If you have a few preferred hotel chains, type in the chain's URL directly from their print or TV advertisements and save it in your bookmarks for easy reference.
One unusually warm afternoon last April, Zaha Hadid, the Baghdad-born, London-based architect, was seated on a banquette in the Mercer, in SoHo, her preferred hotel in New York, eating a chicken panino.
Preferred hotel: the Esperanza Resort, a 56-room property that has breathtaking views of the Sea of Cortez.
About 60percentt said they selected a hotel based on their "own needs and preferences," rather than choosing from their company's or client's list of preferred hotels.
On Whitbread in particular it said: Whitbread remains our preferred hotels pick.
For customers with a preferred airline or hotel chain, that brand's credit card is still typically the best deal, but travelers who bounce around are fueling a growing market for flexible cards with transferable perks.
With Priceline, a traveler can choose trip dates, a preferred neighborhood to stay in and hotel star rating.
While frequent business travelers may prefer their favorite hotel chains for their loyalty program points or a preferred type of pillow, others take a different view.
You can start by punching in the number of travelers, destination cities, how long you want to stay in each, a preferred order if you have one, and the hotel quality you'd like.
The interviews were undertaken in a preferred place chosen by the woman: one in a hospital office, one in a hotel foyer, and the rest in the women's homes.
