Originally Posted by
cbn42
or perhaps there could be some sort of agreement between properties in a city to honor each other's reservations for a minimal cost in return for similar consideration like airlines have.
This is truly the least likely idea that could ever become a reality. First and foremost is the fact that there are how many hospitality franchise companies? Each of them operating as they see fit. Hell, most places even if they fall under the same parent company umbrella won't give another property coffee cups or pay their walk bills to that property in a timely manner let alone come to some mystical agreement where everyone is going to suddenly place nice and honor reservations which would necessitate eating some type of monetary value. The industry is way too bare knuckles for that. The only way that's even feasible is if the same franchisee owns multiple locations within the same close proximity. Past that it's sheer fantasy.