Accor makes it even harder to earn Platinum status – but is offering £30 off via Amex

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• Luke says:

  3 Apr3 April 05:54

  Am I the only one having no offers at all on amex gold since last summer? Actually had the small business 5 off in Dec. .this is it…the same with ihg – got probably worst accel. promotion offer. Being regular user, this doesn’t make sense to me 🙁

  • Genghis says:

    3 Apr3 April 06:06

    Sounds like you’ve got some bad luck. My wife and I have not had anything decent since before Xmas (small shop, post office and Superdrug) across 6 Amex cards

  • Susan says:

    3 Apr3 April 09:58

    I get lots of Amex “offers tailored to you” but looking at the most recent I really have to wonder if there’s ANY logic behind them – clothes shops I’ve never shopped in (and nothing like the ones I do use), an opticians (no specs) and most curiously, a baby shop (no kids).

• James says:

  3 Apr3 April 07:03

  I’ve never found platinum to be worth much anyway. I checked into another mercure last night and again had nothing to show for status. Mine expires in April and I won’t miss it except for the bonus points.

• Volker says:

  3 Apr3 April 07:16

  I do not spend half of my life in hotels, and I have earnt elite status with Accor, Hilton and IHG with leisure stays (I don’t currently travel for business purposes), promotions and status matches. Once I have lost my Accor status, I will focus on IHG and Hilton group hotels and very likely give Accor a miss. I know that some people will still be keen on Accor points discounts on hotel prices, but I prefer the upgrades and the recognition (I honestly can’t complain about these) I have been getting in Hilton and IHG properties. Thinking of the hassle I had e. g. with Accor’s 1k-2k-5k promotions, this is an easy decision. Good bye, Accor!

• Alan says:

  3 Apr3 April 07:26

  The upside to this change is that the free Amex status is now valid until 31/12/17, about 8 months longer than I expected!

  I’m getting really frustrated though with Amex targeting who receives the more decent offers though, I’ve had none of them recently just the standard rubbish ones at esoteric retailers, not the Amex Travel, Hilton or this Accor one 🙁

  • Ben says:

    3 Apr3 April 15:24

    The good news for Accor Plats who get their status through Amex is that this should be extended through 2017 – as long as the renewal was/is this year.

    From the ‘2016’ example on the Accor webpage explaining the changes:

    “Any higher status acquired in 2016 is valid until 31 December 2017”. Note that it says ‘acquired’ not earned!

    • Alan says:

      3 Apr3 April 15:35

      Yep that’s happened to a few of us HfPers now!

• Jovanna says:

  3 Apr3 April 07:48

  As most people are aware, you don’t get any points when you book through a third part site such as Amex (although I did receive an upgrade). I did this a couple of months ago. My Accor account doesn’t even record the visit.

• VP says:

  3 Apr3 April 08:13

  “This meant that hitting the 60,000 target for Platinum was not too tricky.” Surely you mean 25,000? You also mention it later in the article “you will need to earn 14,000 status points (currently 25,000) to retain or earn Platinum status.” Is 60K requirement for IHG Platinum?

  • Rob says:

    3 Apr3 April 08:51

    Yes, sorry, typo.

• Pol says:

  3 Apr3 April 08:29

  Currently have Accor status as a supplementary card holder on my husbands plat card, expires in May. We’ve cancelled this and I opened one with him as a supplementary on mine. If I apply again through my account before April 15th will it update my Accor status for another year?

  • Andy says:

    3 Apr3 April 09:52

    Hi,

    I took a chance and requested an “upgrade” (via Amex plat) mid-way through my Accor platinum year and got it extended to 12 months from that date (ish).

    It’s now been extended to 31/12/17 as part of Le Club’s transitional arrangements so I’m quite pleased (and probably very lucky).

    • Pol says:

      3 Apr3 April 22:39

      Thanks. I’ll give it a try.

• Tilly71 says:

  3 Apr3 April 08:43

  Can you still earn status levels with accor or ihg by redeeming points earnt via erewards? IM looking at achieving Hilton Gold or diamond status but Im not staying in any hotels at present.

  • Rob says:

    3 Apr3 April 08:52

    Erewards should count with IHG and, for now, Accor.

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