This also means that a Zimbabwe safari has less of the caution that comes with corporate lodges and safari camps, so visitors can get much closer to wildlife here than in other African destinations.
Ms. Ashaboglu said she had rented more than 10 of the units to corporate clients who wanted lodging for their foreign employees.
Legislation to promote business development in Amazonian Peru includes low corporate income and sales taxes for lodges, ranging from 5 10%.
Even in jobs where lodging choices are dictated by corporate contracts, which often bundle Internet and the breakfast buffet in the deal, most travelers realize that their power in the market depends on their loyalty, making frequent-guest programs popular.
But Steven Kent, lodging analyst for Goldman Sachs, predicted that "corporate and leisure travel will outpace the broader economy" this year, and revenue for each available room at all North American hotels would rise 4 to 5 percent, with occupancy increases responsible for most of that gain.
Afterwards, the only inhabitants, Tory Wardle and her dog, Salty, went back to their quiet life, hosting occasional fishermen or corporate groups who hire her beautiful stone-built lodge.
Last year, the lodge, which is open only to corporate guests, set records on the number of people who stayed there, all hoping for one last quail hunt, one last bass catch.
Charities may still cover lawmakers' travel and lodging, but not with earmarked donations from corporate interests.
Mr. Espy, who until recently enjoyed a blameless reputation as the first black representative elected from Mississippi since Reconstruction, and who was appointed Secretary of Agriculture by President Clinton, was tempted by Tyson: rides in corporate jets and corporate cars, a night's free lodging here, a skybox at a ballgame there.
While this is bad news for hotel operators, it is a silver lining for road warriors and corporate travel managers trying to hold the line on lodging expenses in a tough economy.
