People Are Telling Their Travel Agents Not To Book Trump Hotels
This isn?t good for business.
Donald Trump and his family cut the ribbon on a new Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday in what the New York Times called another ?remarkable display of personal promotion by a presidential nominee.?
It?s no surprise the man who wants to build a wall on the Mexican border has seen protests outside his hotel properties. And based on reports of reduced bookings, things may only get worse for Trump Hotels if Donald Trump keeps talking.
Travel Weekly recently surveyed about 1,100 travel agents, and more than half reported having clients who specify they aren?t interested in staying at Trump hotels. About 46 percent of these agents said more of their clients asked to avoid Trump hotels after the recording of Trump?s lewd comments about women surfaced. Sixty-one percent said they recommend Trump?s hotels less often since he launched his campaign.
Workers affix the final letter onto Trump Tower Chicago in 2014.
?When talking to my clients [today], it?s like enough is enough,? Stacy Weigant, a Florida-based travel specialist, told Travel Weekly. ?It?s just one thing after another after another. And our clients are just getting very tired of his divisiveness and just everything going on with him.?
We?d imagine that lines of angry protesters might be a main concern for travel agents who want to give clients a relaxing vacation experience. And travelers seem to worry about what others will think of them if they choose a Tru...
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