My company just informed us that going forward we must use a bartering service for all of our travel arrangments. The company is called ICON travel.

Most of my co-workers who have already used the service do not like it. ICON deals with Best Western, Amerisuites, Wellesley, Westin, Sheraton and W Hotels. The problem is that it seems to be a hassle to book through them and the worst part is that we will not be able to accumulate points for our stays.

Does anyone have any experiences or thoughts on this company or any other bartering services?