Other Hotel Programs - Expired: Get $60/40 euro for Accor signup

Not sure if this has been posted, but you can signup fo A Club and get 2000 reward points for doing so. This gets you half way to a 2000 mile conversion for several airlines or a $60/40 euro voucher for your next stay.

Use promo code "2009BirthdayBonus" by 9/30/09
http://www.a-club.com/en/index-offer-detail.html?promoId=1239&promoDir=promo

It looks like you get the €40 voucher no matter what (not as an either/or):

Join the A|Club program for free before September 30, 2009 and earn an A|Club rewards gift voucher worth €40!

The voucher, I assume, can be used to discount the value of a future Accor-chain hotel stay by €40.

You can also select a USD 60 voucher instead of EUR 40, as I did yesterday...:D

Euro's for me and the family ;)

Thanks to medic-again ^:)

regards cal

Can I and my SO both join and use the vouchers to pay for the same 1 night for a total of 80 EUR?

You can also select a USD 60 voucher instead of EUR 40, as I did yesterday...:D

How do you select $60 instead of €40?

How do you select $60 instead of €40?

Sign up with the promo code, go to the rewards sections and you will see both the Euro and USD options.

It looks like you get the €40 voucher no matter what (not as an either/or):



The voucher, I assume, can be used to discount the value of a future Accor-chain hotel stay by €40.


I also think that you can use for Europcar.

^thanks. have a european trip coming up.

OK, maybe this is a stupid question, but..... the T&C's say that vouchers can be used at any of the following brands:

A|Club rewards gift vouchers are valid every day until the expiration date shown on the front of the voucher to pay for all or part of the Member's services (including one night minimum) provided by Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, ibis and all seasons hotels, as well as Accor Thalassa hotels.

So if I want to use a voucher at the Novotel Shanghai, do I get it denominated in euros or dollars? Or are we to assume that if you can only get vouchers in euros or dollars that you can only use the vouchers in the US or euro-Europe?

Obviously, I am confused.

OK, maybe this is a stupid question, but..... the T&C's say that vouchers can be used at any of the following brands:



So if I want to use a voucher at the Novotel Shanghai, do I get it denominated in euros or dollars? Or are we to assume that if you can only get vouchers in euros or dollars that you can only use the vouchers in the US or euro-Europe?

Obviously, I am confused.

I think that in the Asia-Pacific region, the U.S. dollar and better

What page of the process does it request the promo code? I'm up to page 4 -last page, and don't see where I put in the promo for enrollment.

The promo code was pre-written on my form when I used the link in the OP.

Does anyone know the expiration date of these points if you dont immediately redeem them for a voucher? I know that the vouchers expire after 1 year, but couldnt find any other information on the subject on their website.

Got it, thanks!

Does anyone know the expiration date of these points if you dont immediately redeem them for a voucher? I know that the vouchers expire after 1 year, but couldnt find any other information on the subject on their website.

Member benefits

* Over 2,000 participating hotels worldwide!
* Extend A|Club points indefinitely
* No blackout dates on hotel rewards!
* Convert to Airline Miles

Member benefits

* Over 2,000 participating hotels worldwide!
* Extend A|Club points indefinitely
* No blackout dates on hotel rewards!
* Convert to Airline Miles

but

7.3. Validity of A|Club points

A|Club points are valid for a period of 12 months (365 consecutive days) following the date on which they were recorded. Validity is extended for 365 days each time the Member generates a hotel credit transaction on his or her account (not including Adjustments).
If the Member does not generate any Transactions during a 365 day period, all previously-acquired A|Club points on his or her account are lost without notice and without the possibility of restoring or converting them.

http://www.a-club.com/en/terms-and-conditions.html#anchor7

Looks like the promo has been pulled, I cant find any links that contain the promo code. Has anyone still got the code to manually insert.

Regards cal

Looks like the promo has been pulled, I cant find any links that contain the promo code. Has anyone still got the code to manually insert.

Regards cal

https://secure.a-club.com/en/select-program.action?hasPromoCode=true&promoCode=2009BirthdayBonus
ok

The promo code is in the first post, but not working anymore. Good thing that Accor came into their senses. It was very foolish to offer 40€ or 60$ for just signing up.

just signed up a new one and got the 2000. I can see no difference. Promo is active

https://secure.a-club.com/en/select-program.action?hasPromoCode=true&promoCode=2009BirthdayBonus
ok

Thanks, used your link and it worked fine ^

....Good thing that Accor came into their senses. It was very foolish to offer 40€ or 60$ for just signing up.

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Contrary to both the subject line of the e-mail from Accor and the title of this thread, you do NOT receive 60 USD or 40 Euros! Instead, you receive 2,000 points which can be redeemed as (if I understand correctly) partial payment for a hotel night at SOME (not all) of Accor's chains.

That is a BIG difference. You ONLY get value from these points if you stay at one of their hotels. So, they are offering an incentive to 1) join their loyalty program and 2) stay (and pay partially in cash). This is NOT foolish at all -- it's a smart way to gain some new customers, fill some rooms, and generate some revenue.

The only thing foolish about this promo is the misleading e-mail saying "Get USD 60!"

By the way, the e-mail says that the offer is good till September 30.

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Contrary to both the subject line of the e-mail from Accor and the title of this thread, you do NOT receive 60 USD or 40 Euros! Instead, you receive 2,000 points which can be redeemed as (if I understand correctly) partial payment for a hotel night at SOME (not all) of Accor's chains.

That is a BIG difference. You ONLY get value from these points if you stay at one of their hotels. So, they are offering an incentive to 1) join their loyalty program and 2) stay (and pay partially in cash). This is NOT foolish at all -- it's a smart way to gain some new customers, fill some rooms, and generate some revenue.

The only thing foolish about this promo is the misleading e-mail saying "Get USD 60!"

By the way, the e-mail says that the offer is good till September 30.

You're incorrect Kathy.

The 2000 points can be instantly redeemed for a $60 fully transferable voucher, so if your "family" were to all signup and combine the vouchers then you'd have enough for a free night (or more).

This promo seems to be confusing the heck out of people... Its really not all that complicated. The only thing that I have to admit I was confused about for a split second was just where the Promo code is supposed to be.

If one clicks on the link that doublezheng posted just a few posts up notice that the Promo Code "2009BirthdayBonus" is already pre-entered in line for a promo code. This is on the very first page to sign up, ("Step #1") before you even enter your email address. If you've already entered your email address & you aren't sure if the promo code has been applied you may have gone too far already.... But again, if you click on the link that doublezheng posted, you should be all set to go.

On another note, anyone figure out how to make this promo help in Providing a "Hit" for the US Airways "Grand Slam" Promo??? Accor (A-Club) is indeed listed in the T's & C's of the Grand Slam Promo as one of the 10 hotel partners that will count as a hit if one transfers Hotel Points to US Airways Dividend Miles.

It sure appears that the minimum amount of Points that can be converted to US Airways is 4,000 A-Club Points which converts to 2,000 US Airways Dividend Miles. Which raises the question, how can one accumulate 4,000 A-Club Points??? Has anyone been successful in transfering points from one individuals account into another individuals account or along the same lines, if somehow one mistakenly had 2 accounts open, would it be possible to consolidate the 2 accounts into one account with 4,000 Points?" I'm guessing this is pretty unlikely, but just wanted to throw it out there & see if anyone had any thoughts...

I'm still trying to figure out if I need USD or Euro vouchers to stay in S. America and Asia. Any thoughts?

I'm still trying to figure out if I need USD or Euro vouchers to stay in S. America and Asia. Any thoughts?

Vouchers are converted to local hotel currency. I have contacted several EU hotels and they all confirmed that they accept the USD vouchers.

I would go with the USD vouchers.

Vouchers are converted to local hotel currency. I have contacted several EU hotels and they all confirmed that they accept the USD vouchers.

I would go with the USD vouchers.

hi，Does your application has been received?

hi，Does your application has been received?

What?:confused:

4K points is $60 in hotels. Do you realy want to pay $60 for a US hit and 2k miles?


On another note, anyone figure out how to make this promo help in Providing a "Hit" for the US Airways "Grand Slam" Promo??? Accor (A-Club) is indeed listed in the T's & C's of the Grand Slam Promo as one of the 10 hotel partners that will count as a hit if one transfers Hotel Points to US Airways Dividend Miles.

It sure appears that the minimum amount of Points that can be converted to US Airways is 4,000 A-Club Points which converts to 2,000 US Airways Dividend Miles. Which raises the question, how can one accumulate 4,000 A-Club Points??? Has anyone been successful in transfering points from one individuals account into another individuals account or along the same lines, if somehow one mistakenly had 2 accounts open, would it be possible to consolidate the 2 accounts into one account with 4,000 Points?" I'm guessing this is pretty unlikely, but just wanted to throw it out there & see if anyone had any thoughts...

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Contrary to both the subject line of the e-mail from Accor and the title of this thread, you do NOT receive 60 USD or 40 Euros! Instead, you receive 2,000 points which can be redeemed as (if I understand correctly) partial payment for a hotel night at SOME (not all) of Accor's chains.

Getting a voucher that has no name on it worth 60 USD, valid for a year for every "member" you create is very generous. Plus you can hand in several vouchers at a time. That´s stupid of Accor. I have been long enough on FT to know that many will simply create dozens of these accounts and even sell them on ebay or CC. I guess it won´t take long until someone is selling info for a few dollars on ebay about how to get "unlimited" vouchers worth 60$ a piece. Wait and you´ll see.

Getting a voucher that has no name on it worth 60 USD, valid for a year for every "member" you create is very generous. Plus you can hand in several vouchers at a time. That´s stupid of Accor. I have been long enough on FT to know that many will simply create dozens of these accounts and even sell them on ebay or CC. I guess it won´t take long until someone is selling info for a few dollars on ebay about how to get "unlimited" vouchers worth 60$ a piece. Wait and you´ll see.

The best thing is that this deal only lasts till 09/30...
Hmmm..So you will be this seller...good 2 know...;)

Interesting. No longer advertised on their website, yet the code still works.

Are they on to our extended familes?:p

Getting a voucher that has no name on it worth 60 USD, valid for a year for every "member" you create is very generous. Plus you can hand in several vouchers at a time. That´s stupid of Accor.

I reckon Accor has an idea of what they are doing in a quiet time for business. For every FTer who turns up with enough vouchers for a free room, there will be 5 normal people who take a $60 discount on a $200 room which suits Accor just fine. It will also be far less expensive than Hyatts 30,000 room giveaway from earlier this year.

The only snag, from Accors view, is that I assume the franchised properties can claim 90%ish of the face value from Accor. During the Hyatt promo, I assume franchised properties would just have claimed the normal reward night cash which is usually pretty low.

I reckon Accor has an idea of what they are doing in a quiet time for business. For every FTer who turns up with enough vouchers for a free room, there will be 5 normal people who take a $60 discount on a $200 room which suits Accor just fine. It will also be far less expensive than Hyatts 30,000 room giveaway from earlier this year.


If your hotel rates are other than USD or Euro's, the hotels will also get a bit back on the fabulous exchange rates that they will no doubt convert the certificates at

according to one poster on a russian forum, who claims to have called the Accor help line, the vouchers (and they are only paper vouchers, not electronic) will be mailed to the members ONLY after any account activity... that is hotel stays, etc... although the exact wording was "As soon as any other elligable points will be posted to your account" .... if only we could get some bonus miles from somewhere else... maybe that would qualify as elligable points :)

this person also posted a photo of the voucher he got... sent 18/09 from France

according to one poster on a russian forum, who claims to have called the Accor help line, the vouchers (and they are only paper vouchers, not electronic) will be mailed to the members ONLY after any account activity... that is hotel stays, etc... although the exact wording was "As soon as any other elligable points will be posted to your account" .... if only we could get some bonus miles from somewhere else... maybe that would qualify as elligable points :)

My mother got her voucher yesterday and several others on this forum have reported getting the vouchers.

Nowhere does it state there must be account activity!!

These are regular vouchers (same as those obtained by actually earning 2,000 points from hotel stays) and once ordered, they shouls ship.

4K points is $60 in hotels. Do you realy want to pay $60 for a US hit and 2k miles?

4K points is actually $120 "in Hotels".... but who's counting?

I would not "pay $60" for a US Hit (worth 2.5K Bonus Dividend Miles) and 2K miles on the transfer, but I would gladly trade a few pieces of paper I didn't have a few days ago & only took 10 minutes to acquire for 4,500 US Dividend Miles... But its most likely a mute point as I dont believe there is really anyway to do it without addition Accor activity beyond signing up...

Sorry to go off topic.

Also got my $60 voucher today.

No name or account number on it,
but a stub with a bar code or similar.

So how long is it taking people in the US to receive these vouchers from the date of requesting them?

Thanks!:)

Can I use more than 1 US$60 voucher at the same stay? Or even combine 3-4 voucher at check out?

So how long is it taking people in the US to receive these vouchers from the date of requesting them?

Thanks!:)

As I posted before, I recieved one of mine within 10 days, while others for my household has still not arrived. East coast USA.

Can I use more than 1 US$60 voucher at the same stay? Or even combine 3-4 voucher at check out?

Yes, you can combine as many as you want.

We are going to Tahiti in Nov and I just joined and got 2000 points. The lowest room rate at the Sofitel Tahiti is around $195 USD incl tax. It's an advance purchase rate, credit card charged immediately. How do I use my points for $60 off? I could also sign my husband and other family up for more vouchers if it really is true, you can combine them. Or should we book the Flex rate incl breakfast for $242 USD?

We had stayed at two Ibis hotels within the last 2 weeks, I put in a request for credit but not sure if they will give it since we checked out before joining. One was in Paris and one in Nuremburg. I didn't bother joining as the rates were so low we wouldn't have gotten enought points to do anything. (160 euros all up)

Read the T&Cs for crying out loud. Vouchers cannot be used on prepaid rates, for obvious reasons.

Theoretically they could if the voucher contains a number or code that is input when making a reservation and automatically deducts the value of the voucher at time of booking. Other hotels such as IHG/PC and SPG offer the opportunity to pay for a room partly with points and partly with cash in advance. Since I am new to this hotel program, I wished advice from people who had used them before. I currently have Le Meridien booked for that night but I could better allocate my SPG points elsewhere and just need a place near the airport to crash before going to Bora Bora (PC redemptions).

So I should book a room category that is not paid in advance, show up at the Sofitel with vouchers in hand and settle any difference in cash on the spot?

Hi Tiki, my 2 cents: given that the prepaid rate is 47$ cheaper, you would only be saving 13$ by using one $60 voucher towards the $242 rate (not prepaid), so why not save the vouchers for another occasion? As you mentioned in Ibis, the rate is very cheap (and it is difficult to get heavily discounted rates), so using a couple of these makes a stay almost free, whereas in the sofitel you are actually paying $47 more each night to be able to use the voucher and that eats into how much you save. Sorry if I did not make myself clear... But I would simply save the points for later.

I was going to use 4 x $60 vouchers and get the room for free-or pretty close to it. Maybe even one more to get some dinner. I have a big family! ;)

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Recieved vouchers for my wife and myself today in Toronto. 14 days from order to delivery.

Whole T&C as printed on the back of those vouchers below:

The AIClub rewards gift voucher is accepted exclusively during the period of validity specified on the reverse side to pay for part or full settlement of services (which must include a minimum one-night stay) provided by hotels in the Sofitel, Pullmann, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis and all seasons networks but also by the Accor Thalassa hotels. It is accepted in the Ibis hotels in located in France only on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. The AIClub rewards gift voucher may be used at certain partners of the AIClub network mentioned on Accor hotels Loyalty Program - A|Club.
Settlement with AIClub rewards gift vouchers must be done directly at the hotel or at our partner´s point of sale.
Several AIClub rewards gift vouchers may be used to settle the same bill. It is possible to complete payment by any other means of payment accepted by the hotels or the partners. AIClub rewards gift voucher will not give rise to partial or total monetary exchange in any form, including change in cash. It may not be replaced or reimbursed in the event of theft, loss, deterioration, destruction or expiry of the validity date. Either in Euro or in US Dollar, it can be used outside the Euro zone. The currency exchange rate applied will be that of the last workday of the previous month as extracted from the Natixis database "Multidevises". Natixis is a company with a capital of 1955268 310, 40 euros located at 30 avenue Pierre Mendes, 75013 Paris France.

I did not check the accuracy of Natixis "Multidevises" en detail but it seems that if you can get the hotels to follow their own t&c stated on the coupon in regard to the exchange rate used their margin to gain an additional 10% is limited.

Whole T&C as printed on the back of those vouchers below:



I did not check the accuracy of Natixis "Multidevises" en detail but it seems that if you can get the hotels to follow their own t&c stated on the coupon in regard to the exchange rate used their margin to gain an additional 10% is limited.

If you want to really confuse them, bring both EU and USD vouchers!:D

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Still working; signed up all my family. CC here I come....

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Still working; signed up all my family. CC here I come....

Acquiring these certs for the sole purpose of flipping them on CC could be construed as "broker-like" behavior and run afoul of CC rules... beware...

As the promo conditions are no longer visible on the A-Club website, does any one know when it expires?

Is it at 11:59 PM Paris time on Sept 30?

Whole T&C as printed on the back of those vouchers below:



I did not check the accuracy of Natixis "Multidevises" en detail but it seems that if you can get the hotels to follow their own t&c stated on the coupon in regard to the exchange rate used their margin to gain an additional 10% is limited.
Thanks Starbucks, that's a huge help to see the T&C actually printed on the voucher.

For those of you with large families, how many vouchers is it safe to order at once? I decided to go for 6 x $60 USD for the night in Tahiti, breakfast and dinner, should just about cover it depending on currency rates.

I ordered 2 yesterday but since all 6 will go to the same address, should I space them out over several days? I am a casual worker so don't have a reliable work address, it changes all the time.

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Whole T&C as printed on the back of those vouchers below:



I did not check the accuracy of Natixis "Multidevises" en detail but it seems that if you can get the hotels to follow their own t&c stated on the coupon in regard to the exchange rate used their margin to gain an additional 10% is limited.
Thanks Starbucks, that's a huge help to see the T&C actually printed on the voucher.

For those of you with large families, how many vouchers is it safe to order at once? I decided to go for 6 x $60 USD for the night in Tahiti, breakfast and dinner, should just about cover it depending on currency rates.

I ordered 2 yesterday but since all 6 will go to the same address, should I space them out over several days? I am a casual worker so don't have a reliable work address, it changes all the time.

My take is that the fulfilment process on this promo is at least partially automated.

A machine is not going to care about your address and someone stuffing envelopes for a living is probably only marginally more interested.

My feeling is this thing is going to get shut down completely from a high level or it's going to be fine.

Either way there are only a few days left before the deadline so fill yer boots.

It might be a bit different in Australia, I think USA and Canada gets theirs posted out from France. Someone else from Oz said theirs were posted from Australia and since we have a smaller population, it may be harder to fly under the radar. I've done envelope stuffing as part of casual admin office temp jobs and I personally could care less whose name is on the envelope but then there are always those over achievers who would notice. We have an unusual ethnic last name too, but thankfully its a culture which is known for large families.

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My take is that the fulfilment process on this promo is at least partially automated.

A machine is not going to care about your address and someone stuffing envelopes for a living is probably only marginally more interested.

My feeling is this thing is going to get shut down completely from a high level or it's going to be fine.

Either way there are only a few days left before the deadline so fill yer boots.


I agree. Also, remember that our vouchers are mixed with those of people who actually earned them. The people stuffing envelopes have no way to distinguish the two.

hi all, i have a queestion here.. since the website bookings are all pre-pay with credit card, does it mean we have to book the hotel by calling them & use the voucher to settle the payment ? also do u guys think we will get the same rate as published in the website ? or we will get the more expensive rate by calling to make the reservation ?

hi all, i have a queestion here.. since the website bookings are all pre-pay with credit card, does it mean we have to book the hotel by calling them & use the voucher to settle the payment ? also do u guys think we will get the same rate as published in the website ? or we will get the more expensive rate by calling to make the reservation ?

Your question has been answered at least several times in this thread!

You have to book a non-prepaid flexible rate,which is indeed more expensive than the prepaid. All rates are available online.

PLEASE, READ THE THREAD BEFORE POSTING QUESTIONS!

yes OF COURSE i have read.. and i see the terms conditin

A|Club rewards gift vouchers may be used as means of payment for all rates (public and promotional rates) in all member hotels participating in the A|Club Program.

but since the promo rate has to pre=pay.. I have written one of the hotel in bangkok and enquire. they had told me

XXX Could you please make a room reservation through our web site and kindly mention in remark space that your will pay all room
cost by A Club voucher in stead of cut credit card.

And now we have noted that once we receive the room reservation under the name ___________ we won't charge on your credit
card but will deduct with your voucher, however please kindly advise us by return this e-mail again incase of you will going to book
with other name then we can be aware. XXX


Im not so sure are they gonna work or not since once i booked the promo fare I have to let them charge directly at the booking page. Wonder will they really will look at the names & reverse the transaction & let u pay by voucher.

anyway i just post this to let everybody know maybe they can contact the individual hotels beore booking & get the reply with the staff name on it at least anything happend we still have proof of it..

but since the promo rate has to pre=pay.. I have written one of the hotel in bangkok and enquire. they had told me

XXX Could you please make a room reservation through our web site and kindly mention in remark space that your will pay all room
cost by A Club voucher in stead of cut credit card.

And now we have noted that once we receive the room reservation under the name ___________ we won't charge on your credit
card but will deduct with your voucher, however please kindly advise us by return this e-mail again incase of you will going to book
with other name then we can be aware. XXX


Im not so sure are they gonna work or not since once i booked the promo fare I have to let them charge directly at the booking page. Wonder will they really will look at the names & reverse the transaction & let u pay by voucher.



When I emailed the St. James in London the Res. Manager told me not to book a prepaid rate, as they could not refund the money to my card.

However, as the prepaid rates are much lower than the flex rates, I might try to do what the hotel told you and mention the fact that I want to use vouchers after booking a prepaid rate online. Or maybe, I can make the reservation by phone and the agent can get around the prepaid thing.

We will have to wait and see!:D

I also just got an email back from the same Res. Manager at the St. James, who told me that I can use a voucher in the bar/restaurant without being an overnight guest (great for afternoon tea).

Technically, this is against the terms of the vouchers.

It seems that every hotel is doing their own thing and you have to confirm what it is beforehand.

The AIClub rewards gift voucher is accepted exclusively during the period of validity specified on the reverse side to pay for part or full settlement of services (which must include a minimum one-night stay) provided by hotels in the Sofitel, Pullmann, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis and all seasons networks but also by the Accor Thalassa hotels.

Pray tell what is the period of validity? One year I am guessing?

Acquiring these certs for the sole purpose of flipping them on CC could be construed as "broker-like" behavior and run afoul of CC rules... beware...

I dunno. I hope that CC gets flooded with them so that I can acquire them for a drink chit each! I'd gladly buy a beer to not have to mess with signing up.

OTOH, if CC gets flooded it means that people are probably killing the deal, and I don't want that either!

So if I understand correctly, this promo starts us off with 2k points in our account. We then redeem them for a 40/60 voucher, which is good for some undetermined amount of time. The points, however, have an expiration 1 year from now. In other words, it seems that the 2k signup bonus expires on 9/30, not the points themselves.

I see that most people are requesting the vouchers right away. But it seems we could wait for up to a year, right? This would extend the life of the voucher. (Of course, they could also kill the deal between now and then, too, however.)

Anybody else not redeeming right away? Just curious if this is a reasonable approach.

So if I understand correctly, this promo starts us off with 2k points in our account. We then redeem them for a 40/60 voucher, which is good for some undetermined amount of time. The points, however, have an expiration 1 year from now. In other words, it seems that the 2k signup bonus expires on 9/30, not the points themselves.

I see that most people are requesting the vouchers right away. But it seems we could wait for up to a year, right? This would extend the life of the voucher. (Of course, they could also kill the deal between now and then, too, however.)

Anybody else not redeeming right away? Just curious if this is a reasonable approach.


I have redeemed most of might right away, but am considering creating some dormant account and requesting the vouchers at a latter time.

It would extend their life. However, some people are saying that when Accor moves to electronic vouchers they might not be transferable. So, when you show up with vouchers for Joe Smith, J. Smith, Smith Joe, Smith S, the hotel might start asking questions!:)

Expired now?

"The given promotion code is not usable anymore"

Cheers
Chris

Yes, looks like the plug has been pulled 48 hours early.

To be honest, I'm surprised it lasted this long, and well done to Accor for actually meeting their obligations.

...well done to Accor for actually meeting their obligations.

That's a bit more credit than I'm willing to extend.

Looks to me like they've just woken up to the fact their pockets have been picked, so they cut short the promo; I wouldn't be surprised if they take steps to block any certs that have not yet been mailed.

That's a bit more credit than I'm willing to extend.

Looks to me like they've just woken up to the fact their pockets have been picked, so they cut short the promo; I wouldn't be surprised if they take steps to block any certs that have not yet been mailed.

Yes, they got picked. But, they should have know that from the start.

I am hopping that they dont cancel any vouchers that have yet to ship.

Yes, they got picked. But, they should have know that from the start.

I am hopping that they dont cancel any vouchers that have yet to ship.



I think they would have to cancel the whole membership program to not ship any of the members vouchers, afterall how do they know who's who.
But then again they could com up with somthing, but it does not appear that they are that smart. Afterall who gives away $100,00.00 an hour?

They were foolish to begin with when they started giving out 40€ certs as I stated earlier. Surprised me that this lasted this long in the first place. Well, all good things must come to an end. Not all viral marketing is good practice.

I think they would have to cancel the whole membership program to not ship any of the members vouchers, afterall how do they know who's who.
But then again they could com up with somthing, but it does not appear that they are that smart. Afterall who gives away $100,00.00 an hour?

Yeah, the only way to know if to track all newly opened accounts and cancel the voucher orders from these account. I doubt that they will spend the time and resources to do it.

Yeah, the only way to know if to track all newly opened accounts and cancel the voucher orders from these account. I doubt that they will spend the time and resources to do it.
Even that would be unwise as how do they know the voucher isn't going to be used towards payment of a $200 room with the balance in cash? If they cancel all the vouchers, people won't stay in their hotels.

Also remember that Flyertalkers are only a small percentage of their customer base simply because the membership here is mostly USA based and Accor doesn't have many properties in the USA and you can't use the vouchers at Motel 6.

Shame that they ended this early...

NB, I thought they were allowing these vouchers to be used at Motel 6 till end of Oct or thereabouts.

Even that would be unwise as how do they know the voucher isn't going to be used towards payment of a $200 room with the balance in cash? If they cancel all the vouchers, people won't stay in their hotels.

Also remember that Flyertalkers are only a small percentage of their customer base simply because the membership here is mostly USA based and Accor doesn't have many properties in the USA and you can't use the vouchers at Motel 6.

Lets hope you are right!

And Sofitel does have a couple of very highly rated hotels in the US!:)

Also remember that Flyertalkers are only a small percentage of their customer base simply because the membership here is mostly USA based and Accor doesn't have many properties in the USA and you can't use the vouchers at Motel 6.

Trust me, Flyertalk did relatively little to kill this deal. I followed this on some German travel sites, and people brag about having ordered hundreds of certs. And then, the deal was posted to some German Fatwallet-type sites, where people ordered the vouchers with the sole purpose of selling them on eBay. :rolleyes:

On the other hand, I can't help but laugh every time I see some horribly ill thought-out promotion. Really, what are these marketers thinking? A tech-savvy seven year old could have easily figured out how to prevent these abuses. How about limiting it to one order per address? Putting names on the vouchers? Not allowing the use of multiple vouchers per stay?

I really wish I could be a fly on the wall of the boardroom when they try to figure out what is going on, mere days after having celebrated the 15,000 percent increase in new membership signups this promo has created. :p

As the people on German forums seem to be ahead of us here, lets see who ordered the most vouchers.

How many did you order?

Trust me, Flyertalk did relatively little to kill this deal. I followed this on some German travel sites, and people brag about having ordered hundreds of certs. And then, the deal was posted to some German Fatwallet-type sites, where people ordered the vouchers with the sole purpose of selling them on eBay. :rolleyes:

On the other hand, I can't help but laugh every time I see some horribly ill thought-out promotion. Really, what are these marketers thinking? A tech-savvy seven year old could have easily figured out how to prevent these abuses. How about limiting it to one order per address? Putting names on the vouchers? Not allowing the use of multiple vouchers per stay?

I really wish I could be a fly on the wall of the boardroom when they try to figure out what is going on, mere days after having celebrated the 15,000 percent increase in new membership signups this promo has created. :p

Well, it does not take a MBA to figure this out. Someone mentioned here that they had called someone, not sure of the specifics, and was told the voucher would be sent only after activity in the account. In fact, they send out the membership cards after you have stayed in the hotel - I know this because I enrolled with aclub with no points after staying in one hotel and was then sent the card with a meager 200 points. I am sure this measure is to prevent extra costs with shipping cards for people who make no accor activity. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out this would have been the way to go here.

I just hope there is no problem with the already sent vouchers. Or that they won't make life hard in the future for those of us who are actually accor frequent clients.

Funnily this 2000 points promo has already been implemented once in the past (I found this when I was researching the vouchers). I guess it was not as popular.

my vouchers arrived yesterday (about 2 weeks after ordered). they are numbered but do not have my name or addresses on them and I was told they are completely transferable to anyone...they are also supposedly combinable with multiple certs.

Very strange for Aussies. I ordered 4 to my home (me, hubby and 2 kids), only one has had an email confirmation and points deducted. Then I ordered 4 others to my Mom's house in the USA (once again a family of 4) and got instant email confirmations and points deducted.

Why are the Aussie redemptions so flakey? Should I keep on ordering them until I get an email confirmation?

As it says on the website, Asia-Pacific redemptions are processed manually.

That in itself is strange, if the USA ones are coming from France automatically, why not ours as well?

I successfully used 2 vouchers of $60 in Germany. ^

I should have ordered euro vouchers to avoid some confusion at the front desk.

I successfully used 2 vouchers of $60 in Germany. ^

I should have ordered euro vouchers to avoid some confusion at the front desk.

Great! Was the hotel following the actual exchange rate?

Great! Was the hotel following the actual exchange rate?

They had no idea about exchange rates. They checked with someone on the phone and said they can not accept these vouchers ( because they did not know the exchange rate). I told them that these vouchers are worth 40 EUR each, and then accepted to deduct a total 80 EUR from my balance.

They had no idea about exchange rates. They checked with someone on the phone and said they can not accept these vouchers ( because they did not know the exchange rate). I told them that these vouchers are worth 40 EUR each, and then accepted to deduct a total 80 EUR from my balance.

Interesting! Was this a Sofitel?

The vouchers say that they are accepted at all Accor hotels, so I am a little confused as to how they decided not to accept them.

[QUOTE=bsb21;12484977]Interesting! Was this a Sofitel?

Mercure

Should they accept them in Etap hotels as well?
It doesn't say on the page or on the voucher itself. But Etap is Accor hotel...

Cheers
Chris

Since it was asked here earlier, I have created around 300 accounts and have yet 250 accounts with unordered vouchers. Most of the other vouchers have arrived, I have used 10 of them sucessfully (one stay with 7 vouchers).

I am currently ordering around 2 vouchers a day with my existing accounts. all have different names, addresses, countries, and i am changing my profile at the time of ordering

I am currently ordering around 2 vouchers a day with my existing accounts. all have different names, addresses, countries, and i am changing my profile at the time of ordering

If they ask for ID at check-in, do the vouchers need to match the name of the person checking in?

If they ask for ID at check-in, do the vouchers need to match the name of the person checking in?

The vouchers do not have names on them.

Since someone asked if Etap accepts the vouchers, I was also wondering if Lucien Barrière accepts them (also a part of Accor).

Since it was asked here earlier, I have created around 300 accounts and have yet 250 accounts with unordered vouchers. Most of the other vouchers have arrived, I have used 10 of them sucessfully (one stay with 7 vouchers).

I am currently ordering around 2 vouchers a day with my existing accounts. all have different names, addresses, countries, and i am changing my profile at the time of ordering

Personally, I think such a quantity is shameful.

I take some things I read on FT with a grain of salt. 300 different addresses?

I take some things I read on FT with a grain of salt. 300 different addresses?

I know someone earlier said that they ordered 30. I set up 53 accounts and ordered all the vouchers, between family members that actually exist.

I know that it took me a long long time to set up all these email accounts.

300?

i just described what i did for information only. I am not going to defend what I do and I am responsible for my own actions.

You do not need to setup emailaccounts in these days. Enough temporary mail services are available on the internet without the need to signup.

to inform you, in german forums there are many people who have even more. look at ebay germany. there are around 50 vouchers for sale per day.

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I set about 30 accounts.

I could have created more, but I have a job, a family and a life.

account creation could be done mostly automatic, so it took me 2 hours in total, but spread over the whole period

I assume the answer is yes, but can someone confirm that these vouchers can also be used towards hotel incidentals and food costs? In other words, if my room costs $100 and I order $20 in room service, I can pay with two of these vouchers, right (of course plus tax)?

I assume the answer is yes, but can someone confirm that these vouchers can also be used towards hotel incidentals and food costs? In other words, if my room costs $100 and I order $20 in room service, I can pay with two of these vouchers, right (of course plus tax)?

Yes you can use them for incidentals! Some hotels will even allow you to use them for F & B without a night's stay.

Personally, I think such a quantity is shameful.

I concur. Setting up accounts for friends and family members who actually exist is OK... but setting up dozens of accounts under fake names out of greed is really shameful. The argument that "I set up only xx accounts and there is somebody who set up 300 accounts" doesn't make it any less shameful.

This sort of behavior is only going to deter marketers from coming up with attractive deals in future.

I am a sucker for deals like this but I always play by the rules and also by common sense about ethical behavior

i just described what i did for information only. I am not going to defend what I do and I am responsible for my own actions.

You do not need to setup emailaccounts in these days. Enough temporary mail services are available on the internet without the need to signup.

to inform you, in german forums there are many people who have even more. look at ebay germany. there are around 50 vouchers for sale per day.

But by talking about those people in the German forums you were already attempting to defend yourself by comparing how few accounts you have compared to others. It is people like yourself who are killing such deals for more ethical/honest deal seekers.

Personally, I think such a quantity is shameful.

Just greed, plain and simple.......what annoys me is why they have to brag about it. :td:

I assume the answer is yes, but can someone confirm that these vouchers can also be used towards hotel incidentals and food costs? In other words, if my room costs $100 and I order $20 in room service, I can pay with two of these vouchers, right (of course plus tax)?



That's how it works ^

I have an upcoming Friday night stay in Ibis Nantes. I received my 40 euro voucher which states "Valid every day except in Ibis hotels in France/ Valable tous les jours sauf dans les hotels Ibis in France" although in the A club T&C the voucher should be valid for Ibis hotels in France for Fri-Sun stays. I only have one voucher since I didn't realize that it was possible to open mulitple accounts/use multiple vouchers for the same stay. Alternative would be to rebook to a Mercure which is 25 euros more expensive... Anyone had any luck using this voucher at Ibis for a weekend stay?

I have an upcoming Friday night stay in Ibis Nantes. I received my 40 euro voucher which states "Valid every day except in Ibis hotels in France/ Valable tous les jours sauf dans les hotels Ibis in France" although in the A club T&C the voucher should be valid for Ibis hotels in France for Fri-Sun stays. I only have one voucher since I didn't realize that it was possible to open mulitple accounts/use multiple vouchers for the same stay. Alternative would be to rebook to a Mercure which is 25 euros more expensive... Anyone had any luck using this voucher at Ibis for a weekend stay?


I have emailed/ called hotels directly to ask if they had restrcitions about using the aclub vouchers. In my case, I was worried that new year's eve would somehow be an exception. In all cases, everyone replied back saying they accepted.

In your case, given that the Ibis weekend is the only restriction, I would call the hotel or email them.

Yes, 25€ extra at the mercure will erode your savings, but given that you are not able to use the voucher in Ibis, why not stay at a little better hotel? Or save the voucher for another stay? I have found that in one of my stays the non-refundable rate was €30 cheaper than the refundable one, so if I had chosen to use the voucher I would have in fact only saved €10 and wasted €30, so decided to book the non-refundable and save the voucher for another stay.

They are starting to trickle through. My mom called me to say 3 out of 4 I ordered for her and other relatives to her home have arrived from Paris (to California) and I got two more confirmations for Aussie redemptions to my address. They are all genuine names of friends or family except a couple where I did like Maryanne Smith, Mary Anne Smith and Mary A Smith. I got 14 accounts all up before they pulled the promo and I am using them for our personal travel.

just back from Mercure Buda Budapest, paid with 3 vouchers for my 2 night stay... also i came with a friend, who booked a room for himself with the prepaid rate... so i can say that i have brought them a customer for 2 nights for their vouchers :)

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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do we know which hotels participate? There seems to me a somewhat reasonable Ibis in Abidjan for $114....how can I tell if it takes the vouchers?



The website seems to have what appears to me as placeholders for info about this hotel. (At least the cheapest prop there...I think there are 5 in the area.)

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do we know which hotels participate? There seems to me a somewhat reasonable Ibis in Abidjan for $114....how can I tell if it takes the vouchers?

The website seems to have what appears to me as placeholders for info about this hotel. (At least the cheapest prop there...I think there are 5 in the area.)

From the terms and conditions on the back of the vouchers:

The A|Club rewards gift voucher is accepted exclusively during the period of validity specified on the reverse side to pay for partial or full settlement of services (which must include a minimum one-night stay) provided by hotels in the Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis and all seasons network but also by the Accor Thalassa hotels. It is accepted in the Ibis hotels located in France only on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

Since the Ibis where you would like to stay is outside France, it should accept these vouchers for a stay on any night, not just on weekends. If the terms and conditions don't offer you sufficient peace of mind, contact the hotel directly to confirm that the voucher will be accepted.

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Thanks. I haven't actually redeemed for the voucher yet, so it's very helpful to hear from you.
Thank you.


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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do we know which hotels participate? There seems to me a somewhat reasonable Ibis in Abidjan for $114....how can I tell if it takes the vouchers?


From the A-Club Terms and Conditions:

Hotels operating under the following hotel brands participate in the Program (with some exceptions (http://www.a-club.com/en/hotels_exceptions.pdf)): Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, ibis, all seasons, Adagio and Accor Thalassa.
All ibis hotels in China (except the ibis hotels in Hong Kong) do not participate in the A|Club program.

Any chance the A|Club reward vouchers can be used in combination with the Asia Pacific 3-Day Super Sale that is ongoing?

Any chance the A|Club reward vouchers can be used in combination with the Asia Pacific 3-Day Super Sale that is ongoing?

As they are prepaid rates the answer is no.

As an update to my previous post, the Ibis in France took my voucher for a Friday night stay in line with the T&Cs even with the confusing wording "Valid every day except in Ibis hotels in France/ Valable tous les jours sauf dans les hotels Ibis in France" Room was pleasant enough for an Ibis and free wi-fi was a plus^

Yes, I am sometimes slow and lazy.....

I managed to setup about 15 accounts for this promo. Greedy? Maybe. But oh well. I probably would have set up more, but I got tired of creating new email addresses!

Anyway, I've been cautious about not redeeming too many at once for fear of getting noticed. Ok, and I'm sometimes lazy.

Anyway, I want back in today to 'harvest' some more vouchers, and was surprised to find that 4 of my accounts had ZERO points! When I look in the activity log it shows 2000 points being deposited on Sept 29, but then an 'Account Regularization' on Oct 29 with -2000 points! What the **** is a regularization? Is that French for 'screw you'? This happened to several accounts, and one now ceases to exist. Oddly, several of my accounts still had the 2000 points.

So apparently Accor managed to catch on and decided to do something. Of course, closing the barn after 95% of the cows are out is probably pointless, but whatever.

My advice to anyone with points still in an account is to harvest them soon. Who knows when Accor will just zero out any and all recently opened accounts. And no, I'm obviously not terribly upset about this -- I already got plenty so I shouldn't complain. But I might add Accor to my 'favorite' list of companies like Wyndham, Expedia.co.uk, and BA who have recently tried to weezle out of their commitments. :D In the end though, I'm sure I'll still stay in a crappy Formula 1 sometime, just because I'm that cheap.

In the end though, I'm sure I'll still stay in a crappy Formula 1 sometime, just because I'm that cheap.

I know you meant it figuratively... but I don't think you can use the voucher at a Formule 1. See post #112.

I have just checked my parents' accounts and could not access them, but did a reset to the password and was able to enter. Also the password needed to have numbers on them and the original password I set for them was letters only, so this may be reason as to why I was not able to check their accounts.

The A-Club T&C's do state that there is only one membership per person, and there is a term that allows for immediate cancellation of accounts by the administrator.

This does leave open the question of how they might have identified the multiple accounts, as they would need to have some basis for claiming a breach of the T&C's.

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