brazil Global: ALL Signature.
ALL Signature is a paid program originally meant for Brazil residents only. However, it appears that anyone can sign up for it now. Note that several benefits make sense for Brazil residents only.
ALL Signature has 4 tiers. It comes with some interesting benefits like 10% bonus on partner points transfer, monthly status points, gift a status, etc.
You can read more about ALL Signature plans here.
Conclusion.
With a bit of planning, you can earn a lot more points, get higher discounts, and boost your elite status when you stay at Accor hotels anywhere in the world.
