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7,500 bonus points for new Marriott Bonvoy signups
If you don’t have a Marriott Bonvoy account yet, a new offer is available for signups.
You will earn based on the following bonus structure:
- 500 points upon registration
- 2,000 points after the first stay
- 5,000 points after the second stay
- You have 90 days to complete the stays
Note that according to the terms, the offer is targeted and non-transferable, although I doubt they will enforce.
Mad offer: $100 bonus on Kempinski stays
The GHA group has some solid promotions this year, but this new one from Kempinski has reached a different level.
- Valid for bookings via the Kempinski app
- Book by December 24th
- Stay by March 31st
- Earn D$100 bonus on your bookings
Note that you must book via the Kempinski app, not the GHA one. Although the terms aren’t super clear, from its phrasing I believe you can earn the bonus multiple times.
GHA’s D$ can be redeemed like cash on most occasions, which means you are earning $100 back for each Kempinski stay. There are some very cheap hotels in China / Asia for example:
You can book a stay, earn the bonus and use it towards your next stay – rinse and repeat.
15% off reward nights at IHG new hotels
IHG started a new hotel promotion last year, where you get 15% when redeeming reward nights at participating new hotels. The hotel list is refreshed every three months and the new one just came out.
Simply book and stay at any of the participating hotel by February 29th, and the price shown is already reduced.
Here are some hotels that are worth a mention:
- Austria – voco Vienna Prater
- Portugal – Convent Square Lisbon, Vignette Collection
- Spain – voco Madrid – Retiro
- China – Kimpton Qiantan Shanghai
- Japan – Hotel Indigo Tokyo Shibuya
- Nepal – Crowne Plaza Tashkent
- UAE – Holiday Inn Dubai Business Bay
15% off is a good deal if you plan to visit these places within the next three months. Some hotels have virtually zero reward availability though, and I’m not sure whether it’s slow integration and they are being “smart”.
All Signature – buy Accor points at half price
Accor Hotel Group, confusingly, has many membership programs that apply to different hotel brands and different regions. The All Signature program which was originally available to Brazilian residents is now open to all, and it creates some interesting options.
The homepage is here. There are three plan tiers that offer monthly Accor point deposit along with other benefits. You can choose to pay monthly, quarterly or annually.
- Discover: R$119 / R$357 / R$1,428 & 1,000 monthly points
- Explorer: R$345 / R$1,035 / R$4,140 & 3,000 monthly points
- Absolute: R$560 / R$1,680 / R$6,720 & 5,000 monthly points
You received double points on the 4th, 8th and 12th month, which means you’ll collect 15,000 / 45,000 / 75,000 bonus points per year in each plan respectively.
You will also earn 200 / 600 / 1,000 status points per month with each plan. You earn enough status points to become Accor Gold (7,000 status points) after being Explorer for 12 months or Absolute for 7 months. 12 months of Absolute sets you only 2,000 points short from Accor Platinum (14,000 status points.)
Until November 30th, you can apply promo code BFALLSIG23 for 50% off a monthly or quarterly plan, and BFALLSIG15 for 15% off an annual plan. Note that the discount applies to the first payment only.
There are many possible combinations. For the annual Absolute plan, you’ll be paying R$5712 (€1,065) for 75,000 points – equivalent to €1,500 when used towards Accor stays, and that’s a very respectable 29% discount.
I don’t think everyone needs that many points though, and the deal actually becomes more interesting for monthly and quarterly plans, as you get a larger 50% discount.
The quarterly Absolute plan costs R$840 (€157) and comes with 15,000 points worth €300, so that’s almost 50% off! I’m not sure whether I can cancel the subscription after just three months though or if it’s minimum one-year commitment. I asked my Brazilian friend to go through the offer page and there doesn’t seem to be any related term, so I assume it’s the former.
Even if I end up having to undertake one year, the price difference is only R$168 (€32) which is fine. I made the purchase and the 5,000 points are deposited to my account within a couple of minutes:
I already have the All Plus membership and there’s no conflict. We know the following:
- You can hold All Signature, All Plus and the Chinese All Plus cards at the same time
- For Accor Plus there are mixed data points – some people have succeeded in purchasing All Signature
Note that the transaction could by blocked by your credit card as the charge is in BRL. I tried my U.S. Amex card first but it was declined, and changing to Chase solved the issue.
The Absolute subscription comes with some additional benefits:
- 10% transfer bonus from select partner programs (mostly South American)
- In the 4th month and then annually, Diamond members can gift an Accor Gold card; Platinum and Gold members can gift an Accor Silver card
- Executive Lounge access at Pullman Guarulhos Sao Paolo Airport, 5 visits per year
- Early / exclusive access to Accor Experiences and Dream Stays offers
It does indeed seem to be a very good offer to me – you can buy cheap points, upgrade to a higher status level more easily, plus enjoy some additional perks. Note that however their customer service is still Brazil-based so it might pose challenges when you need help.
As a reader has pointed out, you could cancel the subscription online yourself.
Accor points are valid for 12 months from the last time any point is credited to your account. They could be used towards your hotel stays both online and in-store.
IHG Cyber Monday: free 500 points and 48% off Iberostar
IHG’s Cyber Monday deal is out. The 20%-off sale is, to put it mildly, a lacklustre, but there are fortunately a couple of worthwhile offers.
[App Bonus]
There’s an easy 500 bonus points to win. All you need to do is register, (re-)download the app and sign in. The terms have no mention of first-time app users, which would otherwise disqualify most people. I am able to register to the offer successfully. (Edit: terms do suggest first-time app download only…)
[Iberostar Sale]
IHG’s Cyber sale only takes 20% off the best flexible rate, and it’s non-refundable, which is laughable. Iberostar on the other hand is much more interesting:
- Book by November 28th
- Stay by October 31st in the Americas, or December 20th in other regions
- Maximum discount of 40%
- 8% additional discount if logging in with your IHG account
So you can get up to about 48% discount, almost half price at Iberostar hotels, which is a great deal. Even better, after applying the discount the best flexible rate is still flexible as you can see from the image above. There are also half-board and all-inclusive options.
[Points & Cash]
The Points & Cash offer is also back: book the Points & Cash rate at any IHG hotel for stays between Jan 1st and February 29th and save 15% off the cash component.
It could, indirectly, be a great way to buy cheap IHG points, sometimes under 0.5c per point. There are some deals this round but seems to have all sold out already, but I’ll report back if find anything new.
IHG targeted offers: 5 nights to Diamond and double night credit
IHG has sent out a new wave of emails inviting members to register to targeted offers. You may want to try your luck with the links below just in case.
1. Stay twice to earn 12,000 points
We wrote about this offer recently and it appears that more people have received this offer. It is supposedly aimed at those who haven’t had a stay recently.
Earn a bonus night credit for every night stayed until the end of the year, up to 15. Most importantly they count towards the Milestone Rewards, very helpful if you are working on the annual lounge pass.
3. Stay 5 nights to maintain Diamond status
4. Stay 10 nights to maintain Diamond status (I’m yet to acquire a link)
5. Stay 15 nights to maintain Diamond status
Offers 2-5 are aimed at those who’ve accrued certain number of nights this year. The last three specially seem to target Diamond members who haven’t met the requalification criteria yet. As IHG just closed the Ambassador renewal loophole it could be their initiative to not lose too many members.
Earn United miles on every Marriott stay, and vice versa
Marriott and United has had a long-term partnership which allows members to receive reciprocal benefits when staying at a hotel or taking a flight. They have taken a step further and launched a Dual Currency promotion.
It appears that the following members are eligible for the offer:
- Marriott Titanium Elite and Ambassador Elite
- United Premier Gold, Platinum and 1K
You need to link your Marriott and United accounts first if you haven’t done so yet. Once completed you can register to the offer, and:
- Earn 500 United miles for every Marriott stay
- Earn 750 Marriott points for every United flight
The flight and stay must be taken by December 9th. Only paid stays and flights count. You don’t need to change your earning preference, as the bonus is on top of what you normally accrue.
It is a great offer, even though for us who live outside the U.S. only the first offer is likely to be useful. Remember that you earn 1,500 bonus points for each stay as well in the current Marriott promotion.
In the United program it costs only 6K – 9K miles to redeem a short-haul flight in Europe and Asia, which is quite good especially since BA is constantly devaluing its partner redemptions. There is an ongoing offer to transfer Marriott points into United miles too.
Targeted: 12K bonus points for two IHG stays
IHG has been very keen on sending out targeted offers recently, and here’s another one.
- Register by December 31st
- Stay twice within 60 days
- Earn 12,000 bonus points
As usual only paid stays count. It is a very good offer, but note the 60-day requirement, so don’t register unless you have upcoming stays planned. Well of course, you need to be targeted first.