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CWT Public Sector Hotel
Programme
CWT LAUNCHED ITS PUBLIC SECTOR HOTEL PROGRAMME AT THE START OF
2009, WHICH HAS BEEN SPECIALLY DEVISED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY
OF THE BEST POSSIBLE HOTEL RATES FOR PUBLIC SECTOR TRAVELLERS
Government rates are all well and good, but
as many public sector business travellers
know, they can be tricky to obtain. A new CWT
service is designed to ensure satisfaction, and
compliance, without any hassle.
As any business traveller will tell you, at the
end of a long day that has invariably included
an early rise, many miles of travel, followed by
long hours spent in meetings, the one thing
that off ers some solace at day’s end is the glow
of the hotel foyer, the promise of a restorative
meal and a comfortable bed to recharge before
the next day.
For public sector employees, the challenge in
securing this haven at the end of a working
day can be particularly diffi cult, with the added
requirement to locate a hotel that is both
off ering, and able to fulfi l, a room at or below
the acceptable government rate.
Now, a new service, the CWT Public Sector
Hotel Programme, has been created to help
business travellers overcome this challenge, and
to meet the broader hotel requirements of the
sector’s travel regulations.
With a large portfolio of public sector clients,
CWT’s team has in-depth knowledge and
understanding of these requirements, and its
new programme has combined this expertise
with its strengths in hotel sourcing.
The result is the development of the
programme, with an extensive choice of more
than 1,200 2-4 star hotels, located in key public
sector traveller destinations, such as Belfast,
Bristol, Birmingham, Coventry, Edinburgh,
Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle
and Nottingham. All of the hotels have been
selected based upon their high standard,
convenient location and price range, and, it
goes without saying, to comply with government
guidelines.
CWT’s Sandy Moring, Senior Director, Public
Sector & Sustainability, explains the process
that has gone into developing the service:
“The selection process involved detailed spend
consolidation and solicitation list development
work carried out by CWT’s leading hotel
specialists and the public sector team’s own
hotel specialist, programme manager Nicola
Tromans. This activity was then followed by
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