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End of the Road for Fairmont’s Loyalty Program, and What It Means for You

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    We have an update in the Fairmont Accor hotel merger!

    Fairmont’s loyalty program will officially be discontinued on July 2, 2018, and combined with the Accor loyalty program.

    The Accor loyalty program isn’t quite as good as Fairmont.  That said, Fairmont didn’t have very many hotels worldwide, and Accor is much larger.  So this could be good news for some.

    The Fairmont Loyalty Program Will Be Absorbed by the Accor Loyalty Program in ~7 Months

    Le Club Accor Envelops Fairmont President’s Club

    Link:   Fairmont Merges Into Accor

    Accor Hotels is taking over Fairmont Hotels, including the Raffles and Swissotel brands.

    At first, we didn’t know what would happen with the 2 loyalty programs.   Chase stopped issuing the Fairmont card in January, and disowned the card in August.  It looked like the Fairmont program was losing steam.

    We now know that the Fairmont loyalty program will end next year.  Here are some quick facts:

    What Does This Mean for You?

    1.   Elite Status

    If you happen to have Fairmont elite status (from eligible stays or from previously owning the Chase Fairmont card), you can now match your status with Accor.

    Check to See How Your Fairmont Elite Status Will Transfer

    You can also check out the chart showing the result of having elite status in both programs.

    It looks like having elite status with Accor is not as profitable as with Fairmont.  For example, for having mid-tier elite status with Fairmont, you received benefits like:

    You will NOT get that with the Accor program.

    2.   Earning Rate

    You’ll soon earn Accor points, which have a fixed value of 2 euro cents each.  The Accor earning rate is as follows:

    That said, Accor frequently has promotions that can greatly increase this earning rate.

    Bottom Line

    The Fairmont President’s Club officially has an end date!  It will disappear on July 2, 2018.

    The Accor loyalty program will be the loyalty program for all Fairmont hotels.  Thankfully, you’ll get a status match from Fairmont to Accor.

    What are your thoughts on this hotel merger news?

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