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Cos. find alternatives no better than high NYC rates.

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 31-OCT-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Corporate travel managers sending out 2006 hotel requests for proposals and negotiating rates have accepted that prices in general will go up, and those with a great deal of business in New York City, where increases will be perhaps most pronounced, are eager to offset the higher costs any way they can, but most potential cost-saving options are unpalatable to many buyers.

Perhaps the most obvious solution to avoiding Manhattan hotel rates is to book rooms outside of Manhattan. Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and even eastern New Jersey all are close and easily accessible by public transportation. The rates in hotels there are, on average, notably lower.

Unfortunately, few companies are willing to hold conferences or events in an outer borough, which means housing attendees there may not save enough money to justify the time...

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