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Every Marriott I have ever been in was chosen for me, because of their business-friendly group booking system. There's an agent-principle problem with hotels that rely on corporate group rate and conference customers.

I went to the fedex store in a Marriott a couple of blocks from here to drop off a pre-paid parcel, and they wanted a $20 "convenience" fee to leave it on the desk. Maybe Marriott doesn't need to care about guest infosec because guests are the product, not the customer.

I mean, no one pays $27 of their _own_ money for a continental breakfast...



Wow, never heard of paying to drop off a package. Is that common? I thought the shipping fees or postage if gov post office is what’s suppose to pay for that.


I think the Fedex Store is operated by a private firm, and can therefore charge whatever it likes.


Sure but I meant in the general sense. Even if they are mostly corporate bookings it's not great for a company if their employees personal details are there for the easy taking. Company's can and do change travel their travel policies as well.




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