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Old Jun 10, 2012, 11:22 am
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Originally Posted by rthib
If I recall from the last few campaigns, Marriott tended to be the hotel of choice for non-incumbent candidates.

I think it may be because of the number of brands they have and the fact you can find a marriott in most cities, especially the mid-size midwest cities that campaigns use. Most of the early caucus cities have lots of Marriotts.
That's my guess too.

Here's how I think the order probably goes due to # of brands & coverage in smaller cities as well as larger ones: Marriott brands, then Hilton Brands, then Starwood, then Hyatt. Of course there's always Best Western too.

S&H just don't have the breadth of brands or coverage.

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