Time running out to get Amex Platinum if you want free Accor Platinum status

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• Lee Harris says:

  25 Mar25 March 10:52

  On Monday, when this report was posted, I decided to upgrade my Gold to Platinum straight away, instead of waiting the 2 months or so before my Gold first year was up. Yesterday, only 3 days after upgrading, my Accor status was upgraded to Platinum and my Hertz and Avis physical cards have come through, as well as my Priority Pass.

  *Much* quicker than I was expecting!

  And the expiry on the Accor Platinum is confirmed as end of April 2017.

  Thanks for the heads-up on the end of this deal, and for all the work you do to keep this site up to date!

  • Rachel says:

    27 Mar27 March 19:18

    Lee, can I ask whether you had to wait for the physical platinum card to arrive before you were able to upgrade Accor status? I am thinking of upgrading to platinum but am not sure if it is already too late.

    • Genghis says:

      27 Mar27 March 19:24

      You do not need the physical Amex plat card to apply for Accor status

    • Lee Harris says:

      28 Mar28 March 19:45

      Nope – mo need to wait. Your online account will show as Platinum immediately, and you can apply for Accor Plat (and the others) within minutes.

• JamesW says:

  25 Mar25 March 14:57

  Great news Lee.

  Hopefully I’ll get the Accor Platinum in the next few days then.
  Want to book a hotel for end of April and am keen to have the status confirmed before I do.

  My MR points have returned to me too since the upgrade from Gold to Plat so that’s gone smoothly.

• Josh R says:

  26 Mar26 March 18:52

  I’m a 1st year, Amex Gold card holder with 5 months to go before I must pay for my first renewal. I’ve been curious about ‘upgrading’ to Platinum to nab the benefits before downgrading… It sounds like now might be the best time to do it.

  However, is it possible at all to upgrade to Platinum, get the benefits and hit the spend goal, before downgrading back to Gold? I’m a long way off hitting my second spend goal of 10k for 10k bonus points so not too worried about that.

  • Rob says:

    26 Mar26 March 20:04

    Yes, fine. Only issue is that, after downgrading, you start paying for Gold immediately – no free first year.

• Rachel says:

  27 Mar27 March 18:07

  I have been thinking about upgrading from Gold to Platinum Amex. I have booked Accor hotels already on Hotels.com website. If I get the platinum status, will they offer upgrade or is it only for the bookings made on Accor website?

  • Rob says:

    27 Mar27 March 18:42

    Shouldn’t, but you might if they are in a good mood at check in. No chance of points though.

  • Genghis says:

    27 Mar27 March 18:43

    It’s hit and miss and most likely a miss. However, from comments on the boards a few days ago, the ship has now sailed on getting Accor plat from Amex plat.

    • Rachel says:

      27 Mar27 March 18:48

      Thanks for your reply. It’s already too late to upgrade to Amex plat and get Accor plat? That’s a shame. I thought I may have a chance as there are more than 2 weeks till 15th April.

      • Genghis says:

        27 Mar27 March 19:02

        I don’t know for sure but that’s what someone said a few days ago after they called Amex. However, worth trying. There’s still the 20k MR bonus if you upgrade to plat after spending £1k in 3 months

        • Lee Harris says:

          29 Mar29 March 11:20

          I upgraded online last week, got Amex Platinum status *immediately*, and filled out the details online for the various programs (including Accor) and got my Accor Platinum status confirmed within days.

        • Rachel says:

          7 Apr7 April 21:51

          Thanks for your reply, Lee. I applied and got platinum amex immediately and got accor platinum 3 days later. All set for a two week Australia trip with priority and accor stays. Thanks raffles for great info.

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