Originally Posted by
kangarooflyer88
One other question: as a newly minted Accor Silver member what are some real benefits I can look forward to? I'm presently a Marriott Gold member and the benefits are meh (aside from perhaps the occasional room upgrade and late checkout). I'm also a Hilton Gold member and the only perceivable benefit I can see is the free breakfast.
Not much in fact , besides late check out and welcome drink .
The grass might seems greener elsewhere but the industry's standards are going down . Regarding benefits due to status , it often depends on the hotels if applied or not , unless hard coded into the terms and conditions
Only cause of covid they decided to offer more incentives for people to stay in hotels , like extra/bonus points (every big player does it now frequently) , fast track (IHG , Accor, Bonvoy) or status match (hilton honours) . I missed the fast track of bonvoy in Q1 2022 , but i dont regret it now when i see prices in other countries and what their CEO thinks out loud about customers . Meanwhile I managed to get status matched by Hilton (but because they decided to exclude accor , i had to use the fast track of IHG to be eligible) and next week i will reach HH platinum