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Hotel Attrition Clauses Explained: How to Protect Your Organization Before You Sign
Attrition is the word that keeps meeting planners up at night — and for good reason. It's one of the most financially consequential clauses in any group hotel contract, and it's almost always written in favor of the hotel.
Glenn Kavanagh
Aug 193 min read


Hotel Concessions: What to Ask For (And How to Actually Get Them)
Most meeting planners know they can negotiate the room rate. Far fewer know that room rate is often not the most valuable thing to negotiate. Hotel concessions.
Glenn Kavanagh
Aug 113 min read


Why Every Meeting Planner Needs a Third-Party Hotel Sourcing Partner
The visible costs of sourcing hotels internally are straightforward: staff hours spent on research, emails, proposal review, and contract negotiation. The invisible costs are larger.
Glenn Kavanagh
Aug 53 min read


Hotel Room Blocks Explained: What They Are, How They Work, and How to Protect Yourself
A hotel room block sounds simple: you reserve a set of rooms at a group rate for your event, your attendees book them, and everyone's happy.
Glenn Kavanagh
Jul 293 min read


Corporate Retreat Planning: How to Find and Book the Perfect Hotel Venue
The venue for a corporate retreat isn't just a logistical decision — it's a strategic one. The property you choose sets the tone for your team's energy, shapes the quality of your sessions, and creates the environment where either something shifts or nothing does.
Glenn Kavanagh
Jul 223 min read


Free Hotel Site Selection Services: What to Look For (And What to Watch Out For)
A growing number of corporate meeting planners have discovered that professional hotel site selection — the full process of finding, comparing, negotiating, and contracting a hotel for your group — is available at no cost.
Glenn Kavanagh
Jul 152 min read


How to Write a Hotel RFP That Gets Fast, Competitive Responses
A hotel RFP — Request for Proposal — is the document that starts every group hotel search. Write a good one and you'll receive competitive, detailed proposals quickly.
Glenn Kavanagh
Jul 72 min read


What Is Hotel Site Selection — And Why You Should Never Do It Alone?
Hotel site selection is the process of finding, evaluating, and contracting the right hotel for your group meeting. Learn why doing it alone costs more than you think — and how HotelLynk handles it for free.
Glenn Kavanagh
Jun 303 min read
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