Hilton on The Status Carousel

Accor Toujours

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:51:29 +0000

When it comes to supporting naive status chasers, Accor is nobody’s fool.

Madame Coco Dior-Chanel-Smythe will vouch for that.

A missing points request can be filed through a form on the website.

The form comes pre-filled with all the details of each booking.

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:26:44 +0000

(e4 c6) A solid, positional defence, similar to the French, but without the hemmed-in light-squared bishop.

I’ve defended Hilton Diamond until 2028.

Debit / credit:

-$752.50 +21 103 points

Average price per stay — $30. Pricey.

Next year I plan to bring the bill down to $500.

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:34:08 +0000

In recent years, lots of services have appeared for finding hotels bookable with points and working out CPP.

Put simply: is it worth booking a night on points, or better to pay money (cash, as we say).

MaxMyPoint is one of the oldest and best-known of the lot.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:43:10 +0000

Of no fixed abode and no fixed brand loyalty, I kip at Hiltons for the time being. At least the radiators work.

Three weeks in Japan have flown by.

Still left to write up: the Novotel Nara ****.

But the points seesaw there is still mid-swing. So I’ll wrap it all up in one go, once it’s done.

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:45:42 +0000

We’ll catch up as the shinkansens roll along.

July hotel prices in Japan sprang an unwelcome surprise.

We start in Kyoto.

In high season, Kyoto gives not only Tokyo but Geneva and London a run for their money.

I flew into Osaka from Seoul in the morning and headed straight for Kyoto.

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:03:27 +0000

Nomads come in all sorts: hotel nomads, Airbnb nomads, hostel nomads. And every last one of them needs something to fuss over.

Let’s look at the report card:

141 — Hyatt 41 — Marriott 7 — Accor 2 — Hilton 4 — Booking

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 06:38:18 +0000

Someone got in touch asking for an agent rate — they’d mistaken me for Antoine Al Mourjan.

So let’s have a look at what Fora Travel agents earn their millions on.

Fora — $2,134.99 Hilton — $1,879.89 Rove — $1,913.38 + 9 566 Rove miles