SuperSailorSaturn

Not to sound like I'm doubting you, but why do you say that? Is it just high correlation from past election results?

I'm genuinely curious.

Interesting. Thank you for the response!

You could also just try asking. Front desk agents have a lot of opportunity to make extra money buy going out of the way for a guest and pushing upgrades. For the most part they have competitions and rewards for such things, which is why a lot of front desk agents who love the job stay in that role for a while.

They don't see how much money per say that you spend with that type of hotel. But everytime you make a reservation or happen to mention special occasions or birthdays they can make notes under your name that other agents can see when you check in with that same hotel company.

This in turn can give you occasionally benefit as sometimes they will do something special knowing its your birthday or offer upgrade deals etc because they see you book with that company alot. Hotels are really great for recognizing repeat customers and try to keep you as a loyal customer. Front desk agents are sometimes in a competition or recieve bonus's for going out and beyond for guest or getting those upgrades.

Just to add also, if the instance that the hotel becomes overbooked; if you purchased through the hotels website you'll more likely keep your booking. If you purchase through a third party site the hotel knows you are just going for a good price, and will more than likely "walk you" - move you to a different hotel with an available room. That itself can sometimes have its perks, but for instance if you had to deal with flight delays and have children, being walked might be problematic.