A-club - do they match status?
 

Hi All -
I'm going to have to sign up for A-Club as I'll be spending some time in Europe next year and plan to stay an Accor hotel. Does anyone know if Accor does status matches? eg. match to SPG Gold or HH Gold status? Thanks.

I just called the US number to check if they match status. I got someone who spoke the worst English I have ever heard. Anyways, I still have no idea if they match or not.

When I emailed them about a month ago to see if A-Club vouchers can be combined to pay for a stay. I recieved a reply saying that a voucher can be used to pay for any part of a stay.

I remember someone else here saying that English is not Accor's strong point.

I guess someonewho speaks French will have to email them and find out.

I think that has somewhat changed. It was fairly true when the only call center was located in Paris prior to the creation of A-Club. The call center for North America is somewhere in Quebec, probably Montreal. The two times I have called the person on the other end was perfectly fluent in English. You might want to call again.

Good luck, they don't even seem to comprehend the most basic aspects of their programme - doubt that you'll get anywhere with a slightly complex question like this one...

Does A-club status match?
 

from hyatt diamond or spg platinum to a-club platinum?

hmmm.. never seen anyone doing this, but no harm in trying..
Also, browse thru this forum and u will find many opportunities to get Gold status easily..

Albeit in circumspect ways......

Nope, they are even unaware of the term 'status match'.

Matching from Hyatt or SPG *TO* A-Club?

That's like running into a burning building. Or landing in Kabul, presenting your Australian passport and demanding refugee status. It's just arse-about.

Base over apex.

Just save time and effort. Enroll with one of the promo codes and start from Gold.

+1..
but IMO, there is no harm in tryin ur luck also.. u never know wht response u may get though chances for a positive response r slim..:rolleyes:

Moderator: please, erase this post

or start with Platinum with http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...d-plat-cc.html

or with the birthday bonus promo which gets u 1000 addl points after 1 stay..

What about other brands accepting a status match from A-Club Gold? Perhaps use the free code to get Gold status and then status match to mid-tier at another property. Not really a fair way to do it, but it's worth a try...any one done it?

Best Western does status match for any competitor.

Status Match Platinum
 

I'm currently SPG Platinum, will accor do a match to their highest tier. I also noticed they were doing something with flying blue, any chance my united 1k/co plat does anything?

What's the promo with Flying blue?

Gold and sadly my status is only in the star alliance.

Are you saying that Accor gave you a status match to Gold only?

No, gold is what you get from flying blue. Wasnt sure if they did anything similar for other hotel competitors or airlines

Promo expired about two months ago.

AF/KLM was status matching various frequent flyer programs. In my case, I am QF WP and they matched to AF Platinum. (a QF SG would have been matched to AF Gold?)

And then consequently LH matched AF status, that also expired.

Acor Status Match Possible?
 

I hold Elite status with many chains and may put some stays through Accor. do they status match?

I have IHG Plat RA, Marriot Gold, Hilton Gold, SPG Gold, Hyatt Diamond, Carlson Gold etc.

If they do status match can i get Plat?

How do they normally do this?

Please search the forum to find your answers.

PS - It's Accor, not Acor.

Accor does not do status matches.

Le Club Accor status match?
 

Does Le Club Accor match HHilton or IHG or Club Carlson status?
i was previously platinum on Le Club Accor, but 1h ago i've received a downgrade because i've earned only 15.000 pts this year.
by the way I've to stay in a Novotel in Xmas period, so i'd like to benefit of Platinum status as before!

thanks

Is this still true of status match into Accor?
 

We are soon to be heavy users of Accor Hotels. We have two stays at LHR Sofitel and one up coming week long stay in RAK Pullman with two rooms. At the moment we don't have any super status but have lots of mid tier status with Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott.

Currently we have no stays nor status with Accor. The website is awkward to deal with. Thanks for any clarity. P.S. I heard at one time if I paid with Amex Plat card we got free breakfast. Is that true at LHR Sofitel?

the LHR Sofitel is a good hotel. It may be worth trying to get an upgrade - no harm in asking. As regards breakfast, if you have Amex platinum you will have a priority pass card. The lounge at the LHR Sofitel is accessible with the priority pass card so that means you could use the lounge for breakfast and evening canapés and drinks etc. Well worth considering.

And this is still true as of today. My Starwood Platinum, Hyatt Diamond, Marriott Platinum and Hilton Diamond didn't matter to Accor.

They replied after my request:

"This is in reference to your request regarding status match.
We are sorry to inform you that we currently do not have status match for Hilton or our competitors."

So I will continue to patronize chains where I have some status. Can't drop down to no level when I have top level at all these chains.

I think those chains will be thrilled. The main point of loyalty programs is not to reward customers (that's--to an extent--a necessary evil) but to create switching barriers that lock customers in.

The only status I have known to occur was the status match for FRHI members.

Also I personally think quite a few people (Granted some are serious about switching programs) will request for status match when they desire to stay in 1/2 hotels where it may be the best in town or because of its historical background.

What comes to mind is the Sofitel Legends of course. So joining Accor means you really do have to work your way up. I could have said last year, 1-2 stays with bonus points would in no time get you up to Gold level quickly and hence there is not much need for a status match for serious cutomers.

Of course with the changes now it would be probably more sensible to offer some kind of challenge? Gold match for a limited time would be good enough for those who can prove they spend say 5000 Euros or more each year in the previous 2 years?

Anyway my 2 cents

Agreed. I'm just surprised Accor wouldn't match to even a lower level. Since I can't accept moving from top tier to nada - I must avoid them whenever possible. These days even many cc's give silver or gold levels with many chains. It's their choice of course, but it doesn't do much to potentially gain add'l nights from people loyal to other chains.

Accor Hotels Status Match
 

Hello, i would like to know if any of you achieved to get a status match from any airline to a Accor elite trier; im LH SEN, FB GOLD and AB GOLD so star alliance Gold, SkyTeam ElitePlus and Oneworld Saphire

Thank you very much for your help

Not that I have come across, and also not something I have heard Accor ever doing - they also haven't every really status matched other hotel programmes, apart from Fairmont/Swissotel members.

Accor used to be very prominent with status matches, especially from other non hotel programs or as a benefit of a card. At one stage I think most of the world was platinum!

These days it's a different story, although they do have some benefits in other programs, such as the upgrade to Hertz Presidents Circle for plats.

Well, those were the credit card sign up links and the free for all sign up as long as you had a link... But i dont think there were matches at all - were there? Remember OP is asking FROM and not to..

Currently leclub accorhotels only opens status match for Premier and Platinum tier of Fairmont's President Club.
FPC Premier to Accor Silver
FPC Platinum to Accor Platinum

This may help look for status matching pairs and the likelihood of getting them:

http://www.statusmatcher.com/

status match
 

will Accor match marriott gold?

No.
They don't match any programs.

Accor don't even match with their own two programs! If you switch from Accor Plus (paid member) back to Le Club (free member). They don't even match with the same status. They said two program calculate status differently. For example, I was Accor Plus Gold member until June 2017. I didn't renew Accor Plus and now I am Classic Le Club member!