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Hyatt Hotels – Travel Industry Agent Discounts Now updated for 2020

January 1, 2020 By Anna 2 Comments

Deal At A Glance

Link: Hyatt Hotels Travel Agents Page
Details: Simply Click on the big yellow Book Here Button and search!
Book by: Ongoing
Eligibility: Very strictly Travel Industry only rates – You will be required to present ID
Potential savings: 50% is possible, though we rarely managed to find this level of discount. Between 10 and 30% more typical.
Ease of use: Now more straightforward than ever!

2020 Update

Previously Hyatt required registration to their Travel Agents section, but they have now simplified access to Travel Agents rates making it straightforward to search and book your industry rate. We do of course emphasise that these are agent only rates – please take ID for when you check-in.

Further Information

Predominantly an American chain, Hyatt operate more than 600 hotels in over 50 countries mostly Hyatt branding (Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt) with their boutique brand Andaz hotels being the noticeable exception.

Travel industry discounts are available and so Hyatt should be one of the brands you check out for any trip to the United States.

A quick check for a random Saturday night revealed that many properties in New York were 10-20% lower than the best rate available rate direct.

Although these are not the largest of savings it is worth noting that the rates were consistently available, this a welcome change from other groups where his discounts are advertised yet they are often only available on quiet days.

Leisure hotels (like the Grand Hyatt Bali) were typically 30% off, so do have a play around. Also note that rates are offered in US$ and typically exclude local taxes and service charges.

Deal Recap

Radisson Hotels (including Park Plaza & Park Inn) Travel Industry Discounts

November 5, 2018 By Anna Leave a Comment

Deal At A Glance

Link UK, Europe & Rest of World Hotels: Radisson, Park Plaza & Park Inn Hotels
Link USA & Americas Hotels: Radisson, Park Plaza & Park Inn Hotels
Details: Simply enter TVLAGENT in the Promotional Code Box
Book by: Ongoing
Eligibility: Very strictly Travel Industry only rates – You will be required to present ID at check-in
Flexibility: Card details required, free cancellation 24-48 hours prior to arrival (depending on destination)
Ease of use: Exceptionally easy to use

Updated information for 2022

It is clear that the parent group (Carlson Rezidor) are now pushing their main brand – Radisson, and their sub-brands including Radisson Blu, Radisson Red, Radisson Individuals, however for those of us in the UK we will still be familiar with Park Plaza and Park Inn hotels (less so their final brand Country Inn). However, the Travel Industry Code searches all brands making searches simple, and the savings remain excellent at times.

Discounts are particularly strong in cities where the Radisson operates most hotels – such as in London.

Further details

This is our type of deal – generous and easy to use, savings of 50% are not uncommon.

You may not know Carlson Rezidor – but their brands have over 1,300 hotels in 70 countries (making it the 10^th biggest hotel group).

This group includes Radisson – largely luxury city based hotels in the US, Radisson Blu – the Radisson hotels based in Europe, Asia and Africa and Blu Edwardian Hotels which are 14 luxury hotels in the UK.

The mid range Park Plaza & Park Inn have hotels throughout the world – and frequently have agent rates for as little as £27.50 a night.

If you join their loyalty scheme Look to Book you can also earn award nights on most of their agent rates.

Most importantly – searching for agent rates is simple, with flexible searches and excellent availability. We just did a quick check for discounts in London in two month’s time and found savings at every hotel, with most in the 30 to 40% range.

Deal Recap

Starwood Hotels – Travel Industry Discount Rates

November 1, 2018 By Anna 2 Comments

Deal At A Glance

Link: www.spg.com/pro to join
Details: You must join, log-in, complete the first learning module, then find the ‘PROLEARNING’ link at the bottom, then you will find the ‘Book Starpro Rates link’ – or if you are logged in – just click here
Book by: Ongoing
Eligibility: Must present proper identification as detailed above when booking and upon check-in
Potential savings: 40% is common
Ease of use: Fairly straightforward once you have registered and jumped through the initial hoops and know where to find the link…
Note: There is a separate ‘Travel Professional Rate’, however this serves up smaller discounts as outlined below.

Further Information

One of our most requested hotel chains is Starwood – perhaps not by name, but by one of the myriad of largely luxury brands they own.

You’ll probably know their brands – Sheraton, Westin, The Luxury Collection, the luxury boutique W Hotels brand, St. Regis, Le Méridien and an upcoming range of mid-priced properties such as Aloft, Four Points by Sheraton and the first environmentally friendly chain – Element by Westin.

With 25% of the 1,200 hotels under the Starwood brand being in the United States, they are a great place to explore Travel Industry rates – which fortunately are relative straightforward to find – once you’ve signed up.

Starwood operates a SPG Pro Programme where you are expected to join Starwoods Frequent Traveller Programme. You also (as per most US Centric Programmes) expected to enter an IATA/TIDS/ARC/TRUE/CLIA number. With the majority of these being irrelevant to us in the UK – enter your IATA, or some people have entered that of their Consolidators if they do not have their own. Always carry ID on check-in (business cards / letter of employment on headed notepaper).

After signing up – head to the Pro Learning Section where you must pass the straightforward Loyalty and Brands section – this is essential to get access to StarPro rates.

And it’s well worth it. For example – we found the W Hotel in Leicester Square at a 40% saving.

It should also be mentioned that Starwood also offers a secondary ‘Travel Professional Rate’, but this was vastly inferior in price and availability compared to the Star Pro rates in every case we examined – so we recommend you spend a bit more time going through the Starwood training programme to access the better rates.

Deal Recap

OMNI Hotels – Travel Industry Discounts in United States

November 1, 2018 By Anna Leave a Comment

Deal At A Glance:

Details: Sadly, no current deals. We will update this page and and when OMNI relaunch a travel industry reduced rate service.

Further Information:

We are hopeful OMNI Hotels we bring back their popular travel industry discount rates, not least because generous discounts were available at their luxury hotels.

Not sure who OMNI are? They are a large luxury hotel brand based in the U.S.

In fact of their 60 hotels – only 4 are not U.S based – 1 in Quebec, 1 in Ontario, and what may be of interest – 2 in Cancun. The hotels are largely Southern focussed – as they are based out of Texas.

Rather than mundane business hotels, OMNI have a focus on ‘themes’, these including Golf, Beach, Spa, Ski and Tennis – so make for great destination hotels.

Deal Recap

Details: Sadly, no current deals. We will update this page and and when OMNI relaunch a travel industry reduced rate service.