In this guide to the ALL Signature Rewards program, I take a look at the price of the various options, and the benefits in terms of Status and Reward points they offer.
Shortly after I wrote this article, the subscription prices increased. This article has been updated to reflect the price increase.
What is ALL Signature?
ALL Signature is a subscription product where you pay a monthly, quarterly or annual fee to receive a package of benefits. The program is run out of Brazil, and while it targets customers in Brazil, it is open to members worldwide.
Unlike products like Accor Plus, it is a subscription product rather than a membership. While it does not provide any particular hotel-based benefits, it does provide a monthly allocation of Reward Points and Status Points. Taken together, these can provide more value than the cost of the program.
The ALL Signature Program
Benefits of ALL Signature Rewards Program
The ALL Signature Rewards Program landing page lists the benefits of the program as:
- Earn points every month, even without staying at a hotel
- Depending on which subscription level you choose, you will receive an allocation of Reward Points and Status Points each month
- Accumulate non-expiring Reward points
- Under the ALL program rules, Reward Points expire if you have no account activity (earn or redeem) for 12 months. The monthly allocation of Reward Points counts as activity, and hence your points won’t expire while you hold an ALL Subscription
- Fast-track your status in ALL
- The Status Points you receive every month may help you move up through the status ladder. They can help you move up to Diamond status
- Enjoy batches of early tickets for concerts and games
- As a program from Brazil, this benefit mainly targets those in Brazil.
- Enjoy exclusive experiences for subscribers
- Again, these seem to be mostly of Benefit to those in Brazil.
ALL Signature Rewards plans
The program offers a total of four separate plans. These differences are in the cost and number of points you are awarded each month. The four plans are:
| Essential | Discover | Explorer | Absolute | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Cost (BRL) | 852 | 1,668 | 4,788 | 7,788 |
| Monthly Reward Points | 500 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 |
| Additional Reward Points (every four months) | 500 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 |
| Monthly Status Points | 100 | 200 | 600 | 1,000 |
While the plans offer some additional benefits, these are probably not relevant to members outside Brazil.
The above table shows the annual cost in Brazilian Real. You can also pay monthly or quarterly. Outside of promotional offers, there is no real cost in paying monthly or quarterly. The monthly cost is the annual cost divided by 12, while the quarterly cost is the annual cost divided by 4.
Value
The two main benefits of the subscription are the Reward Points and Status Points you get each month. Interestingly, the value of the Reward Points themselves could exceed the cost of the subscription.
Reward Points
Consider that in the ALL rewards program, 1000 ALL Reward Points are worth 20 Euros. In the Absolute plan, you receive 5,000 ALL Reward Points a month, which are valued at 100 Euros. They will have cost you 649 Brazilian Real. At the time of writing, that was about 90 Euros. So, immediately, there is a 10% benefit, and this doesn’t count the additional points you get every four months.
Over a full year, you get a total of 75,000 points on the Absolute plan. That is valued at 1,500 Euro, which means you are receiving these points at a discount.
Status Points
On the Absolute plan, you receive 12,000 Status Points per year. Given that Platinum status can be earned with 14,000 Status Points in a calendar year, this subscription can get you quite close to Platinum.
It can also help you attain Diamond Status. To achieve Diamond, you need to earn 26,000 Status Points in a year. Unlike Silver, Gold, or Platinum, you can only earn Diamond through Status Points, you can’t earn it based on the number of nights you stay. The 12,000 Status Points earned from the Absolute subscription will get you almost halfway there.
Promotional Offers
From time to time, ALL Signature is available at a discount price. These discounts may apply to monthly, quarterly, or annual subscriptions. This can make a subscription even more enticing.
However, if there is no offer available, you can consider signing up to a monthly subscription. Exchange rate movements aside, there is no cost disadvantage in doing this. If a discount offer comes up, you can then consider cancelling the monthly subscription and taking up the discount offer. Of course, as we have seen, the price of the subscriptions may change, so the chance of this happening needs to be taken into account.
Final Words
In return for paying the ALL Signature subscription fee, Accor will give you a monthly allocation of Reward Points and Status Points. That’s pretty much all there is to it.
You will need to make your own assessment of whether this is of value to you or not. For some, it is the Rewards Points that are of value. Others find that the Status Points are helpful in elevating them to the Platinum or even Diamond level.
