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Empower yourself with the language of insiders. We decipher the arcane terms, epigrammatic abbreviations, and weird words used in the industry.

Corporate Rate
The room rate given to business travelers, which is generally 15%-20% lower than published rates. Corporate rates are given rather freely to most corporate customers.

Preferred Rate
A rate that is individually negotiated by a travel agency based on the total agency bookings with the hotel. Preferred rates can be up to 40% off the published rates.

Rack Rate
This rate is the standard, published rate for each room.

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