<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by afang:
Also, one some of the properties I am trying to get on, my travel agent has failed to give me any corp rates eventhough the properties are a part of a major chain that my company has a contract with. Which to me is very weird...</font>
Nothing weird. Either not enough commission in it for the agent, or they grabbed the first room/rate they could find, or there was a promotion with another chain, etc. etc.
Too bad so many corporations are so hung up on using a certain agency and doing the it by the "book" when a their travelers can get better rates on their own.