Platinum [UK] Card: Was It Worth It This Year?
Sep 9, 2015, 5:06 am
#257
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Sep 9, 2015, 5:10 am
#258
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Sep 9, 2015, 5:32 am
#259
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I have just spoken to them and apparently it has been totally withdrawn from the business platinum, but it is still a benefit of the personal platinum card. That being said, Accor are struggling to process new applications so the benefit has been temporarily withdrawn from both card whilst they get the application process sorted out. It will then be put back as a benefit of the personal plat, but not the business one.
*shrugs*
*shrugs*
Sep 9, 2015, 3:08 pm
#260
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I have just spoken to them and apparently it has been totally withdrawn from the business platinum, but it is still a benefit of the personal platinum card. That being said, Accor are struggling to process new applications so the benefit has been temporarily withdrawn from both card whilst they get the application process sorted out. It will then be put back as a benefit of the personal plat, but not the business one.
*shrugs*
*shrugs*
Sep 9, 2015, 4:07 pm
#261
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Sep 14, 2015, 2:21 am
#262
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I spoke to Accor and they very generously offered to put my status back up to Platinum for another year.
She did go off for five minutes to "look at my account", so it's possible my spend was taken into account (nowhere near the required amount of stays, but still quite a high spend as my regular hotels tend to be the Pullman Dubai and Novotel Clarke Quay).
She did go off for five minutes to "look at my account", so it's possible my spend was taken into account (nowhere near the required amount of stays, but still quite a high spend as my regular hotels tend to be the Pullman Dubai and Novotel Clarke Quay).
Sep 14, 2015, 4:25 am
#263
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Sep 14, 2015, 7:57 am
#264
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On the plat site today:
NOTICE: AccorHotels is currently experiencing a technical issue. Le Club AccorHotels enrolment capabilities will be reinstated once this issue has been resolved. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Sep 15, 2015, 4:57 am
#265
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I spoke to Accor and they very generously offered to put my status back up to Platinum for another year.
She did go off for five minutes to "look at my account", so it's possible my spend was taken into account (nowhere near the required amount of stays, but still quite a high spend as my regular hotels tend to be the Pullman Dubai and Novotel Clarke Quay).
She did go off for five minutes to "look at my account", so it's possible my spend was taken into account (nowhere near the required amount of stays, but still quite a high spend as my regular hotels tend to be the Pullman Dubai and Novotel Clarke Quay).
Sep 15, 2015, 5:35 am
#266
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Mine was renewed for two or three years automatically, but I definitely had a downgrade this year to Gold and she definitely looked at my account before agreeing to put my status back to Plat again.
Sep 17, 2015, 4:56 am
#269
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Out of interest what have you found to be particular benefits? In previous years I've found the free SPG night, free Melia night and Amex travel credit to be of genuine benefit. Also value the car hire cover and the Accor Plat. PP with free guest handy for me and my parents (as additional cardholder). Some FHR benefits but with other TAs also offering some deals with them it's a bit more borderline on that front. Probably close to £300 in benefits I think in my case, not bad but not as good as I'd like. Of course the MR points from referrals do offset things too and had a superb SQ suites redemption thanks to MR points!