Get Discounts on Hotels and Restaurants With This Travel Rewards Program

(SPOT.ph) For frequent flyers, there's a huge benefit of owning certain credit cards to earn miles and have complimentary access to premium airport lounges worldwide. There are also similar staycation reward systems, beneficial for those who frequently stay in hotels. One of these is Accor Plus, which gives its members all kinds of benefits across thousands upon thousands of hotels, resorts, and residences across the globe.

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What is Accor Plus?

Accor Plus is an extensive international hotel operator premium travel and lifestyle membership program offered by Accor, one of the world's leading hotel and hospitality groups. This exclusive program is designed to enhance the travel and lifestyle experiences of its members by providing a wide range of benefits and privileges across Accor's extensive network of hotels and resorts worldwide. Said perks include discounts on room rates, dining experiences, and spa services at Accor properties, plus members-only events and promotions.

Put simply, Accor Plus offers an excellent way for travelers to elevate their staycations and dining experiences within the Accor network of hotels.

What are the different Accor Plus membership plans?

Accor Plus Traveller

Price: Accor Plus Traveller is priced at P7,400 per year. A supplementary membership costs an additional P6,200 per year.

This Accor Plus membership lets members enjoy the basic Accor Plus member benefits across 20 countries, 1,000 hotels, and over 1,400 restaurants in Asia Pacific. Examples of these benefits are hotel room discounts, early access to promotions, huge discounts on meals and drinks, invites to members-only events, and more rewards such as being awarded Elite status and a bonus of 20 Status Nights.

Accor Plus Explorer

Price: Accor Plus Explorer costs P9,800 per year, while Accor Live Limitless costs P12,000. A supplementary membership costs an additional P6,200 per year.

This plan has the same benefits as an Accor Plus Traveller member but with a few additional perks, such as an extra complimentary night at a hotel and exclusive Accor Plus Explorer-only dining and accommodation discount vouchers.

What is Accor Live Limitless (ALL)?

ALL uses a booking platform that links its members to over 40 renowned hotel brands, across 110 countries and guarantees the most competitive rates when they choose to stay at Accor properties. This is basically a loyalty program where members can earn and redeem (there's a fixed conversion rate of 2,000 points always equals EURO €40) the points which can be used for a wider range of rewards and perks, such as a room upgrade and welcome drinks.

There are tiers to ALL. This starts with the Classic membership and goes up to Silver, Gold, Platinum, and then Diamond as the highest tier. The higher the status you have, the more perks you get.

What are the benefits of being an Accor Plus member?

The main benefits for the two Accor Plus memberships include the privilege of using your card across 20 countries, 1,000 hotels, and over 1,300 restaurants in the Asia Pacific—which include, but are not limited to, hotel groups such as Mercure, ibis, Novotel, Sofitel, MGallery, Movenpick, Raffles, Fairmont, Movenpick, and more.

There's also what they call "Red Hot Room," which are discounted room-only rates that are exclusively offered to Accor Plus members.

List of Accor Plus Hotels and Restaurants in the Philippines

The Philippines-based Accor Plus hotels are scattered all over Metro Manila, and a few are located in other tourist destinations within the country. Here's a list of the hotels:

• Admiral Hotel Manila MGallery
• Fairmont Makati
• Joy~Nostalg Hotel and Suites Manila
• Mövenpick Cebu
• Mövenpick Resort & Spa Boracay
• Novotel Manila Araneta City
• Novotel Suites Manila at Acqua
• Raffles Makati
• Sofitel Philippine Plaza
• Swissôtel Clark Philippines

Accor Plus offers discounts and other promos for most of the aforementioned hotel's dining establishments. For buffet hunters or those who seek a fine dining experience, Accor Plus' list of dining discounts, as of March 2021, includes Fairmont Makati's Spectrum, Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila's Spiral Restaurant and Sunset Bar, Novotel Manila Araneta City's Food Exchange Manila, Mövenpick Resort & Spa Boracay's The Market and Sol Marina Beach Club.

Which credit cards are affiliated with Accor Plus?

Chinabank

Chinabank Destinations World Mastercard, Chinabank Destinations World Dollar Mastercard, and Chinabank Destinations Platinum Mastercard cardholders get the Accor Plus Explorer Membership Welcome Gift ("Offer"). Upon reaching the minimum spend requirement of P5,000, USD S100, and P5,000, respectively, the cardholder receives an e-mail for membership registration and how to activate it.

According to the terms and conditions, this offer is extended to newly approved principal cardholders of the same Security Bank cards mentioned who already have an existing Accor Live Limitless or Accor Plus membership account. But if this will be used for existing Accor Plus members, this offer can be availed after the current membership expiration.

Security Bank

Security Bank has an ongoing promo for Security Bank World Mastercard cardholders. They can avail of the Welcome GIft upon meeting the single or accumulated spending requirement of P90,000. The Welcome Gift includes a one-night stay at any participating Accor hotel and discounts on dining, drinking, and accommodation.

This Security Bank promo is available until December 31, 2023. Cardholders can claim this perk by activating the member redemption e-mail sent by Security Bank partner – Accor Advantage Plus Philippines Inc.

How can you activate your Accor Plus membership?

Applying for an Accor Plus membership can be done through the official website. For new members, it will take roughly two minutes to process your application. After processing, an e-mail will be sent to activate the membership. Once your account is activated, all you need to do is download the Accor Plus mobile application (both available on iOS and Android), log in to your account, and then you'll get to access your digital Accor Plus card.

For more information, visit Accor Plus' website.

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