CHICAGO — Understanding the important role first-hand experience plays during the recommendation process, Preferred Hotel Group is introducing its first-ever Travel Agent Rate.

Open for immediate bookings via Global Distribution Systems (GDS) exclusively, this program presents a discount up to 50% on the best available rate or a flat fee of US$100 per night at more than 160 Preferred Hotel Group hotels and resorts across the globe, making it easier – and less expensive – for travel advisors to book their trips, pack their bags, and *** off to familiarize themselves with some of the finest independent hotels in the *****.

Highlights include with the US$100 Flat Rate: Quinta Real Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes, Mexico); Sarova Stanley (Nairobi, Kenya); The Terrace Hotel (Lakeland, *******); The Hotel at Kirkwood Center (Cedar Rapids, Iowa); Somerset Inn (Troy, ********), Quinta Real Villahermosa (Mexico); Grand Excelsior Hotel Al Barsha (Dubai, United Arab Emirates); and Fiesta Royale Hotel (Accra, Ghana).

Up to 50% discount on Best Available Rate: The Capitol Hotel Tokyu (Tokyo, Japan); Hotel Metropole (Brussels, Belgium); The Wellesley (London, England); Royal Palm Plaza Resort Campinas (Campinas, Brazil); Windsor Court Hotel (New Orleans).

To view the complete list of participating hotels and resorts, visit PreferredHotelGroup.com/TArate.

All agents will be required to show IATA and personal identification at the time of check-in. Some restrictions apply.