Accor: bonus points with Qatar and great hotel redemption deals

[Qatar Airways]

Accor has had a partnership with Qatar Airways since 2022, which allows Accor elite members to acquire Qatar’s status, as high as Oneworld Emerald, after only one flight. You should consider this fast track offer if you are qualified.

They have also just launched a new offer for account linking:

• Link your Accor and QR accounts by Feb 29th
• Fly once with Qatar Airways by March 31st for 1,000 bonus Avios
• Stay once with Accor by March 31st for 1,000 bonus points

Accor has a similar reciprocal scheme with Flying Blue and Qantas. I think you can switch every 12 months.

[Limitless Experiences]

Similar to Marriott and Hilton, Accor has an auction / redemption platform named Limitless Experiences, where you can exchange or bid for experiences including hotel stays and events.

I’ve being paying attention since I’ve accrued 10k+ points from the All Signature promotion last year, and it seems that they are finally offering something interesting. There are discounted redemptions for hotel stays in Asia, Africa and Middle East.

Here are some examples:

• Japan, Grand Mercure Ise-shima Resort & Spa (half-board) 7,000 points
• Japan, Mercure Kyoto Miyazu Resort & Spa (half-board) 5,000 points
• Abu Dhabi, Fairmont Bab Al Bahr (breakfast) 4,000 points
• Bahrain, Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain (breakfast) 4,400 points
• Qatar, Pullman Doha West Bay (breakfast) 4,000 points
• Kenya, Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club (two nights all-inclusive) 20,000 points
• South Africa, Mercure Hotel Midrand (two-nights breakfast) 2,000 points

They will contact you with further details within 14 days of redemption, and be careful as there are various stay dates requirement. There are many cheap options in South Africa and India – paying only 2,000 points (€40) for two nights is insane.

The Fairmont hotel in Abu Dhabi is also a great bargain, as it can cost as much as €300 on some days in February. You must stay by the end of March though, and it doesn’t work me unfortunately.

In addition there are some other on-property experiences available, such as:

• Dubai, Pullman Dubai Jumeirah Lakes Towers, 30 minutes’ PT – 200 points
• Jordan, Mövenpick Resort & Residences Aqaba, buffer dinner for 2 – 1,500 points
• Jordan, Mövenpick Resort & Spa Tala Bay, underwater discovery – 700 points
• Bahrain, Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain, dinner for 2 – 1,500 points
• Saudia, Mövenpick Hotel Al Khobar, seafood buffer for 2 – 3,000 points
• Maldives, Raffles Maldives, sunken dinner for 2 – 10,000 points