The steady bookings, however, did come at a cost for some spas.
The cruise, which begins in Fort Lauderdale and travels to Jamaica, the Bahamas, Cozumel, Mexico, and Grand Cayman, has had slow but steady bookings, Ms. Leckner says, and enrollment is higher than it was last year at this time.
"But we've been seeing a steady uptick in bookings and inquiries all year, accelerating in November.
I have had a steady stream of bookings – the apartment is near the airport and the train station and the Palace of Nations, so UN employees come quite often.
In return for the fees they charge the hotels' owners, they provide a glossy brand name and a steady stream of bookings from their online reservations systems.Among the keenest adopters of this virtual-hotel model, also called "asset-light", is InterContinental, a British-based firm which in addition to its eponymous hotel chain owns the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza brands.
With summer just around the corner, Continental's advance ticket sales remain steady and online bookings have increased, but many expect the number of business travelers to continue declining.
The company has been on steady growth path, booking $1 million in revenue in 2014, $2.4 million in 2015, and generating nearly $300,000/month today.
She credited a steady stream of theater bookings, including productions of "Manipulation" and "A Perfect Future" there this year, as well as the upcoming Rattlestick Playwrights Theater production of "Asuncion," written by and starring Jesse Eisenberg ("The Social Network").
Jessica Kunzer, a spokeswoman for Ski Utah, says the state's bookings are steady but not above average.
Hotels with elaborate holiday programs are closely watching their reservations, and several owners say bookings are holding steady.
For instance, dentists assumed that the former tended to wake up late because of not having a steady job; consequently, they avoided booking them early mornings and rather favoured the middle of the day.
