Originally Posted by
ohmark
It's funny that Marriott's elimination of government contractor eligibility was part of its overall reorganization of its standards for application of the government rate a few years ago, that was designed to ensure that when Marriott properties offered a government rate, it was to be pegged to the local per diem. The part about eliminatiing the government contractors stuck. The part about ensuring government rates were pegged to local per diem didn't.
I know this doesn't help but I continue use you as my example and preach to those I consult for that offering a "discounted rate for government travs" does only one things...pisses off the gov trav because they assume it's a per diem rate (there are other companies-read non-MI- that continue to push offering discounted gov rates when a hotel just can't offer a per diem rate...IMO it's very short sighted, if you can't offer a per diem rate then dont but dont try to "fool" the gov travs)