News You Can Use
The Galileo Best Available Rate Program
Get Clients the BEST Available Rate
at Nearly 13,000 Hotels Worldwide
Galileo's Best Available Rate (BAR)1 program is bigger and more diverse than ever, with more international & domestic
hotels to choose from. NINE new hotel chains have recently
joined the Galileo Best Available Rate (BAR) Program! InterContinental
Hotels Group, Hilton International, Thistle Hotels, Orient
Express, Aston Hotels & Resorts, Clubhouse Inns & Suites,
Mandarin Oriental, Regal International and Sarova
Hotels have
been added to the growing list of BAR participants. This means
you have even more hotels to choose from when looking for the
best rates for your customers - 48 brands and nearly
13,000 properties in all! It is another reason why Galileo
is your one-stop-shop for booking hotels worldwide.
Galileo
works with leading international and domestic hotel companies
to ensure that you'll quickly find the same
rates in the Galileo system as if you spent the time searching
the hotel's Web site or calling the hotel directly. There
is no cost, no additional steps in the booking process, and
you
don't have to register.
Today, when efficiency is crucial
to agency success, the time saved by booking directly with
Galileo can lead to significant
returns for your agency. And the money you save your clients
will encourage them to return to you for repeat bookings.
So
why shop around? From international chain resorts to regional
boutique hotels, Galileo combines one-stop convenience
for
you with the Best Available Rate for your clients.
What does this mean for you, the travel
professional?
- Utilize the Galileo
system as your one-stop-shop for hotels - with confidence
- Operate
faster, more efficiently and more profitably by NOT shopping
around
- Enjoy additional time savings by
eliminating the need to manually add passive hotel segments
to a customer's
itinerary
- Use the time saved to engage in other revenue-generating
activities and services
- Increase the satisfaction of your
customers, as you are able to serve them more efficiently
than ever before
- Look forward to repeat business from those
happy customers
Currently, the following brands are participating
in the Galileo Best Available Rate Program. New participants
are joining all of the time! Check Front Page News in the Galileo
system for notification of new participants and fine the most
up-to-date list in the BAR Pro-File: S*TLQ/NEWS-BEST RATE:
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AmeriSuites
(AJ)
Aston Hotels & Resorts (AH) -  NEW
Best Western (BW)
Boscolo Hotels (BA)
Carlson Hotels Worldwide®
- Regent® International
Hotels (RE)
- Radisson® Hotels & Resorts
(RD)
- Park Plaza® Hotels & Resorts
(PK)
- Country Inns & Suites
By Carlson® (CX)
- Park Inn® Hotels
(PD)
Clubhouse Inns & Suites (KL) - NEW
Destination Hotels & Resorts (DN)
Hilton International (HL) - NEW
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts (HY) Intercontinental
Hotels Group (HI)- NEW
- Candlewood
Suites® (YO)
- Crowne Plaza® (CP)
- Holiday Inn® (HI)
- Indigo™ (IN)
- InterContinental® (IC)
- Special Properties
of Six Continents (SP)
- Staybridge Suites® (YZ)
Kempinski Hotels & Resorts (KI)
Kimpton Hotels (KC)
Le Meridien (MD)
Mandarin Oriental (MO)- NEW |
Marriott
- Marriott® Hotels & Resorts
(MC)
- Renaissance® Hotels & Resorts
(BR)
- Courtyard® (CY)
- Residence Inn® (RC)
- Fairfield® Inn
(FN)
- Marriott Conference
Centers (ET)
- TownePlace Suites® (TO)
- SpringHill Suites® (XV)
- Marriott Vacation Club® International
(VC)
- Ramada® International
Hotels & Resorts (NR)
- Swallow Hotels (UK)
Minto Place Suite Hotel (MP)
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
(MK)
Omni Hotels (OM)
Orient Express (OE) - NEW
Outrigger Hotels & Resorts (OR)
Protea Hotels (PR)
Regal International (RQ) - NEW
Sarova Hotels (SV) - NEW
Small Luxury Hotels (LX)
Thistle Hotels (TI) - NEW
WestCoast and Red Lion Hotels (WC/RL)
Wyndham (WY)
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| Definitions
and additional information: |
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1 "Best Available Rate" or "BAR" means
the lowest Unrestricted Rate
2 "Unrestricted Rate" is defined as
a rate available to the general public that does not require
pre-payment and does not impose cancellation or change penalties
and/or fees, other than those imposed as a result of a hotel
property's normal cancellation policy. Group rates, opaque
rates, and other rates that require credentials are excluded.
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| Rates
that DO Apply to the BAR Program |
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Rates
that are EXCLUDED from the
BAR Program |
| "Rack Rates" |
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"Pre-Paid
Rates" |
| "Corporate Rates" (non-negotiated
corporate) |
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"Internet
Only Rates" (if they require pre-payment
or cancellation fees, etc.) |
| "Promotional Rates" |
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Any
pre-paid rates found on merchant sites such as
Lodging.com, Hotels.com, Expedia.com, etc. |
| "Weekend Rates" |
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"AAA" * |
| "Special Rates" |
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"Government
Rates" * |
| "Best Available Rates" |
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"Travel
Industry Rates" * |
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"Consortia
Rates" (i.e. AmEx, CWT, Thor, etc.) |
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* Although Galileo will most likely
have access to and display these rates, they are excluded
from the BAR program because they require membership or credentials.
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