Originally Posted by
writerguyfl
All of the major US hotel chains have decided that individual hotels don't have to pay that commission and pay the costs associated with providing frequent traveler benefits. Hotels will pay one or the other.
Rest assured, the individual hotels pay commission to the chain. And they have to pay the costs (most of these like upgrades on availability don't cost anything) of these benefits. Or do you really believe the cashbay paid by shoop and others comes out of IHG's pocket. No, the hotels pay about 15% as commission to the chain, plus, plus, plus....