Marriott to corporations: We have the power now
Skift Take
If the economy truly gets out of its doldrums, the power struggle between hotel chains and corporations will shift back to the hotels.
Source: Skift
Author: Dennis Schaal
With its group business up and healthy increases in corporate rates slated for 2013, Marriott International is signaling to corporate partners that tough negotiations may be in store this fall.
The hotel chain, the first major one out of the gates in reporting second quarter earnings, cites robust group bookings in North America, a revenue per available room increase of Â
