A few years back we saw a round of hotel group mergers. With everything going on now, could we see another major merger, creating the world's largest hotel group? Le Figaro is reporting that Accor is studying the possibility of a merger with InterContinental…
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Different hotel loyalty programs have different policies regarding 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…
Over the past several months we've seen Hyatt, IHG, and Marriott, all announce that they'll be eliminating single-use toiletries from their hotels. All three companies plan to switch to reusable toiletries by 2021 at the latest. It's no surprise to see…
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…
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…
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…
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…
