Contract with Confidence Returns
Preferred Hotels & Resorts is relaunching Contract with Confidence, a limited-time planner promotion designed to help participating hotels attract incremental short-term group business. The program has been developed directly in response to planner feedback, which identified flexibility as one of the top factors influencing hotel selection.
As part of the program, Preferred Hotels & Resorts will fund double I Prefer Planner points, allowing your hotel to offer an enhanced incentive to qualified meeting and event planners at no cost to you.
Please enroll via Marketing Solutions.
Why Participate?
Increase your visibility with our audience of nearly 15,000 qualified meeting and event planners through targeted channels including the Preferred Meetings Website, Social Media, Newsletters, and dedicated outreach by our global sales team.
Differentiate your hotel with flexible booking benefits and enhanced planner rewards
Drive incremental short-term group opportunities
Offer double I Prefer Planner points, with additional bonus points funded by Preferred Hotels & Resorts
How the Program Works
Qualified meeting and event planners who book an eligible event at participating hotels will earn double I Prefer Planner points on qualifying guest room revenue.
Participating hotels will offer the Contract with Confidence benefits designed to provide planners with added flexibility and confidence when booking.
Preferred Hotels & Resorts will fund the bonus points portion of the offer, allowing your hotel to participate without increasing its points contribution.
Program Dates
Booking Window: October 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
Consumption Window: Through December 31, 2027
Double I Prefer Planner bonus points will be funded by Preferred Hotels & Resorts for all qualified bookings contracted during the program period and consumed by December 31, 2027.
Program Terms
Participating hotels agree to:
Enroll by September 30, 2026
Offer reduced initial deposit requirements
Provide flexible payment terms, including phased or delayed deposit schedules
Allow attrition of 15–25% on contracted room blocks
Offer an additional incentive for multi-year programs contracted simultaneously
Offer a one-time rebooking credit of up to 50% of cancellation fees for use within 12-18 months, provided the original program is cancelled at least 120 days prior to arrival
Offer planners a selection of value-added concessions based on total rooms revenue:
Up to US$49,999: 2 concessions
US$50,000 to US$99,999: 3 concessions
US$100,000 and above: 4 concessions
Concessions
10% discount on banquet menus (alcohol excluded)
Reduced F&B minimum clause (up to 10% reduction from standard requirement)
Up to 20% discount on golf or spa (if available)
Waived resort fee
10% discount on in-house AV services
One complimentary guestroom per 30 paid guestrooms
Up to five upgrades at a group rate
One complimentary coffee break enhancement
One-hour private reception with beer and wine
Attract Planners with the Flexibility They Need
Join by September 30 to be featured in this year's planner campaign, helping your property gain visibility, differentiate your offering, and start attracting new group opportunities.
Questions? Please reach out to Christie Pienaar.
