Room for Savings: Optimizing Hotel Spend - Carlson
Room for Savings: Optimizing Hotel Spend - Carlson
Room for Savings: Optimizing Hotel Spend - Carlson
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SUMMARY<br />
An optimal hotel policy covers the following key points:<br />
Mandatory use of preferred hotels<br />
Guidelines on what to do when a preferred hotel is unavailable: use a preferred<br />
chain, book any hotel while respecting a price limit, or follow recommendations<br />
made by TMC counselors or flagged by the online booking tool<br />
Rules regarding the use of non-preferred hotels, which should be authorized only<br />
if they are at least 20 percent cheaper than available preferred hotels<br />
Mandatory booking through the TMC<br />
Mandatory advance booking whenever possible<br />
Guidelines on reimbursable and non-reimbursable extra charges<br />
Mandatory use of corporate credit card