Uh oh, move over World of Hyatt and Marriott Bonvoy. Another hotel group has bought an overpriced e-book about how to market to millennials without actually understanding millennials. Today Accor announced the details of their new "lifestyle loyalty…
Different hotel loyalty programs have different policies as to how many points, elite qualifying stays, and elite qualifying nights you can earn if booking multiple rooms. In other words, if you often travel with family and book two rooms, can you receive…
After an incredible four days at Amanzoe, our vacation was coming to an end. We had an early morning flight out of Athens Airport, so decided to book the Sofitel Athens Airport for our one night in Athens, given that it's across the street from the airport…
We've seen quite a few acquisitions the past few years in the travel space, and we've also seen some strategic investments. However, typically we see airlines investing in airlines, and hotels investing in hotels. This situation is different. Reuters…
In Accor-dance with my official status as OMAAT's Accor-espondent, I wanted to let you know about a potentially valuable AccorHotels promotion. One of Accor's biggest sales of the year is going on at the moment. It features a pretty extensive list of…
I'm probably the biggest Accor Hotels fan at OMAAT (causing Tiffany to suggest that I should be the blog's Accor-espondent – the best pun I've heard in a while). I just find that they have so many properties (particularly in Europe) in good locations,…
Accor has just announced the details of their latest global promotion, through which members can earn up to 6,000 bonus points after three stays. Through this promotion, members can earn 500 bonus points after the first stay, 2,500 additional bonus points…
In late 2015 it was announced that Accor would be acquiring Fairmont, Raffles, And Swissôtel. Accor was interested in acquiring these brands as it would help them increase their footprint in the luxury market, which is an area where Accor historically…
Accor, which has thousands of hotels in nearly 100 countries across over two dozen brands, currently has one of their biggest annual sales. Right now Accor is offering 30% off plus free breakfast at all brands except F1. The sale is valid for bookings…
The Fairmont Kea Lani is an all-suite hotel in the Wailea area of Maui, in a neighborhood with several other upscale hotels like the Andaz Maui, the Four Seasons, Waldorf Astoria Grand Wailea, and so forth. There's a beach path running between all these…
As some of you may recall, I flew Hawaiian's new lie-flat A330 between Los Angeles and Maui last year. I had plenty to say about the seat at the time, but haven't had a chance to publish the full review (don't worry, I took good notes). Given that Ben…
