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What Women Business Travellers Expect As Hotel Guests

Twenty-five years approximately ago, when i started travelling on business, there was few other women on those morning hours air commutes. Today women represent nearly 50% of economic travellers, and hotels around the world are attempting to know what help keep women happy. This is an question because women are nearly doubly loyal to a hotel as men. Said one senior executive who logs 70 - 80 room nights annually, "When I've found an inn that will make me feel welcome and safe, I'll return time and again - even if they're a bit more expensive as well as a little farther from my meeting place."

So what do women want?

Apologizing beforehand for only having the capacity to answer this query with regards to hotel stays, listed below are their/our top desires... let's assume that each of the business necessities (fax, internet connectivity in the room and/or WiFi, meeting rooms, use of printing, business newspapers brought to the room, etc.) are actually met.

1) First class security. Many women like the thought of needing a floor that could basically be reached which has a key card; it won't must be an all-female floor, but non-residents mustn't be capable to get access. Under the security heading, women include having well-lit, monitored parking garages with intercoms, valet parking and Escorts to parking lots. Many hotels their very own bell staff escort women for their rooms shortly before bedtime. Leading desk staff might help by giving women rooms near the elevators so that they don't need to walk down long, isolated hallways, especially ones that turn corners - and keeping these room numbers confidential at check-in. It can be as simple as pointing on the room number, as an alternative to saying it aloud.

2) Clean, fresh smelling rooms. Most hotels have this one well in hand, but hotels creating a special effort to serve women add woman's magazines, flowers and pot pourri for the bathroom once the room is made up. Cupboards are stocked with plenty hangers, including skirt and camisole hangers and padded ones, too. "Chick flicks" get contained in their movie line-up; one hotel chain also provides yoga and guided visualization options.

3) Inviting bathrooms. Women expect bathrooms being pristine. They are much more particular than men about this. Therefore no errant hairs on the floor (confirm the corners, because women do), no grit from the tub or smudges for the mirrors. Many hotels start to install curved shower curtain rails so the shower curtains may be kept not even close to our bodies (and are less likely growing mold). As well as being tastefully appointed, there needs to be good light (for donning make-up application), the full length mirror about the door, outlets which will take a styling curler, along with a quality hair dryer having a cord for a specified duration permitting styling as you're watching mirror. Imperative that you men and women: The shower should have enough pressure to remove hair conditioner. It is extremely frustrating (and never a terrific way to start the morning) looking to wash long hair when the hotel has installed a water miser! Hotelier hint: Cleaning staff ought to be made to leave the excess towels inside the bathroom if you have one particular female guest. Women need one towel for their hair, one because of their body, another for hands when wearing make-up... you get picture, I believe.

4) Attractive amenities. This means milled soaps within the bathroom, shampoos and conditioners that do not have a sports scent, thicker towels, generously proportioned and fluffy bathrobes. Some hotels have introduced a spa line for his or her female guests into a very positive reception.

5) Locked cupboard "mini bars". Women travellers tell us they would really like a mini bar equivalent stocked such necessities as pantyhose (queen size and regular), tampons, panty liners - stuff that you cannot just go out and pick-up when you run out, or need unexpectedly.

6) Sports Centres. Together with having well-lit, well-secured gym facilities, some hotels will provide secure jogging tracks. Nearly women desire to feel safe when they make use of the gym, they want to feel welcome. This means ensuring that the ability is kept clean and well-stocked with towels, cool water, Kleenex and anti-bacterial spray for the machine handles. It also means including exercise balls, floor mats and lighter free weights inside the equipment line-up.

7) Food and Finer Fare. Women prefer bistro or cafe style restaurants to noisy sports bars; in addition they like to own lighter fare from which to choose if they are dining inside the restaurant or ordering room-service. Are you aware that actual dining experience, women can feel uncomfortable being reminded of their single diner status. "Will anyone be joining you tonite?" provides improvement over "Eating alone?" Sitting down against a wall also can make women feel more at ease when dining alone - just like some extra attention from the wait staff. One idea is made for hotels to ascertain an individual diner's website where guests may make arrangements to dine with another man. Or perhaps must single diners whenever they want to be joined by someone.

8) As a final point: To become treated courteously and professionally. Hint to Hoteliers: Women within their 40's contain the highest expectations for hotel service delivery - but will be the almost certainly to receive second-rate service from hotel staff (e-mail, this takes into account that they register more complaints because they are pickier!). Suggest your employees pay a little more care about this group as they are less price-sensitive and much more likely to refer your home to colleagues.