Hotel Hack: Get Accor All Platinum Status (Almost) Free

This post about Accor All Signature was originally published January 20th, 2023 but has now been updated to the latest offer.

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During this Black Friday campaign, you can snag a Accor Signature subscription from Brazil for just $1491 which gets you $2467 worth of Accor Points and moves you within easy reach of Accor platinum!

Brazil is the untapped loyalty/points country we all need to pay more attention to. The country has a lot of potential when it comes to lucrative reward programs, which we don’t hear a lot about.

It’s mainly because of the language barrier, which is closely followed by another requirement: the Brazilian tax ID (no longer required for this promo!). This number is needed for pretty much everything, and yes, it includes those juicy deals, one of which we’re going to discuss right now!

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The Deal: Accor ALL Brazil Subscription aka Accor Signature

Accor ALL has just launched a subscription program in Brazil, which essentially gives you Accor ALL Platinum status after one year, without staying the required 60 nights.

It’s free, but it isn’t…

To gate-keep all the cheapskates, this deal is only free if you plan to spend at least AU$1,755 (used to be $1872 but has now gotten cheaper thanks to currency devaluation) with Accor (no time limit).

Why is that? The subscription we’re about to look at costs AU$ 146 (give or take) a month; however, it also earns you 100 euros worth of Accor points each month. At the current exchange rates, that’s a break-even cost.

Let’s take a closer look:

The Accor All subscription plan has 3 different offers; since we’re after Platinum, we will ignore the first 2, but of course, you can run your own numbers and see if any of the entry-level promotions stack up for you.

As you can see, the “Absolute” subscription comes with a whole stack of benefits. For starters, you will earn 5,000 reward points each month.

The value of 5,000 Accor All points is 100 euro worth of accommodation.
On top of that, you also earn 5,000 points every 4 months.

So if we go for the annual plan (which offers 15% discount when you use coupon code “BLACKFRIDAY2024“), we would earn a total of 60,000 points + 15,000 bonus points for a grand total of 75,000 Accor Plus points.

Those 75,000 points are worth 1500 euro worth of accommodation which works out to around $2467. Considering we’re spending around AU$1491 for an annual plan, this is incredible value!

But wait… there is more.

Of course, it’s Platinum status we’re after. And with the “Absolute” subscription, we get within 2,000 status points of Platinum.
Each month you will earn 1,000 status credits, so at the end of the year, you will have a total of 12,000 status credits. This means you only need to earn an additional 2,000 credits throughout that year to see yourself bumped to Platinum Accor All.

If you’re wondering how much it will take to earn 2,000 status points, don’t worry, I’ve worked it out for you, and it’s only 800 euros or around AU$1316. This is a very reasonable amount considering you will have 1 year to achieve this target.

Anything else noteworthy?

Yes! After just 4 months of being a subscriber, you will be able to give someone else Gold Accor All status. The only requirement is that you are Accor Gold yourself. Since Accor Gold requires 7,000 points, you would be able to gift status after 7 months if you didn’t meet the target before.

Is Platinum Worth It?

As Platinum, you get suite upgrades and lounge access as a standard. You can also expect much better treatment considering that, unlike many other hotel status tiers, it’s relatively hard to earn Platinum status as it requires 5600 euros of hotel spending or 60 nights!

What’s the catch?

Pretty much no catch! The hardest part will be trying to pay as from experience, the Accor Signature website often likes to decline card payments. Just keep trying until you get through has been my strategy. Also consider using a card that doesn’t surcharge your transactions or use a fee free debit card such as Ubank (which also gives you $30 for signing up, rude not too!)