Galileo agents can now provide a more efficient and enhanced service to their clients while booking participating hotels through RoomMaster with greater confidence and increasing loyalty, knowing that they are booking the same great rates found on a hotel’s website or by calling the hotel direct.
Launched in July of 2004, the program has already attracted both large global hotel groups and regional hotel chains alike including:
Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Kempinski Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton Hotels, Destination Hotels & Resorts, Small Luxury Hotels, Best Western Hotels, Carlson Hotels Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Omni Hotels, Outrigger Hotels & Resorts, WestCoast and Red Lion Hotels, Minto Place Suite Hotel, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, and Boscolo Hotels
"Best Available Rate" or "BAR" rates mean they are the lowest ‘Unrestricted Rates’ - 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
Hotels Benefits of Participating in the BAR program
- Increased confidence and loyalty from Galileo agents worldwide
- Increased bookings for participating hotels
- Extensive sales and marketing support worldwide to promote participating hotels
- Creates consistent rate policy across distribution channels
- Control of brand and rate integrity
- Increase brand share from non participating competitors