Frequently Asked Questions
Can ORIGIN work with any hotel in the world?
Absolutely! ORIGIN will work with you no matter where your organization is based, and we will source any destination of interest. We secure hotels all over the world and we don't work for a specific hotel brand. Our goal is to find our clients up-scale hotels, in the best locations, at the lowest price point, with a large variety of value-added contract terms and hotel concessions.
Are ORIGIN's services really 100% free?
It's hard to believe but yes! We get paid an industry standard fee by the hotel you end up selecting. There is absolutely no charge to your organization. We work with every hotel brand in the world. This means we don't push you into a certain chain of hotels. The most important thing to us, is your overall satisfaction.
We don't really need Origin. We already have a relationship with the hotel we use every year.
That's fantastic! However, we can source the same hotel anonymously just to see what they may or may not be offering. We believe you will be very satisfied with these results. You really don't have anything to lose, and could potentially have a lot to gain.
We are currently using another hotel site selection company.
ORIGIN has highly valuable in-house hotel experience. The big box site selection companies don't require this. Training alone isn't sufficient when you're going up against seasoned hotel sales teams who are trying to get the highest rates for their properties.
We believe the best ammunition when negotiating, is years of experience working in the actual hotels themselves.
ORIGIN is Accredited by IATA
Make sure you're working with an accredited partner! There are many 3rd party organizations that don't meet the strict industry standards to receive IATA accreditation. This means they are not a hotel trusted entity and they will be extremely limited in what they can offer.