Explain the nature of intermediaries in the Hospitality industry.
Assignment
You are employed by a large company in its event management offices. The company is planning an incentive trip to Mexico for its 25 top salespeople. You are in charge of choosing the best online intermediary based on price to use for the company's trip. The requirements that were given to you from the company's event planner was to make sure you booked the rooms at an all-inclusive resort for the nights of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in Cancun, Mexico. The only requirement about the rooms is that they all should be single rooms with king-size beds.
•Research at least 3 different online intermediaries to use for this incentive trip. Please include all of the Web sites and prices that you found.
•Based on price, which intermediary provided you the cheapest choice for the trip? Please list which intermediary you will be using for the incentive trip.
•When looking at the different intermediaries, explain which one was the easiest for you to research. Which one was the most difficult, and why?
•After you have determined which all-inclusive resort to use, try to contact the resort directly through its Web page to see what its price for the stay would be. Provide a brief description of the Web page and the price.