Club des Actionnaires Master Thread
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Paris
Programs: Flyingblue Platinum, All Accor Platinum, M&M Senator
Posts: 316
Club des Actionnaires Master Thread
you can get immediate platinum status when buying (50 Accor shares (traded On Paris Euronext stock exchange).
Then fax the receipe your bank will give you to A-club.
You will get teh statut "club des actionnaires" corresponding to the platinum status.
From day one you will get double points.
Then fax the receipe your bank will give you to A-club.
You will get teh statut "club des actionnaires" corresponding to the platinum status.
From day one you will get double points.
#2
Join Date: Dec 2010
Programs: No status whatosever :-(
Posts: 28
Club des Actionnaires Master Thread
Just a small correction. You mention that one needs 50 Accor shares to become a member of the shareholder's club and thus be entitled to Platinum status.
According to the membership terms of the "Club des actionnaires" (sorry I only have it in French):
http://www.accor.com/fr/finance/espa...num.html#c1862
the exact wording is:
"Tout actionnaire dtenant au moins 50 actions au porteur ou une action au nominatif peut devenir membre du Club"
which translates to:
"any shareholder with 50 bearer shares or one registered share can become a member"
So in my understanding, one just needs to register a single share to be entitled to Platinum status in their program. If that's true, it could be the cheapest top-tier status from any hotel program.
I plan to try it and see if it works but I need to open a trading account somewhere first
#3
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Singapore
Programs: IC Amb, Marriott Silver, KF Silver, MPC Silver
Posts: 207
Hi,
Just a small correction. You mention that one needs 50 Accor shares to become a member of the shareholder's club and thus be entitled to Platinum status.
According to the membership terms of the "Club des actionnaires" (sorry I only have it in French):
http://www.accor.com/fr/finance/espa...num.html#c1862
the exact wording is:
"Tout actionnaire dtenant au moins 50 actions au porteur ou une action au nominatif peut devenir membre du Club"
which translates to:
"any shareholder with 50 bearer shares or one registered share can become a member"
So in my understanding, one just needs to register a single share to be entitled to Platinum status in their program. If that's true, it could be the cheapest top-tier status from any hotel program.
I plan to try it and see if it works but I need to open a trading account somewhere first
Just a small correction. You mention that one needs 50 Accor shares to become a member of the shareholder's club and thus be entitled to Platinum status.
According to the membership terms of the "Club des actionnaires" (sorry I only have it in French):
http://www.accor.com/fr/finance/espa...num.html#c1862
the exact wording is:
"Tout actionnaire dtenant au moins 50 actions au porteur ou une action au nominatif peut devenir membre du Club"
which translates to:
"any shareholder with 50 bearer shares or one registered share can become a member"
So in my understanding, one just needs to register a single share to be entitled to Platinum status in their program. If that's true, it could be the cheapest top-tier status from any hotel program.
I plan to try it and see if it works but I need to open a trading account somewhere first
#4
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
Programs: BA Gold; IHG Diamond-Amb; Accor & Meli & HH & Marriott Gold
Posts: 5,435
Club des Actionnaires Master Thread
We hold some and -- with two Sofitel, a Novotel and a few Mercure bookings coming up -- I've applied to register as a shareholder and get my A|Club membership bumped up to Platinum.
Has anyone done this recently?
#6
Join Date: Oct 2009
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#7
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In French only: http://www.accor.com/fr/finance/espa...ionnaires.html
#8
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
Programs: BA Gold; IHG Diamond-Amb; Accor & Meli & HH & Marriott Gold
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Well, that was a painless process. Completed the online Club des Actionnaires registration form, then before I had time to send proof of share ownership I received an email (in English, presumably based on my address) asking for it. I sent a PDF and a note of my existing A|Club number, then went to bed.
Today I have an altered membership number (this time the sixth digit is a 6) and my status shows as Club des Actionnaires.
Now let's hope that (i) this percolates through to my existing bookings and (ii) the actual card is obviously Platinum -- I imagine that some of the places we'll be staying don't see actionnaires cards very often.
Today I have an altered membership number (this time the sixth digit is a 6) and my status shows as Club des Actionnaires.
Now let's hope that (i) this percolates through to my existing bookings and (ii) the actual card is obviously Platinum -- I imagine that some of the places we'll be staying don't see actionnaires cards very often.
Last edited by IMH; Sep 23, 2011 at 8:34 am Reason: six is sixth, not seventh
#9
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Scotland
Programs: BA Silver, Hilton Diamond, BD Blue (RIP)
Posts: 1,963
Since I've never made a direct share purchase before I need some advice. Can anyone suggest a broker with whom I can buy Accor shares relatively cheaply and painlessly? I'm struggling to find one which allows me to buy shares listed in France.
#10
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
Programs: BA Gold; IHG Diamond-Amb; Accor & Meli & HH & Marriott Gold
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I've got an online brokerage account with DKB in Germany and can buy/sell Accor shares on seven or eight different exchanges.
In the UK I used to have a Halifax Share Dealing account and could access stock exchanges in New York and Europe (Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Milan, Brussels).
I'm sure there are many other options.
Prices can vary by 5% or more between exchanges and it's worth doing comparisons. Limit orders are essential protection against unfavourable prices in thin markets. Trading fees also vary widely: the last time we bought French shares it made sense to pay 50 EUR higher commission in order to buy in Paris and save 500 EUR on the share price.
You should also research and consider tax implications and requirements to report dividend income and/or brokerage accounts. I'm taxed in the US and the paperwork involved in owning "foreign" shares would not IMO be justified purely in order to own 50 Accor shares.
Mods: maybe this topic is worth splitting off into a separate thread in order to keep the FAQs concise?
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
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According to Accor's company report, as of 2010 there were some 8,000 members. If they experience a sudden influx of members owning just a handful of shares, no one should be surprised if they raise the threshold.