I can not see Accor Plus surviving in its current form after reading the two articles. Thank you for sharing.
I hope that I am wrong, but it seems to a step backwards, but I hope that it is not.
Personally, although we have not traveled with Accor much in the APAC area, the customer service and help was much better than the help and customer service received from France.
Whilst understanding that the only constant is change, this seems more than a change. I hope that it goes well.