Marriott has potentially just started a new trend. The largest hotel chain just officially announced on January 24 a reduction of commission from 10% to 7% for US and Canadian hotels effective March 31, 2018. This reduction will affect third party planners and corporate clients.

Will this news affect your day-to-day? Corporate clients will need to see how this change may effect the funding for the meeting management programs. The BIG question is…will other chains follow suit? If the hotel industry follows the same path as the airline industry, we could potentially see more fees.