Change "Hotels & Loyalty Programs" name? [Now changed to "Hotels & Places to Stay"]
Nov 30, 2016, 2:38 pm
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Change "Hotels & Loyalty Programs" name? [Now changed to "Hotels & Places to Stay"]
Thanks, first, for the Alternative Lodging Services forum. Good stuff.
However, it wasn't immediately intuitive to me that it lives in the Hotels and Loyalty Programs category, given that the likes of AirBnB, VRBO, and others generally are not hotels and lack loyalty programs.
Question - should the forum category name be changed? Perhaps to something like "Hotel and Lodging Programs and Services"
Note that this also aligns somewhat to Dovster's question about FT's core mission. "Loyalty Programs" in the category name was intentional, as it was focused on the respective points-earning programs. However, with the rise of alternative lodgings, greater brand agnosticity and price sensitivity, the Loyalty Programs designation seems outdated.
However, it wasn't immediately intuitive to me that it lives in the Hotels and Loyalty Programs category, given that the likes of AirBnB, VRBO, and others generally are not hotels and lack loyalty programs.
Question - should the forum category name be changed? Perhaps to something like "Hotel and Lodging Programs and Services"
Note that this also aligns somewhat to Dovster's question about FT's core mission. "Loyalty Programs" in the category name was intentional, as it was focused on the respective points-earning programs. However, with the rise of alternative lodgings, greater brand agnosticity and price sensitivity, the Loyalty Programs designation seems outdated.
Nov 30, 2016, 3:42 pm
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I had considered proposing "Lodging Services and Programs" but thought that might not be obvious enough.
Otherwise, I take it you agree with the general proposal of a name change?
Otherwise, I take it you agree with the general proposal of a name change?
Dec 2, 2016, 12:52 am
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Not necessarily, but if it's going to be changed, saying hotels and lodging is redundant.
Dec 14, 2016, 4:19 am
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Dec 14, 2016, 6:04 pm
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Important to leave the word "Hotel" in there - I'm sure more and more non English-native speakers are joining FT and the word 'Hotel' would come across clearer than "Lodging".
Summarizing the above posts, something like:
"Hotels, Alternative Lodging Services and Loyalty Programs"
Summarizing the above posts, something like:
"Hotels, Alternative Lodging Services and Loyalty Programs"
Dec 15, 2016, 8:49 am
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Important to leave the word "Hotel" in there - I'm sure more and more non English-native speakers are joining FT and the word 'Hotel' would come across clearer than "Lodging".
Summarizing the above posts, something like:
"Hotels, Alternative Lodging Services and Loyalty Programs"
Summarizing the above posts, something like:
"Hotels, Alternative Lodging Services and Loyalty Programs"
Dec 15, 2016, 9:31 am
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Dec 15, 2016, 9:43 am
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Dec 20, 2016, 11:37 am
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To some people, the word alternative has "countercultural" connotations... not mainstream rental lodging.
Last edited by JDiver; Jan 8, 2017 at 7:01 pm Reason: Removed unnecessary characterizations