{"id":24684,"date":"2025-08-10T21:38:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T20:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=24684"},"modified":"2025-08-14T21:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T20:37:22","slug":"accor-plus-changes-free-night-becomes-bogo-less-discount-easier-platinum-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2025\/08\/10\/accor-plus-changes-free-night-becomes-bogo-less-discount-easier-platinum-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Accor Plus changes: free night becomes BOGO, less discount, easier Platinum status"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Accor has quite a few paid membership programs, all of which attract plenty of discussion. Among them, the Accor Plus (A+) card<\/a> is perhaps the oldest, and one we\u2019ve covered many times before. Recently, the program has undergone a major overhaul \u2014 here\u2019s a detailed breakdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From October 1: All tiers become \u201cExplorer\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Currently, A+ has several membership levels, but starting October 1, all of them will automatically convert to a new unified tier called Explorer<\/strong>. The benefits for both existing and new members will follow the chart below:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Note that all the Accor Plus benefits apply in China except for the free night certificate, although they no longer sell the membership directly in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free Nights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The one free night has been replaced with two \u201cStay 2, Pay 1\u201d BOGO certificates \u2014 similar to the InterContinental Ambassador<\/a> weekend voucher. This is mostly a devaluation, as the greatest value of a free night is precisely that it\u2019s free<\/em>; with BOGO, one might still find the paid night too expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BOGO isn’t quite a new feature to Accor Plus, since the free night availability could vary significantly depending on the number of nights you stay already. The new and popular Fairmont Tokyo for example, only shows availability when you search two nights or more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Apologies for the Chinese text, as it’s provided by one of our readers.)<\/p>\n\n\n

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Dining Discount<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Currently solo diner gets 25% off whereas one person eats free otherwise, making it the best deal for a couple to take 50% off their dining bill. Under the new rules, the two-person scenario suffers the biggest loss, but other situations are either unchanged or slightly better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Room Rate Discount<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Previously, A+ members got extra perks during APAC sales \u2014 for example, public sales at 40% off might have an A+ exclusive 50% off with early access. Now, this becomes a flat 15% off Best Flexible Rates worldwide, with no stacking allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In practice, this makes it far less useful than before. In fact, this is probably an even bigger downgrade than the dining change. The good news: the \u201cRed Hot Rooms\u201d 50% flash sales should still remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Status Nights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This is the (only) one clear improvement: bonus status nights increase from 20 to 30 per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pricing Changes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Currently, pricing varies widely by country (e.g., much cheaper in the Philippines). Under the new scheme, prices will be largely standardised:<\/p>\n\n\n\n