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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 7:04 am
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Moriens
 
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Originally Posted by jr1202sr
So why not do what the airlines are going too and make it revenue based only and throw out the # of stays. Never understood how 50 NYC and Chicago stays would not equal 75 stays at Marriott CY in Ocala.
Because of different occupancy levels.

Expensive NYC hotels fill up often. Move your $500 NYC stay from Marriott to an InterContinental, and the IC will sell out sooner. Then someone will buy the $500 Marriott room anyway.

Cheaper hotels in (for example) OCF rarely fill up. Move your $150 OCF stay from the CY to a Holiday Inn Express, and the Marriott franchisee loses $150 in revenue. (Unless they also own the HIX.)
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