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Research · Pillar B-13 · 2026
First-party benchmark · n = 2,400 RFPs

Chain vs Independent.
The honest answer: blend.

Across 18,932 European hotel invitations, neither pure strategy wins. Chains take capitals and large groups; independents take rate, tier-2 speed and abandonment.
Response time · tier-2
35/23
biz hrs · independent +12 hrs faster
Win rate · 1,000+ rooms
26.7/8.6
% · chain +18 pts on large groups
Rate competitiveness · leisure
42/59
percentile · independent +17 pts
Abandonment · European avg
36.2/28.4
% · independent +7.8 pts better
Chain-owned Independent
n = 2,400 RFPs · 18,932 invitations · 7 countries · Jan-Apr 2026
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