Thanks sycokid, I am planning that now. I am going to sign my mother up to Accor classic..

Then sign up for triple points and the May offer.

Then just today I got an email from Sebel Coolangatta about a stay 3 nights pay 2 for mothers day. And a $130 Aud beauty treament package for $50 dollars added on.

So thinking of treating my mother and grandmother to staying here and setting my mother up with the card to get started. I did ask Sebel coolangatta (Great place stayed there in February though pretty poor on Wifi) if the beauty treatment is able to be credited to the final hotel bill for points accumulation.

If so that works around 450 aud total hence should be enough to get silver status as a starting point with the bonuses included.

Around 750 basic points earnt.
750x3 =2250 points triple bonus.
1000 bonus points for the May promotion.
So looking at 3250 points after first stay

I do find silver has good basic benifits like drinks on arrival and free internet.