New ALL signup – any perks?

[phantomchickenz]

I have my first ALL stay coming up next week at Mercure Brussels, and am not yet a member of their programme. I can’t see any, but is anyone aware of any signup/referral/tricks of the trade bonus when registering with ALL?

I’ve found the partnership with Qatar, but I’m wondering about the actual process of signing up in the first place.

[Guernsey Globetrotter]

Hey @phantomchickenz – the lack of replies is because there really aren’t any easy tricks and tips on Accor sign-up. You’ve already identified the Qatar co-earn Avios benefit. Other than that, Accor is really an earn and burn program with a fixed point value, so no real sweet spots for redemption etc.

The usual tips apply like booking via the Avios store or cashback sights, which hopefully you’ve done already on this booking.

Accor do offer further discounts and status benefits through purchasable memberships. Gold status, where benefits start to be somewhat appealing, can be bought for €298 (https://www.headforpoints.com/2024/02/25/accor-subscription-cards-bonus/). However, this will only be worth it if you regularly stay at Accor hotels.

You can also get a one-off gold status via the shareholder route (https://www.headforpoints.com/forums/topic/accor-shareholder/). A single Accor share currently costs about €37 so this is the most cost effective status route but doubt you’d get it processed quickly enough by Accor to be of benefit on a stay next week!

Finally, if you do a lot of Accor stays there is another program called Signature, based out of Brazil but obtainable by anyone, which allows you to subscribe to buy Accor points/tier points at a discount to face value and so also eventually attain platinum status, which is where benefits really ramp up (https://www.headforpoints.com/forums/topic/combinations-of-all-paid-programs/).

Enjoy your trip to Brussels!

[phantomchickenz]

Thanks. I don’t expect to use ALL a lot, but thought I’d ask the question as a new signup. Can’t see my 250 points for a one night stay for work going very far!