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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LRA is common in corporate contracts, although<br />
more difficult to obtain in recent years (Figure<br />
87). This trend may be reversed as hotels<br />
negotiate harder to maintain corporate business<br />
during the economic downturn.<br />
Figure 87: LRA has become more difficult to obtain in recent years<br />
%<br />
100<br />
Proportion of preferred hotel agreements offering LRA <strong>for</strong> 3 companies<br />
2006 vs. 2008<br />
6 8 9 18 13 28<br />
80<br />
60<br />
Non-LRA<br />
LRA<br />
40<br />
94 92 91 82 87 72<br />
20<br />
0<br />
2006 2008 2006 2008 2006 2008<br />
Company B Company AJ Company H<br />
Source: CWT Travel Management Institute<br />
Based on case studies of 3 companies