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 jet off to familiarize themselves with some of the finest independent hotels in the world.

Highlights include with the US$100 Flat Rate: Quinta Real Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes, Mexico); Sarova Stanley (Nairobi, Kenya); The Terrace Hotel (Lakeland, Florida); The Hotel at Kirkwood Center (Cedar Rapids, Iowa); Somerset Inn (Troy, Michigan), 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.