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Le Club Accor has announced that you can now transfer points between Club Eurostar and Le Club Accor. Since most Accor properties are in Europe, this potentially is good news for European travelers wanting a little more flexibility in their points. The only downside of the new relationship is the less than brilliant transfer ratios either way.
Key Details
Transfers between both programs are at the following rates:
- From Accor to Eurostar: 4,000 Accor Points = 350 Eurostar points
- From Club Eurostar to Accor: 500 Club Eurostar points = 1,500 Accor points
Is it Worth it
In almost every instance the transfer is of little value. Looking at transfers from Accor to Eurostar, a basic Eurostar tickets cost 1,000 Club Eurostar points, and can also be bought in advance for around $100 cash. To get an award ticket, you would need to transfer 12,000 Accor points. When it comes to redemptions within their own program, you redeem 2,000 Accor points for €40 off the cost of your stay. The 12,000 points would work out at €240 off a hotel stay, redeeming them for a $100 train ticket would be a substantial loss.
Looking at transfers from Club Eurostar to Accor, the situation is slightly better but not by much. 1,000 Eurostar points would give you 3,000 Accor point. You could only redeem 2,000 points for €40 off your stay, but you could redeem 1,000 Eurostar points for a train ticket worth $100. Again, a substantial loss.
Our Take
Anytime flexibility is added to a points currency its good news. Although the ability to transfer points between both programs is welcome, in reality, we can’t see many people taking advantage of it. The only time you would consider a transfer is if you have some orphan points in an account and have no intention of ever using them.
Source: Head For Points
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Interesting concept. Wish it gave better value.
Nice idea – terrible redemption rate
Extension of expiration of points is perhaps the only part of this announcement that has value.
Doesnt seem like a very good rate on the transfer.
The rate sounds pretty bad, though.
How many of you on here actually travel Eurostar often enough to earn a meaningful block of Eurostar points for any redemption at all?
ya don’t know how many it’s useful for but probably some business people that travel the London-Paris or to London-Brussels all the time. a direct input of your accor or another programs points account at booking so you never get the Eurostar points would be much better even at these rates
Pretty bad transfer rates. 10 for 1 then when going other way only give you 3 for 1.
Does this transfer postpone expiry of Accor points?
Based on https://awardwallet.com/blog/do-accor-live-limitless-points-expire/, yes.
Another partner is always a welcome however yes this seems to not be a good option unless you’re desperate?
Now I wonder if anyone will ever do Amtrak?
It’s great to see more flexibility offers but do agree, the value is not so good.
not a good enough deal to pursue unless I had those ‘orphan points’. thx.
At that rate I wouldn’t transfer any points on principle alone
Not just on principle, but if enough make the same decision, the low participation rate will communicate what folks think of it, and hopefully that feedback is clearly heard.
That’s almost as bad as the points.com transfer rates
That’s true, but I have to say that I’ve found points.com useful on a number of occasions to extract at least a modicum of value from exchanging points that would otherwise have been orphaned and unused. I could see how this might fall under that category, especially going from Eurostar to LeClub.
Good news, the more partners you can transfer to the better.
It is all about flexibility and nothing more.