Most Popular Hotels on Business Travelers' Expense Reports
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Among Certify's clients, at least, It's a battle between Hampton Inn and Marriott for the most expensed brands in terms of hotel spend. The fact that business travelers spent less at Hampton in terms of average cost could be one of the reasons why it took over the top spot in the third quarter as road warriors may have found more value there.
It's a battle between Marriott and Hilton's Hampton Inn as the two brands flip-flopped in the third quarter, with Hampton Inn coming in as the most-expensed hotel among clients of travel and expense solutions' provider Certify.
Hampton Inn had the highest percentage of overall hotel spend at 8.68% in the third quarter, according to a Certify just-released Certify report.. This is up from 7.94% in the second quarter.
Marriott, the most expensed hotel in the second quarter (8.66%), fell to the number two spot (8.33%) in the third quarter.
Overall, 46.2% of hotel expenses among Certify's clients were miscellaneous and included non-chains in the third quarter, down from 48% in the second quarter.
While Hampton Inn was the most-expensed brand, business travelers still spent more at Marriott, $244 on average in the third quarter, $4 more than in the second quarter. Travelers spent $216 on average at Hampton Inn in the third quarter
