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Hotels Reconstitute, Restore Brand Standards With Business Travelers In Mind

David Jonas

Hotel executives say they are reconsidering and reinstating brand standards, potentially impacting business traveler expectations and corporate sourcing.  Brand standards govern the responsibilities of property owners and operators. Ranging from design, maintenance and renovations to operations, amenities and customer services, they support consistent experiences and define brands. Prominent among them are specifications for food and…

Marriott Again Wants To Skip Corporate Rate Negotiations As Hotel Pricing Remains Volatile

David Jonas

As it and several other hotel companies did last year, Marriott International told corporate accounts it would roll over current-year negotiated rates to next year and bypass the request for proposals process. Some companies last year agreed to that approach but others held out and insisted on negotiating new rates. The hotel company is getting…

Sizing Up Predictions: It’s Not Dead, But Business Travel’s Long-Term Place In Commerce Could Diminish

Jay Campbell

Recent coverage in mainstream publications gave the casual observer the impression that business travel might be dead. Here’s a sub-headline in Fortune this month: “The end of business travel?” The U.K.’s Telegraph in January asked, “Have Covid and Zoom killed business travel?” A BBC News podcast this week followed with, “Could the all-expenses-paid business trip…

Tripbam Data: Hilton Passed Marriott In Corporate Travel Share

David Jonas

In January and February of last year, Tripbam clients made about 80 percent more bookings with Marriott properties than they did with Hilton brands. In April, Hilton surpassed Marriott as the top hospitality company booked in the United States by corporations that use Tripbam, and it’s been that way ever since. During January 2021, Tripbam…

Why Did Four Big Hotel Companies Invest $50 Million In Third-Party Meetings Tech?

David Jonas

Buyers and sellers want an improved meetings sourcing process. They complain about the complexity and the volume of requests for proposals needed for the task. All would welcome a cost-effective, transparent platform for quicker searching, shopping and booking. These are the stated reasons for a combined $50 million investment in meetings marketplace Groups360 by Accor,…

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