Glad I could help in some way. A few other thoughts I had after reading your response.<p>First, don't let the VPs of Revenue Management make you deviate from targeting chains. They have THEIR profits to account for, just like each hotel has their own profits to account for. In a way, this scares them because the revenue is not coming in through THEIR channels. If you think you can help a hotel in a chain profit, if you can prove it with data and you're passionate about it then go for them too! There are some really awesome online tools I want to use, but there are just so many policies that don't allow it. Hotel industry right now is stuck between being "innovative" and "head stuck in and around the ass cheeks region". Simply put, the hotel industry is dropping the ball in many areas where they can thrive. I would LOVE to work for a chic independent hotel doing marketing, I think I know enough about the industry and online marketing to help them immensely.<p>I am going to discuss it with the owner of the establishment I work at to check out the site and see what they think. They are fairly old school in their thinking and I am scared that they might fall behind. I have been trying hard to be persuasive in transitioning them into online marketing. They might be willing to test it out at their smaller property first and see how it goes. I may get back in touch with you via email in the next couple days.<p>All I can tell you when negotiating with sales/gm/owner is put emphasis on their value. They do want to fill a room, as a room is perishable just like a food item. A room not sold is a room that can never be sold again. Just a quick question with regards to bidding on a guest - does the hotelier see other hoteliers bidding? Or is this private?<p>Regardless, I am very interested to see how your venture plays out. Again, good luck!