Hotels Bringing Out Big Savings for Meetings
Mar 26
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If you’re one of the lucky still planning a meeting, there are deals ‘a plenty!
An Associated Press article reports the following meeting deals —
_ OMNI HOTELS: For meetings of up to 150 rooms booked by June 30 and held by Dec. 31, it’s waiving fees of $10,000 or more that are levied when an event draws fewer guests than promised.
Omni is booking 20 percent fewer events this year so far than in 2008, said Tom Faust, the vice president of sales. But after cancellations spiked fivefold in December from the same month in 2007, they’re now stabilizing to earlier levels.
Omni operates 43 hotels in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
_ MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC.: For events involving 100 rooms or more, Marriott is offering 2 percent discounts, doubling reward points and easing penalties for individual no-shows.
The company, which has about 3,100 hotels around the world, expects revenue from large events to fall 12 percent in 2009 from last year because of cancellations, changed plans and fewer bookings for new events.
_ HYATT HOTELS & RESORTS: For events involving at least 10 guest rooms, Hyatt offers a 10 percent discount at its 19 resorts and a 6 percent discount at its 101 hotels in North America. There are more than 360 Hyatt hotels and resorts around the world.
_ STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE INC.: Starwood offers a 3 percent discount on the total room bill and 10 percent discount on food and drink. Starwood’s 940 hotels worldwide include the St. Regis, Sheraton and Westin chains.
_ FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS: For events involving at least 10 rooms, it’s offering 10 percent off total room bill. Fairmont has 56 hotels around the globe.
_ WYNDHAM HOTELS AND RESORTS: For events involving at least 76 rooms, planners can choose three benefits from a list including free rooms, suite upgrades and a 10 percent discount on food and drink. The promotion applies at all 82 Wyndham locations, predominantly in the U.S., Mexico and Caribbean. Wyndham’s parent company also franchises Ramada, Days Inn and other hotel brands and operates a timeshare concern.
_ OTHER COMPANIES: The Kessler Collection, which has 11 hotels in Colorado, New Mexico, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida, is waiving all no-show fees and eliminating penalties for rescheduling events. Palace Resorts, which operates 11 hotels in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, is waiving no-show and rescheduling fees.
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