ALL Accor+ Explorer Membership Discussion

How often do RHR appear and are they limited to Australia?

If I join now and am already gold I will get 30 status nights - how long before I have to get the extra 30 nights to be platinum?
If you are already gold now from 30+ stays in 2026, getting A+ now will get you straight to platinum for rest of 2026, and whole of 2027 (i.e. until 31/12/2027). However, if you are gold from spending, then A+ 30 bonus nights might not do much for you in 2026, so you might as well wait until January 2027 to sign up/renew.

The key questions you need to ask yourself in my opinion is whether you want to hit platinum ASAP, and if not, how long it will take you to rack up 30 nights in 2027 - as that is when you will hit platinum in 2027 if you sign up/renew in January 2027.
 
If I get Explorer now to take advantage of 3,000 bonus points and become gold will gold last till end 2027?
 
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I have just requalified Plat for '27 - if I buy explorer next year - will it lock in Plat for '28?

This is my last year of business travel and probably won't get close to Plat renewal next year - but am planning a few trips in Asia in '28 so it would be handy to have then.

I let explorer expire in June - no real need for it this year.
 

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