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Coronavirus Hotel Contracts On Friday, March 27th, HPN Global CEO Bill Kilburg sat down with Regional VP Mark Dallman on Facebook LIVE to talk about the current state of the industry and have a conversation about Coronavirus and how it’s impacting hotel contracts.
Can you believe it is February already? With the year off to a fast start, here’s a quick update from our Rock Star sourcing team! RFP System Refresher: Sourcing Terms and Conditions Review Our platform requires all hotels to accept our terms and conditions before they can bid. Hotels are not able to update the […]
HPN Global developed its own sourcing platform based upon efficiency and, just as importantly, to foster relationships between hotels and clients. The company’s philosophy is to have a single point of contact at each hotel so a long-term relationship can be formed, resulting in priority handling of our inquiries. This also allows us to maximize […]
#HotelSales tip: don’t take my email address and add it to your weekly/monthly promotions email blast list without my permission. It’s unoriginal and doing so signals you don’t respect my time and you don’t have a genuine interest in my business or value my clients’ programs outside of making a transaction. Instead, find out something […]
According to our partner Shannon Gardner, President and Owner of Accent Indy and CTC Destination Management, there are a few common misconceptions about working with a DMC that we would like to clear up. DMC MISCONCEPTION NO. 1: DMCS CHARGE CRAZY FEES Just like the majority of our clients and the businesses they represent, we […]
Get Ready for Our Annual Partner Conference! We’re so excited to see you all in Seattle for a great week of networking, getting business done and of course, fun! For full agenda and details, visit the HPN19 website. Conference Mobile App The #HPN19 app is available for download and contains all the information you need to […]
According to Jil Dasher, SVP & Managing Director, Meeting Services, the following are great questions to ask during a site visit. Although HPN is known best for site selection and contract negotiations, did you know our team also assists in hotel site inspections and offers Full-Service Meeting & Event management, too? HPN is a one-stop […]
An item that continues to come up when we are working on groups is wifi needs. How much bandwidth is enough and how much-dedicated megs do you guarantee under concessions. I am passing on some great resources to figure out the answer to these questions. In order for us to help our clients, it is […]