--- title: "Accor vs Distinction Hotels: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Accor or Distinction Hotels? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hotel chains set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/accor-vs-distinction-hotels" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Accor vs Distinction Hotels: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Accor or Distinction Hotels? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hotel chains set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Accor and Distinction Hotels - **Competitive set**: Hotel chains - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Accor Share of Search**: 9% - **Distinction Hotels Share of Search**: 5.9% ## Which is more popular in search, Accor or Distinction Hotels? - In August 2026, Accor had more branded searches than Distinction Hotels among hotel chains in New Zealand. Accor was estimated to have 8.5K branded searches compared to Distinction Hotels’ 5.6K, and held a 9% Share of Search versus Distinction Hotels’ 5.9%. - Accor was ahead of Distinction Hotels in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Accor’s estimated Share of Search among hotel chains in New Zealand moved from 8.3% to 9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8K to 8.5K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Distinction Hotels’ estimated Share of Search among hotel chains in New Zealand moved from 4.7% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.5K to 5.6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hotel chains in August 2026? - In August 2026, Distinction Hotels gained estimated Share of Search among hotel chains in New Zealand, from 5.2% to 5.9%. - In August 2026, Accor lost estimated Share of Search among hotel chains in New Zealand, from 9.5% to 9%. ## Month by month | Month | Accor estimated searches | Accor Share of Search | Accor rank | Distinction Hotels estimated searches | Distinction Hotels Share of Search | Distinction Hotels rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 8K | 8.3% | 4 | 4.5K | 4.7% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 7.7K | 7.2% | 4 | 4.5K | 4.2% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 7.3K | 7% | 5 | 4.1K | 4% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 9K | 8% | 4 | 4.5K | 4% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 8.6K | 8.1% | 4 | 5.5K | 5.2% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 7.6K | 7.4% | 4 | 5.5K | 5.3% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 7.4K | 7.8% | 5 | 4.7K | 5% | 7 | | May 2026 | 8.9K | 9.2% | 4 | 4.8K | 4.9% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 9.5K | 10.7% | 4 | 5K | 5.7% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 9.3K | 9.5% | 4 | 5.1K | 5.2% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 8.5K | 9% | 4 | 5.6K | 5.9% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Accor’s and Distinction Hotels’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Accor**: Measured on the search terms “accor auckland”, “accor group hotels”, “accor hotel”, “accor hotel booking”, “accor hotel club”, “accor hotel member”, “accor hotel s”, “accor hotels app”, “accor hotels near me”, “accor nz”, “all accor”, “all accor com”, “all accor hotels”, “all accor member”, “all accor plus”, “breakfree on cashel an accor hotel”, “hotel near accor stadium” and “novotel accor hotels”, summed into one figure. - **Distinction Hotels**: Measured on the search terms “distinction hotel”, “distinction hotel auckland”, “distinction hotel chch”, “distinction hotel group”, “distinction hotel nz”, “distinction hotel restaurant” and “the distinction hotel”, summed into one figure. - [Accor profile](/demand/nz/brands/accor) - [Distinction Hotels profile](/demand/nz/brands/distinction-hotels) - [All hotel chains in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hotel-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Accor or Distinction Hotels? In August 2026, Accor had more branded searches than Distinction Hotels among hotel chains in New Zealand. Accor was estimated to have 8.5K branded searches compared to Distinction Hotels’ 5.6K, and held a 9% Share of Search versus Distinction Hotels’ 5.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Accor vs Distinction Hotels: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/accor-vs-distinction-hotels This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/accor-vs-distinction-hotels. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.