Rocco Forte Hotels has become the first luxury hotel brand to adopt Sion, the commission payment platform that has emerged as the first industry-native challenger to legacy processors like Onyx CenterSource.
Through the partnership, travel advisors and agencies booking Rocco Forte’s 15 hotels, resorts, residences, and villas will receive commission payments within 24 to 48 hours of processing — often in as little as two hours, according to the company — compared with traditional systems where payments can take weeks or even months to arrive. Advisors will also benefit from competitive foreign exchange rates and no payment fees across the company’s portfolio of properties that includes Brown’s Hotel in London, Hotel de Russie in Rome, and The Balmoral in Edinburgh, among others.
“Travel advisors are fundamental to our business and deserve a commission process that reflects the value they bring,” Sir Rocco Forte, chairman and founder of Rocco Forte Hotels, said in prepared remarks. “This new venture represents our commitment to making Rocco Forte Hotels one of the easiest and most rewarding luxury hotel brands to work with.”
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