Corporate allowances are meals you offer over and above your standard meal plans. By offering these meal allowances, you make it easier for the corporate travel agents and their clients to do business with you.
Please look at our article on how to set up corporate allowances if you need more information on how to do that.
Why should I offer corporate allowances to corporate guests?
- One of the requirements the corporate travel agent consider when booking an establishment is whether or not that establishment offers meal allowances.
- If you offer corporate allowances you make the life of the corporate travel agent and their client much easier, which will make them more inclined to book with you.
What must I provide?
- Corporate allowances are meals you offer over and above your standard meal plans.
- These allowances do not necessarily need to be prepared onsite but can also be ordered in.
- You can offer simple options such as a sandwich, fruit and cool drinks for lunch and dinner at a local restaurant where you have an account.
What options should I offer?
- We suggest offering all the options available.
- NightsBridge offers its corporate clients the capability to search and filter their results according to allowances.
- If you do not offer allowances or only offer certain allowances, you will not feature in the search results for your area compared to those establishments who do. This will impact your bookings.
How much should I budget for each allowance?
- When the travel agent books, they will indicate to you what that client's budget is for each of the allowances booked.
- Different types of corporate travellers have different budgets.
- You need to cater up to that amount for that allowance per traveller.