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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 6:59 am
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Originally Posted by CJKatl
After reading 94 posts, I've come to the sad realization that it's not all about us frequent, elite travelers. What I've realized is Marriott can have a brand that runs profitably without catering to us.... We just don't get that every brand doesn't have to be catered to us in order to succeed. Ouch.
It's an interesting theory, but a large percentage of guests at any hotel on a typical night (not New Year's Eve, for instance) are frequent travelers. I can't imagine a hotel brand affirmatively discouraging frequent travelers from staying there, but that's what Courtyard seems to be doing. It works for me!

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