Originally Posted by
gilbertaue
To correct some things here.
You can ONLY start working towards Diamond in 2020.
NOTHING that you work on now will give you Diamond on the 1st Jan 2020. The max is still Platinum.
You CAN get Diamond in 2020 the moment you have spent the equivalent of ~€11,500.
So there is no need for Accor to release any benefit information now. It would be nice, so you can start cozying up to Accor, but you will not have Diamond status on the 1st Jan 2020 so it doesn't matter.
Originally Posted by
Jasper2009
The information on the Accor website seems contradictory / inconsistent.
"Status points earnt in 2019 will count for qualification of Diamond status in 2020" certainly sounds like it is possible to qualify for Diamond status based on spending in 2019.
Indeed, I went through the same hesitation, but reading the last sentence you quoted, I thought it was possible to earn it for 01/2020 based on 2019 earnings. A clarification from Accor would be welcome.