Common use of Manager’s Corporate Staff Employee and Affiliates’ Services Clause in Contracts

Manager’s Corporate Staff Employee and Affiliates’ Services. Manager will provide the following services directly or through its Affiliates. Notwithstanding that Manager is Owner’s agent in Operating the Hotel, the services provided pursuant to this Section will be provided in its capacity as an independent contractor on a basis comparable to that Manager and its Affiliates provide generally to other System Hotels. (a) Reservation services through the Reservation System. (The Reservation System may refer individuals attempting to make a reservation at the Hotel to hotels operating under a brand name of one of Manager’s Affiliates when: (i) the Hotel is not in the area where the individual wants to stay; (ii) the Hotel is fully booked; (iii) the Hotel does not meet the individual’s requirements in other respects; or (iv) the individual is not going to make the reservation at the Hotel, but the reservation can be secured for an Affiliate so that the individual’s needs are met.) (b) Marketing efforts directed towards generating business for the Hotel and all other System Hotels with the Marketing Contribution funds and any other of Manager’s funds that Manager, in its sole discretion, makes available for this purpose. These Marketing efforts are in addition to those Manager performs with the Hotel’s Gross Revenues as otherwise set out in the Annual Plan. (c) Purchasing programs utilizing the buying power of Manager, its Affiliates and the businesses they manage and franchise. (d) Property Management and Point of Sale systems, currently in the form of HARMONY developed to facilitate the Operation of the Hotel and its integration into the System.