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Ethics Quiz

You are a meeting planner for Carlson Wagonlit Travel. The Training & Development Manager at Bayers Inc. has asked you to source out a venue for their Annual Sales Meeting this coming January. The meeting usually runs for about 250 people, 5 days - Sunday to Friday and they would need about 200 rooms per night. After taking all the details from your client, you turn around and send a RFP to 3 hotels within the area they need - Sheraton, Hilton, & Holiday Inn. You have worked with these properties before with some issues with a previous conference at the Hilton.  The client would like to source a venue that is a good price and good service. The hotels each offered the following proposals:

Sheraton:

• Room rate of $169
• Room Rental of $6000
• F&B Cost of $60000

Hilton:

• Room rate of $199
• Room Rental of $3000
• F&B Cost of $55000

Holiday Inn:

• Room rate of $179
• Room Rental of $5000
• F&B Cost of $62000
• Double loyalty points

Questions:

1. What are the ethical issues, if any; do you see in this scenario?
2. Based on the above information, which hotel would you recommend to your client? Why?
3. You are the Sales Manager who is taking care of the above RFP at one of the hotels. The  date of the Bayer Sales Meeting has already been booked by a small meeting from Johnson & Johnson - what would you do?