How To Earn

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Accor's programme is points-based: every eligible stay earns two kinds of points at the same time. Rewards Points are the currency you spend. Status Points move you up the tiers. See the member example and the calculator below to try the numbers for yourself.

Rewards Points

At most upscale and luxury brands, a member earns 25 Rewards Points for every €10 spent. Elite members receive a bonus on top: roughly 25 percent more for Silver, 50 percent for Gold and 75 percent for Platinum and Diamond. Some economy and extended-stay brands earn at a lower rate.

Classic: about 25 points per €10
Silver: about 31 points per €10
Gold: about 37 points per €10
Platinum and Diamond: about 44 points per €10

Members' tip

2,000 Rewards Points = €40. Once your balance passes 2,000 points you can use them towards a stay, or keep saving them for a bigger reward.

Status Points

Status Points decide your tier. At most participating brands, every €10 spent earns 25 Status Points, whatever your current level. They reset each year on January 1.

Silver = 2,000 Status Points or 10 nights
Gold = 7,000 Status Points or 30 nights
Platinum = 14,000 Status Points or 60 nights

Take a traveller who stays at Fairmont hotels about ten times a year and spends around €6,500 in total on rooms, dining and spa visits charged to the room.

Those stays earn about 16,250 Status Points, comfortably above the Platinum threshold. So the traveller keeps Platinum for the following year without counting nights.

At the Platinum earning rate the same spending brings in roughly 28,000 Rewards Points, worth about €560 off future bills. They could use the points on one long weekend, spread them across several dinners, or convert part of them to airline miles.

The perk they notice most is not the points, though. As a Platinum member, they are offered the best available room upgrade at check-in, subject to availability, instead of waiting for vouchers.

Calculate how many points you can earn

Choose a tier and a type of hotel, enter what you expect to spend in euros and press Calculate. The result is an estimate based on the published structure described above.

Estimate only. Economy brands, special rates, promotions and partner bonuses change the result. The programme's own terms always apply.

Other ways to earn

Dining and spa: charges added to your room bill usually earn points, and some hotel restaurants earn even for non-resident diners who show their membership.
Partners: car rental, airline and retail partners add points to your balance.
Promotions: double-points offers appear several times a year. Register before you stay.

Spending at a hotel's own casino or betting lounge normally does not earn hotel points, because casinos usually run their own players' clubs. If you enjoy a flutter on holiday, it pays to join both schemes and keep them separate.