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Staying at Sofitel Brisbane using free night.
Last night (Sunday) got 50% off dining in restaurant.
Prepaid yesterday for buffet breakfast at check-in so got 50% off - a saving of $70 ($54 + 2 x 15% public holiday surcharges).
End of Feb renewal for my Accor+
It has proven to be very valuable with significant discounts across the year.
 
Captain Halliday said:
Dinner tonight at an Accor venue for which I used the Accor Plus dining benefit.

Dinner for two adults (so 50% off) plus a kids meal ($14, no discount).

Total before A+ $161 (inc kids meal).

Final price $75. 🤷‍♂️

No complaints, but a real head scratcher.
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On Australia Day @Captain Halliday ? Good one, thought it wouldn't apply as it is a public holiday- of sorts 🇻🇬
 
Flyfrequently said:
On Australia Day @Captain Halliday ? Good one, thought it wouldn't apply as it is a public holiday- of sorts 🇻🇬
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As per post by @jase05 above, the discount was available yesterday because it was not a public holiday.

Today (Monday) is the public holiday.

Interestingly, there’s a sign at the bar this morning saying NO Accor Plus, but it also says NO drink vouchers.

Unclear if this means the welcome drink vouchers or some other type of vouchers.
 
Hello experts , we have stays booked in Japan for around 11 nights in Apr 2025 and I am currently A+ Gold. Will there be any additional benefit/perks if I were to subscribe to Accor Signature program ; it will definitely help me reach platinum for next year but checking if the annual subscription costing nearly 1900$ will give me any significant benefit when staying at any of the accor properties as A+ gold. I want to make sure sure that the dollars we spend are going to be break even in form of perks/discount.

Appreciate your tip/suggestions.
 
knagelli said:
Hello experts , we have stays booked in Japan for around 11 nights in Apr 2025 and I am currently A+ Gold. Will there be any additional benefit/perks if I were to subscribe to Accor Signature program ; it will definitely help me reach platinum for next year but checking if the annual subscription costing nearly 1900$ will give me any significant benefit when staying at any of the accor properties as A+ gold. I want to make sure sure that the dollars we spend are going to be break even in form of perks/discount.

Appreciate your tip/suggestions.
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IMO, yes.

The value of the points added to your account exceeds the cost of the membership.

This allows you to “pay with points” for future stays without further cash outlay.
 
knagelli said:
Hello experts , we have stays booked in Japan for around 11 nights in Apr 2025 and I am currently A+ Gold. Will there be any additional benefit/perks if I were to subscribe to Accor Signature program ; it will definitely help me reach platinum for next year but checking if the annual subscription costing nearly 1900$ will give me any significant benefit when staying at any of the accor properties as A+ gold. I want to make sure sure that the dollars we spend are going to be break even in form of perks/discount.

Appreciate your tip/suggestions.
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Since you are already Gold, just buy the top tier Accor China membership (rrp is under AUD600), which will give you +30 nights, instantly taking you to Platinum (also gives a free night in China, HK or Macau only). The second tier membership costs around aud330 and gives +20 nights, if that's all you need to hit the 60 night platinum threshold. Note: only available via wechat or alipay mini-apps.

See this thread for details: AccorPlus China
 
knagelli said:
Hello experts , we have stays booked in Japan for around 11 nights in Apr 2025 and I am currently A+ Gold. Will there be any additional benefit/perks if I were to subscribe to Accor Signature program ; it will definitely help me reach platinum for next year but checking if the annual subscription costing nearly 1900$ will give me any significant benefit when staying at any of the accor properties as A+ gold. I want to make sure sure that the dollars we spend are going to be break even in form of perks/discount.

Appreciate your tip/suggestions.
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I feel differently.

ALL Signature is a great way to get to Diamond status (edit: but with the highest ALL Signature plan, only about halfway there!). ALL Signature gives Status Points, not Status Nights. The Rewards Points is a great by-product to get back the cost of the outlay. Of course you could achieve the lower Platinum status through Status Points.

ALL China is a great way to get to Platinum Status. ALL China gives 30 or 20 Status Nights - no Status Points. Also remember you will get 20 Status Nights if/when you renew AccorPlus.

So I think you need some personal reflection to clarify what you want to achieve and how you want to achieve it. Aiming for Status through Points and Nights seems counter-productive.

Also you need to operate/calculate on the calendar year basis. We are only in February. If you have stayed 19 nights already (or plan to before Japan), add the 11 nights in Japan, only then will the 30 nights from ALL China get you to 60 Status Nights (and Platinum for the rest of the 2025, plus 2026). And you won't need the 20 nights from AccorPlus. So much of it depends on your planned Accor stays during this calendar year.
 
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Has anyone got a screenshot of what can be had for $500 Discovery Dollars? Only tours or cruises, for what I understand. What sort of tours cost $500? Are there short cruises 2 – 3 days in length too?

What I really mean is, if the annual cost of membership is currently about $450, then the membership cost is essentially free, right?

Moreover, are there limitations to what you can spend the $500 Discovery Dollars on (i.e. minimum spend)?
 
Catweazle said:
Has anyone got a screenshot of what can be had for $500 Discovery Dollars? Only tours or cruises, for what I understand. What sort of tours cost $500? Are there short cruises 2 – 3 days in length too?
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Are you talking about Accor?
 
Catweazle said:
Has anyone got a screenshot of what can be had for $500 Discovery Dollars? Only tours or cruises, for what I understand. What sort of tours cost $500? Are there short cruises 2 – 3 days in length too?

What I really mean is, if the annual cost of membership is currently about $450, then the membership cost is essentially free, right?

Moreover, are there limitations to what you can spend the $500 Discovery Dollars on (i.e. minimum spend)?
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The below is from post 703 (December 2023)

ajd said:
As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I bought it purely out of curiosity, assuming it was a cough deal, so that I could write about it here. I haven't yet found the time to write it up comprehensively. If you don't like cruises or $10k per person package tours, you'll find fairly minimal value in it (the wine deal is, at least until 12 January 2024, a 15% off coupon code for buying 6 or more bottles from Wine Selectors). If you do like cruises and expensive package tours, I have no idea how to value their "buy one get one half off" deals and such against other sources of discount cruises, because I personally have zero interest.
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and post 986 (August 2024)

adelaidefc said:
Just a quick update for anyone who's interested.
TLDR: Accor Discovery can potentially be great value for cruises.

When you search cruises on the Accor Discovery offers website, for each cabin category you'll see "Retail Price", "Member Price" and "Savings". The latter being the maximum Discovery dollars you can apply to the booking. The Discovery membership comes with $500, but you can top-up at 2-1.

However, it also comes with a Buy One get One Half Off certificate you can use once per year. Most cruises seem to be eligible for this (even when not stated on website) and it can result in a significant saving. For example I quoted a 2 person cabin (no added packages) on a cruise retailing for $10,840 on Princess.com (and others), but the price from Accor Discovery for same cabin is $8,135 using that certificate. Quite a handy saving.

A couple of caveats: You have to call and go through their agency (I usually prefer booking direct). And as a result - a $275pp agency fee if you have to cancel. So be sure you want to go :)
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(Edit: the current offer doesn't mention any wine discount - see Accor Plus Discovery membership - Accor Plus Australia )
 
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