Over 170 Meetings Happened Here in Just Three Days | Millennium Hotels | GBTA | Alex Decarvalho
Travel And Tour World brings you an exclusive interview with Alex Decarvalho, VP Commercial from Millennium Hotels & Resorts, recorded live on Day 2 of the GBTA Conference in Chicago. In this conversation, Alex shares how his team is building stronger corporate relationships, upgrading properties, and using technology to better serve business travellers. Key highlights from this interview: ✅ Why GBTA plays a central role in Millennium Hotels' strategy, kicking off hotel RFP contracting season 2027 and offering a key opportunity to strengthen ties with global travel managers ✅ Their two main goals at the conference, maintaining strong Millennium Hotels corporate travel program relationships, while showcasing new renovations and hotel signings ✅ How efficiency, backed by AI investment, is shaping their corporate hotel program strategy, focused on faster and higher quality responses to clients ✅ A look at Crescent Hotels renovations 2026, prioritizing high speed Wi-Fi mobile check-in hotels, app based billing, and other conveniences that reduce friction for business traveller hotel amenities ✅ Why Millennium treats leisure and business travellers differently, ensuring flexible booking options business travellers need most, including early check-in, late checkout, and premium Wi-Fi ✅ Their approach to sales, using AI in hotel sales and service to better understand client needs rather than relying on a hard sell ✅ A candid look at conference results, with over 170 confirmed appointments and cautious optimism around the corporate travel outlook Q4 2026 This interview offers valuable insight for corporate travel managers, hoteliers, and hospitality professionals looking to understand how Millennium Hotels is adapting to meet the needs of today's business travellers in 2026 and beyond. About Travel And Tour World: Travel And Tour World is a global travel media platform covering travel, tourism, hospitality, aviation, MICE, cruise, and luxury travel, with readership across 195 countries. [Millennium Hotels corporate travel, business traveller hotel amenities, corporate hotel program, GBTA conference Chicago, hotel RFP contracting, Millennium Hotels corporate travel program, best hotel amenities for business travellers, Crescent Hotels renovations 2026, flexible booking options business travellers, corporate travel outlook Q4 2026] #MillenniumHotels #GBTA #CorporateTravel #BusinessTravel #HospitalityIndustry #TravelAndTourWorld #TravelTrends2026 #MICE #HotelIndustry #CrescentHotels #AIinHospitality #travelmanagement