Influencer or freeloader? Hotels and resorts have reached the tipping point, fed up with the onslaught of host-me requests, says a travel editor at The Telegraph.
The barrage of emails has completely changed the shape of the working day for those who must wade through the vetting process to eliminate the duds.
A NYC-based PR with a luxury hospitality portfolio says, “We receive 25 percent of our daily emails from these people, and I would say one percent of these enquiries are of value to my clients.” Some “influencers” even ask for cash on top of a free stay.
Are you inundated? Frustrated? Annoyed? Or just curious?
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