How does GSA choose the hotels it contracts with?
In some cities, there is only one possible headquarters hotel. In cities where there are multiple choices, we choose headquarters hotels based on a number of factors, including an adequate amount of meeting space, distance from the convention center, sleeping room rates, hotel and service quality, and the suitability of negotiated contract terms. After the headquarters hotel is established, GSA Meetings staff works to secure a good mix of viable options for attendees. Sometimes, in the case of many smaller hotels, it may not be cost effective (in terms of staff time) to contract with a hotel that can only offer 10-50 sleeping rooms for GSA. Some hotels don’t contract with groups at all; they rely entirely on transient (individual traveler) business. Some cities are simply overbuilt. GSA cannot contract with too many hotels, or we invite even more attrition penalties.
In some cities, there is only one possible headquarters hotel. In cities where there are multiple choices, we choose headquarters hotels based on a number of factors, including an adequate amount of meeting space, distance from the convention center, sleeping room rates, hotel and service quality, and the suitability of negotiated contract terms.After the headquarters hotel is established, GSA Meetings staff works to secure a good mix of viable options for attendees. Sometimes, in the case of many smaller hotels, it may not be cost effective (in terms of staff time) to contract with a hotel that can only offer 10–50 sleeping rooms for GSA. Some hotels don’t contract with groups at all; they rely entirely on transient (individual traveler) business. Some cities are simply overbuilt. GSA cannot contract with too many hotels, or we invite even more attrition penalties.
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