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Château Frontenac lit up at dusk above Quebec City. Photo: Wilfredor, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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for members and hotel points collectors.
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Château Frontenac, Banff Springs, Lake Louise, the Royal York, the Empress: Fairmont's best-known Canadian hotels were built by a railway that needed a reason for people to travel.
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A weekend in Monaco built around the Fairmont on the Grand Prix hairpin and the Casino de Monte-Carlo a few minutes away: what to know about entry, dress, games and timing.
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With a fixed value of €40 for every 2,000 points, Accor's currency is easy to read. The real question is when spending points beats paying cash and when it is better to keep earning.
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Raffles Singapore reopened in 2019 after a long restoration. Here is what changed at the colonial landmark and how points collectors can make the most of a stay.
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Hotel programmes reward what you spend. Casino resorts reward what you are expected to lose. Here is how comps are calculated and how they compare with a points balance.
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A status match can turn your elite card from one hotel group into a similar tier with another. Here is how matches and challenges work, what to send and what to expect.
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Status Points, Rewards Points, qualifying nights, breakage, status match, comps: a plain-English glossary of the words that hotel loyalty programmes love to use.
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Macau became the world's biggest casino market in the 2000s. From the old Inner Harbour to the Cotai Strip, here is how hotel points collectors can approach a visit.
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Accor lets members move Rewards Points to a list of airline programmes. When does converting make sense, and what should you check before you press the button?
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Poker festivals draw players to Las Vegas, Monte Carlo, Barcelona and beyond. How to use hotel points and loyalty status to keep the cost of a poker trip under control.
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In 2019 Accor turned its hotel loyalty programme into ALL – Accor Live Limitless, a lifestyle brand with concerts, sport and dining on top of hotel nights. What did the change mean for points collectors?
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Enter to win a dream stay! Loyalty programmes love prize draws. Here is how to read the small print and how the odds compare with a national lottery.
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On July 2, 2018 Fairmont President's Club stopped being a programme of its own and its members moved into Le Club AccorHotels. Here is what changed, what stayed and why it still matters to former members.
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Travelling for a big match is a classic points trip. How to book around fixtures, what to know about sports betting rules abroad and how to keep a weekend under budget.