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The Qantas partnership with Accor Hotels allows members to double-dip on flights and hotel stays. While there’s been a recent devaluation that reduces how many ALL points you earn on Qantas flights, the rewards are still better than when the partnership first launched. The partnership also offers Frequent Flyer Gold members a fast track to ALL Silver status.
Here are the key details of this partnership and how to link your accounts.
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Overview of the Qantas and Accor Reciprocal Rewards Partnership
The Qantas Frequent Flyer partnership with Accor Live Limitless (ALL) offers members the ability to earn rewards on both flights and hotel stays. That said, it’s mostly geared toward those based in or traveling through Australia and Asia Pacific.
Once you link your Accor and Qantas accounts, you’ll receive the following benefits:
- Earn 3X Qantas points for every A$1 (Australian dollar) spent at Accor hotels, including dining and room service charges.
- Earn 1X ALL Reward points for every A$4 spent on eligible Qantas flights (available to Gold, Platinum, and Platinum One members).
These are in addition to the points you’d normally earn with each program. So, whether you're booking a flight or a hotel stay, you're earning in both programs at once.
Timeline of changes to ALL Rewards earned on Qantas flights
When the partnership launched in 2022, the rewards were pretty limited. Qantas Platinum members earned 2X ALL points per A$10 spent on business and first class flights and 1 point per A$10 on economy flights. Gold members earned half these amounts. At the time, only Qantas Platinum members (or higher) and ALL Gold members (or higher) were eligible.
In 2023, the earning rate significantly improved to 1X ALL points per A$2 spent, although this change was never formally announced.
Now, Accor has quietly updated the earning structure (again). Members earn just 1X ALL points per A$4 spent on Qantas flights, which is a 50% reduction from the 2023 rate. However, Frequent Flyer Gold members are now eligible to earn points, alongside Platinum and Platinum One members. Bronze and Silver members still do not earn points through this partnership.
While this latest update halves the earning rate from last year, it's still an improvement over the original 2022 earning structure.
General terms of the Accor and Qantas partnership
Only Qantas flights that are both marketed and operated by Qantas with a QF flight number qualify for double-dipping.
If you've already linked your Accor account to Air France/KLM, Qatar, or Azul, you'll have to switch to Qantas. You can't link two airlines simultaneously. In other words, no triple-dipping.
Only stays at Accor hotels in Australia and the following Asia Pacific countries are eligible to earn Qantas points:
- Cambodia
- China (including Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR)
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- New Zealand
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Qantas points will post within six weeks of eligible flights, hotel stays, or point transfers.
Accor and Qantas Offer Two-Way Point Transfers
An additional perk of this partnership is two-way point transfers. You can transfer points from your Accor Live Limitless (ALL) account to your Qantas Frequent Flyer account. The transfer ratio is 2,000 ALL points to 2,500 Qantas points, with a minimum transfer of 2,000 points. All transfers are final and cannot be reversed.
If you’d prefer to transfer your ALL Points to a different airline, here's the full list of Accor transfer partners (there are a lot!):
Additional Qantas and Accor Partnership Benefits
Qantas Frequent Flyer Gold members (and higher), along with Points Club and Points Club Plus members, can fast-track to ALL Silver status after linking accounts and completing two qualifying stays. Each stay must be at least two nights. Silver status earned this way is valid through the end of the following calendar year.
Additionally, Accor Plus members based in Australia with Gold status or higher are also eligible for a complimentary Qantas Wine Premium membership, which includes free delivery on purchases within Australia. This benefit does not apply to current Qantas Wine Premium members or those residing outside Australia.
Our Take
This partnership is most useful for those based in or regularly traveling to Australia and other Asia Pacific countries. If you’re a Qantas Frequent Flyer member, especially with elite status, linking your account to Accor can provide extra points and a status boost. Just note that some benefits, like the Qantas Wine Premium membership, are only available to Australian residents.
Compared to the Accor partnership with Air France/KLM, this Qantas partnership offers a far more generous points-earning potential. Whether it’s worth linking your account depends on how often you fly with Qantas or stay with Accor in eligible regions.
Will you be linking your Accor and Qantas accounts, or do you prefer to link with another airline?
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