Why the biggest hotel brands offer up a few independent gems
April 23, 2015 at 12:59 PM EDT
Can a hotel still be an independent property if it joins a lodging brand? Can a gigantic hotel company have a chain comprised of independents? Can it be a "brand" if all the hotels maintain their own names and identities? Those are a lot of existential lodging questions for weary business travelers, especially since most of us are just looking to put our head on a bed...