starflyergold

No they don't. If a chain does not participate it means no points, no night count.

However as Etap now becomes Ibis budget it is not clear if they will join the programme. Maybe the Accor Concierge could clarify this?

AccorHotels Concierge

Hello,
Although Etap Hotel (ibis budget) is now part of the ibis family, Etap Hotel's participation in the A|Club programme is still under consideration.

DA

bigapple05

Hello,

I have some questions about A-Club, so I think the best place to ask them is on this thread. So, here they go:

-> When we buy a Favorite Guest Business card the points we have on our account are transferred?

-> If we have the Favorite Guest Business card, when we reach the number of points to get another status, the status is automatically changed or it's just by the final of the year?

-> When we have pre-paid rates, the points are credited when we pre-pay the rate or just when we check-out?

-> We can only get points from two rooms per stay and there must be someone in the 2nd room member of the account's holder family. One person staying on the 2nd room is my wife's cousin (so, technically, she is my cousin too). Can I earn points having this in consideration?

-> If I read well, the points don't expire since we stay at an Accor hotel every year. For instance, if we have always 5000 points in our account, the status will be Silver forever, or we have to earn those 5000 points each year?

Thank you so much, and sorry for my bad english, but I hope you understand my questions...

starflyergold

Yes

As soon as points are reached you are "upgraded", A-Club operates a rolling membership year, not calendar year.

Checkout, you also get points for incidentals at the hotel (room service, restaurant etc.)

You should get points for both rooms

Your status expires after a year unless you had more sufficient stays/points accumulated in the preceding 12 months.

They were very clear ^

bigapple05

What an amazing help!

Just one more thing: I've just created a gold status account with the promotion "Oh my gold". If I buy the Favorite Guest Business card, what will be its status? Gold (since the former card was gold) or Classic (since I don't have the minimum number of stays / points)?

bigapple05

starflyergold

My understanding is that you get the same status you have with the "free" card, so you should be getting Gold Favorite Guest.

bigapple05

Accor Concierge, could you confirm this?

AccorHotels Concierge

Hi bigapple05, please let me double-check it with the A|Club department. I will get back to you ASAP.

Dieu Anh

bigapple05

Hi Dieu Anh,

Btw, does the 15% discount provided by FGB card at Novotel also apply to the rate "Family Extra Room"?

Other question related to the FGB card: if I'm booking and paying two rooms, the discount applies to both rooms or just for one room?

Best regards,

bigapple05

AccorHotels Concierge

Hi,
It may apply to this rate... or not. In fact, this card can offer "5% reduction off specific rates subject to conditions, displayed or otherwise communicated on the day a reservation is made, by the hotel or the Accor Group reservation center or via the novotel.com and accorhotels.com Web sites, subject to respecting any other conditions applicable to said rates."
Both rooms if the second room is a single room and is occupied by a child or a member of your family, on the condition that he or she stays at the hotel at the same time.

Dieu Anh

bigapple05

Hi,

So, the hotel itself decides if the discount is made or not? I thought that those 5% were applied on pre-paid rates, is that right?

The second room must be single?

Thank you once again,

bigapple05

AccorHotels Concierge

Hi,
Yes, the second room must be single.
When you book your room at accorhotels.com or novotel.com, by giving your card number, you will see if the 5% reduction applies, or not.

bigapple05

Hi,

I've finally subscribed the FGB card. The status is gold. It has only one drawback, the discount doesn't apply to rooms for 3 or 4 people, at least at the hotels I'm searching.

Best regards,

bigapple05

starflyergold

Just to note that the Mouvango network does not exist any longer (confirmed by Accor Concierge). FAQs have now been updated.

milemission

Do we earn accor points if we book through avios.com?

https://www.avios.com/collect/accor-...rom=hotelsList

Also, any other way to extend the expiration of the points beside a stay? Thank you!