Until 2023, the hotel chain Accor offered the Ibis Business Card. For an annual fee of €90, it included several benefits, including Gold Status in the Accor Live Limitless loyalty program. Unfortunately, it was discontinued last spring.
Now, there are two alternatives, though neither can match the Gold Card. If you want to get Accor Gold Status immediately, you can subscribe to both cards at once, costing €298 per year:
- The ALL Plus Ibis card (€99/year) offers 10 status nights in the ALL program and theoretically up to a 15% discount on Ibis rates.
- The ALL Plus Voyageur Card (€199/year) offers 20 status nights in the ALL program and theoretically up to a 20% discount on many Accor hotels.
Thanks to a promotional offer, there is now at least a 20% discount on the ALL Plus Voyageur membership. The first year now costs only €159.20 instead of €199, including taxes. The offer is valid until September 18, 2024.
To redeem the discount, you need to enter the promo code ALLPLUSPROMO24 on the application page:
Benefits of the ALL Plus Voyageur Membership
During the 1-year validity of the ALL Plus Voyageur Card, you will receive the following benefits:
- 20 additional status nights in the Accor ALL program. You will immediately have ALL Silver Status, with 10 more nights required for Gold Status (or additionally the Ibis Card).
- Access to premium customer service.
- Additional discounts on stays1:
- 20% off at Sofitel, SO/, Sofitel Legend, MGallery, 21C Museum Hotels, Mondrian, Pullmann, Swissotel, Mövenpick, Grand Mercure, The Sebel, and Adagio Premium.
- 15% off at Handwritten Collection, Novotel, Mercure, Tribe, Adagio Original, Ibis, Ibis Styles, Ibis Budget, Adagio Access, and greet.
- Combining this with the member discount (usually 5% to 10%) is not possible. In practice, the discount is only between 5% and 15% maximum.
- Automatic Accor Silver Status, which includes:
- Welcome drink.
- Late check-out (subject to availability).
- 24% bonus on reward points.
1 – Some hotels offer no discounts. The full list is available here, and blackout dates apply at some locations. Some hotels apparently refuse free breakfast for Platinum/Diamond members when the reduced rate is booked.
If you stay an additional 10 nights in a calendar year (i.e., 30 nights in total), you will achieve Accor Gold Status, which offers the following benefits:
- Welcome drink.
- Guaranteed room availability up to 3 days before arrival.
- Room upgrade (subject to availability).
- Early check-in or late check-out (subject to availability).
- 48% bonus on reward points.
Conclusion
The most attractive benefit of the Voyageur membership is probably the status nights for the Accor ALL program. If you stay at Accor occasionally, you can at least gain some benefits from the Gold Status. To achieve this, you only need to complete 10 additional nights per year alongside the membership. For regular Accor customers, the discounts are also worth considering, even though they may be lower than initially expected.
Translated by Ditmar
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