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[Wealth is my birth right!]

Only paid stay or points stay also counted? And validity increases by how many years?

1 year

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[Paras]

Only paid stay or points stay also counted? And validity increases by how many years?

(Last transfer date or last check-out date) + 365 days becomes expiry.

 

[Paras]

Did you confirm that or have you used it before?

All practice ,no theory.

 

[abreddy18]

This applicable to red hot rooms also ?

 

[ashwinsid]

All practice ,no theory.

Hi.

I am an Accor ALL Silver member.

Will be getting Axis Reserve and with that will get Accor Plus with two stay plus nights.

I am also planning to get separate Accor Plus membership for my wife (with one stay plus night).

This is in preparation for a visit to Singapore later this year.

Could you please advise if the following booking plan will work or if you have any tips:

Day 1-5 (total 4 Nights): Book Hotel A with my ALL Silver using points. Checkout on Day 5.
Day 6: Book Hotel B for night#1 with my AccorPLus stay night 01
Day 7: Book same "hotel B" for night 2 with my wife's AccorPlus stay night
Day 8: Book same "hotel B" for night 3 with my AccorPlus stay night 02

That way, I am planning to comply with Accor terms that two consecutive nights cannot be booked with Accorplus stay nights.

Just wondering if "hotel B" will accept this 3 night booking that will appear as three separate bookings.

Thank you!

 

[ashwinsid]

Pinging @Paras requesting opnion on my query above. Thank you

 

[WhoU]

If 1 point is more than 1 rupee then the product price are ok
But if custom clearance asks 10k it will be more expensive

Why will custom clearance ask for 10k? They have specific products for India too right? This sounds interesting if someone has tried it. This increases magnus rp value for those looking for domestic air transfers and not much into exquisite stays.

 

[Paras]

Pinging @Paras requesting opnion on my query above. Thank you

Similar query was asked on discort and even Ankur has visited one property and made similar arrangements where he booked two alternatives night using night plus and the intermediate one using hdfc smartbuy and that was honoured.
And here also i don't see any issue and it should be honoured.

Only difference in ur case is ,the intermediate booking is in your wife's name ,but that should also not be an issues.

 

[Wealth is my birth right!]

Why will custom clearance ask for 10k? They have specific products for India too right? This sounds interesting if someone has tried it. This increases magnus rp value for those looking for domestic air transfers and not much into exquisite stays.

U r tempting to upgrade my iPhone XR to 14 lol
Pls share the india catalogue link
Points value I am fine and on top of all iphone upgrade is free of cost 🤑😜

 

[WhoU]

U r tempting to upgrade my iPhone XR to 14 lol
Pls share the india catalogue link
Points value I am fine and on top of all iphone upgrade is free of cost 🤑😜

India doesn’t have iPhone https://limitlessexperiences.accor....roduct_list_order=price&product_list_dir=desc

 

[Wealth is my birth right!]

India doesn’t have iPhone https://limitlessexperiences.accor....roduct_list_order=price&product_list_dir=desc

That a great miss then

 

[phildunphy]

People who have bought Accor Plus, does it come with extra discount on booking hotel rates on top of member rate 10%? Or its just discount vouchers and 1 night free?

 

[phildunphy]

Hi.

I am an Accor ALL Silver member.

Will be getting Axis Reserve and with that will get Accor Plus with two stay plus nights.

I am also planning to get separate Accor Plus membership for my wife (with one stay plus night).

This is in preparation for a visit to Singapore later this year.

Could you please advise if the following booking plan will work or if you have any tips:

Day 1-5 (total 4 Nights): Book Hotel A with my ALL Silver using points. Checkout on Day 5.
Day 6: Book Hotel B for night#1 with my AccorPLus stay night 01
Day 7: Book same "hotel B" for night 2 with my wife's AccorPlus stay night
Day 8: Book same "hotel B" for night 3 with my AccorPlus stay night 02

That way, I am planning to comply with Accor terms that two consecutive nights cannot be booked with Accorplus stay nights.

Just wondering if "hotel B" will accept this 3 night booking that will appear as three separate bookings.

Thank you!

You will have to plan it well before, i tried something similar but room availability is very tough, miles better than Taj epicure, still a bit worse.

 

[Akshay9512]

I am an accor plus member, I have around 50000 points. But I am not getting any option to pay with reward points for ANY INDIAN Hotel on either app or website.
Can someone help here? Or help me sort the issue?

 

[prabhuk]

Greetings!

Lately, many hotel membership programs have been talked about such as Accor Plus, Taj, and ITC. In this post, we will focus on my experience of buying the Accor Plus membership program and share some tips to consider before purchasing it.

As I wanted to purchase it using Accor points , thus ,
1. Firstly, I signed up on https://all.accor.com/ and transferred 15,000 points.
2. After this, I logged in using the same credentials on https://www.accorplus.com/ and bought the membership with 12,000 Accor points that I had in my account already.

Please note that if you plan to buy the membership using your credit card, you can directly visit https://www.accorplus.com/ and purchase it using INR 13500 (current offer).

When I purchased the membership, my existing account was directly upgraded to Accor Plus with silver status and additional benefits, including the remaining 3,000 points in my account. But it's important to note that when you do so, your membership number changes, and the old classic number gets deactivated. Thus, if you have any pending points transfer requests that are not yet credited, don't purchase it until the points are credited.

There are three types of vouchers available:
1.regional (city-specific)
2.pan India.
3. Asia-specific vouchers.

The first type of voucher (regional) can significantly affect the value of the voucher and membership.
For instance, if one's city does not have any Accor property, it would be better to opt for a voucher for the city they are planning to visit. Choosing the right city can make a difference in terms of the voucher's value.

For instance,
a regional voucher for Delhi contains various dining vouchers, including free dining vouchers for Ibis Golf Course Road, which is 30-40 minutes away from the airport.
It may not be worth traveling and spending money on a taxi to redeem this voucher.
However, the voucher also includes a room for two adults and two children in Pullman/Novotel for only 5500 INR, including breakfast. This is a great deal as the flexible rates for this are usually between 10K to 13K INR.

On the other hand, if one has a voucher for Goa,
they would miss out on the 5500 INR deal but could easily redeem various lunch and buffet vouchers for Novotel in Calangute, which is a location that they would likely visit while in Goa.

It is important to note that there may be additional vouchers such as birthday cake that may not be useful if one cannot use them in their current city or while visiting another city. Therefore, choosing the right regional voucher depends on one's plans.


However, Accor Plus website does not have an option to choose a regional voucher. So, before purchasing the membership, I raised a query on Accor Plus, and their sales team reached out to me. They informed me that they could help me with specific region vouchers. However, if I purchased via the sales channel, I could not pay by points, but by card only. Therefore, I purchased it myself via the website.

After purchasing the membership, I reached out to membership support to help me set the region for my voucher as Delhi. However, as with all customer care, it depends on where your call landed and how efficient the person is. So, the executive told me that they would see if this was possible or not and let me know in a day or two. This left me uncertain about which city I would get a voucher for.

Wait ? What ?

So now , I endup purchasing membership and dont know for which city I will get voucher ? If they endup giving any random city neat to my location , then It will be hard to reddem Region specific vouchers, because then you have to travel specifically to get them redeemed. And all above things about diffrent region has diffrent type of coucher then your plans goes for a toss.

So , I ended up escalating the issue , as their sales team earlier mentioned that they can help me with specific Location voucher and after that I received a call from them and they make their arrangements to get me vouchers for Delhi.

In conclusion, it's essential to consider the type of voucher, the region, and the value of money before purchasing the Accor Plus membership program.

Here are some recommendations for purchasing Accor Plus:
Dos:
1. If you plan to buy Accor Plus using your credit card and want specific regional vouchers, it is advisable to use the sales channel. You will have a dedicated person who can assist you with regional voucher-related queries.

2. While using the sales channel,Request them to email you the highlighted terms and conditions, including regional voucher details, for the specific location before making the purchase.

3. If you plan to purchase Accor Plus using your points, transfer 12K points to all.accor.com, and only purchase the membership once the transfer is complete. If you are looking for specific region vouchers, raise a case with Accor before making the purchase.

4. Since Stay Plus night is based on availability, it is recommended to purchase the membership at least 1-2 months in advance to have more options and properties available.

5.Night plus stay benefit reflects in app , immediately as soon as we purchase membership , but that nigh plus stay is not available in all properties And also , that is like a reward night , thus In most if the premium properties , you will need to book alt east 1 month in advance for night plus , so again , if you are planning to purhcase this memberhip , consider the points that you should plan it at least 2 months prior to your vacation plans.


Don'ts:

1. Don't wait until the last moment to purchase Accor Plus.

2. While choosing regions, compare and select the ones where you plan to travel to maximize your benefits from regional vouchers.

3. Keep in mind that Stay Plus night is not available at all properties.

4. Since the vouchers come physically, purchase the membership at least two months before you plan to use it , as The voucher kits arrived in physical form , thus it may take 2-3 week for it to get delivered.

5. As delhi contained that 5500 INR voucher , thus untill i dont get that voucher , I can not redeem it.I asked them to email that voucher , but was not knowing that that voucher has cool down period of 1 month, so even if i get it , I can not book any room using this voucher within 30 days of purchase. So agins , purchasing membership 1-2 month prior is the key.


Lastly, here are some additional points to consider:

Is Accor Plus worth it?
Yes, it is. With the current 12K points/13.5K INR, you can easily get the most value. For example, booking a night plust stay room in Pullman New Delhi or Novotel Goa alone will cover the membership cost, and you will still receive many other vouchers.

How is Accor membership support ?
(*After escalation) the support provided was excellent, and I would rate it 5/5.

@Paras after upgradation and linking my new member account to axis I’m not able to transfer edge points to Accor plus.

The transaction is getting failed and points are getting reversed tried 3-4 times same thing happened.

Anyone found out a way on how to transfer edge points to Accor plus post upgradation to silver on buying the explorer membership through points ???

 

[Paras]

Th

I am an accor plus member, I have around 50000 points. But I am not getting any option to pay with reward points for ANY INDIAN Hotel on either app or website.
Can someone help here? Or help me sort the issue

Thats fine, even i could not use points during booking.
I called up/email hotel and told them that i want to book but would be settling it via points during checkout,they gave confirmation that their accept has this feature,thats it. Just book then and pay during checkout. Don't forget to mention them during checking and whil settlement and invoice

 

[Paras]

@Paras after upgradation and linking my new member account to axis I’m not able to transfer edge points to Accor plus.

The transaction is getting failed and points are getting reversed tried 3-4 times same thing happened.

Anyone found out a way on how to transfer edge points to Accor plus post upgradation to silver on buying the explorer membership through points ???

Iny case, as i used same emailid and contact details thus my same account was upgrade and this will upgrade to to silver and also members id got changed( just 2 digits got changed and last alphabet).
Can you logging to accor.all and check new membership number and try to transfer to new number only?

And if you are already using it,then i hope you are using entire number which is very long and has alpha numeric and ends with letters.

You may alternative try to transfer to old member number also.


In my case i tried to do both and old one kept failing after upgrade and only new number worked.

 

[Wealth is my birth right!]

Th

Thats fine, even i could not use points during booking.
I called up/email hotel and told them that i want to book but would be settling it via points during checkout,they gave confirmation that their accept has this feature,thats it. Just book then and pay during checkout. Don't forget to mention them during checking and whil settlement and invoice

How many points u redeem at a checkout is it to be rounded to 1000 or fraction accepted?

 

[Wealth is my birth right!]

Iny case, as i used same emailid and contact details thus my same account was upgrade and this will upgrade to to silver and also members id got changed( just 2 digits got changed and last alphabet).
Can you logging to accor.all and check new membership number and try to transfer to new number only?

And if you are already using it,then i hope you are using entire number which is very long and has alpha numeric and ends with letters.

You may alternative try to transfer to old member number also.


In my case i tried to do both and old one kept failing after upgrade and only new number worked.

In Axis bank Edge Rewards portal we can modify last 2 digits post upgrade of membership rite?

 

[prabhuk]

Iny case, as i used same emailid and contact details thus my same account was upgrade and this will upgrade to to silver and also members id got changed( just 2 digits got changed and last alphabet).
Can you logging to accor.all and check new membership number and try to transfer to new number only?

And if you are already using it,then i hope you are using entire number which is very long and has alpha numeric and ends with letters.

You may alternative try to transfer to old member number also.


In my case i tried to do both and old one kept failing after upgrade and only new number worked.

Oh, nice let me try transferring to the older number and see if that works.

We did the same - same account got upgraded but in my case new number kept on failing.

Thanks @Paras