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36 standards
Sales pipeline review
Review the full sales pipeline weekly with honest staging and probabilities, so leadership steers on facts rather than optimism.
Client data confidentiality
Protect client and account data through controlled access, careful handling, and immediate breach reporting, because confidentiality is the foundation of every account relationship
Site Inspection Follow-Up and Decision-Window Management
Governs what happens in the 72 hours after a site inspection so momentum converts to a decision instead of dissolving into silence.
Proposal Turnaround Time Standard
Sets the maximum elapsed time between a qualified inquiry and a complete, accurate proposal in the client's hands.
Concession Guardrails and Trade Matrix
Defines the written concession menu, value limits, and trade rules a seller may use in negotiation without improvising under pressure.
Attrition and Cancellation Clause Negotiation
Establishes the boundaries within which attrition and cancellation clauses may be negotiated, softened, or traded in group contracts.
Group Rate Quoting and Displacement Analysis
Requires a documented displacement analysis before any group rate is quoted over dates with meaningful transient demand.
Contract Redline and Turnaround Management
Controls how contract drafts, client redlines, and revisions move through review so agreements execute quickly without unauthorized terms slipping through.
Space Hold and Option-Date Management
Governs how tentative holds on rooms and function space are placed, prioritized, extended, and released so inventory is never frozen by inactive prospects.
Incentive Travel Segment Sales
Defines how incentive travel programs are pursued, qualified, and proposed, recognizing that this segment buys experience and flawlessness rather than rate.
SMERF Segment Sales Strategy
Governs how social, military, educational, religious, and fraternal group business is priced, dated, and serviced as strategic base for need periods.
Tour Series and Wholesale Contracting
Establishes the terms and controls for contracting recurring tour series and wholesale allotments, including release schedules and materialization protections.
Citywide Lead and Convention Bureau Coordination
Governs how the hotel responds to citywide leads from the convention bureau and coordinates its block commitment within the destination bid.
Commission and Intermediary Agreement Standards
Defines how commissions to intermediaries are agreed, documented in contract, and protected from ambiguity before a booking is confirmed.
Pre-Contract Operational Feasibility Check
Requires a documented operational feasibility review before any group contract is signed, confirming the property can deliver what the paper promises.
Corporate RFP Season Management
Governs the annual corporate request-for-proposal cycle, from account targeting and bid strategy through rate acceptance and loading verification.