Rolling Attrition
What is rolling attrition in a hotel contract?
An attrition structure where the group's allowed shortfall is measured and tightened in stages as the event approaches, rather than assessed once at a single cutoff. A rolling schedule might let the group release 20% of the block at 90 days out with no penalty, another 10% at 60 days, and lock the remainder at 30 days — so the room nights you can shed without cost shrink over time. Rolling attrition rewards early, honest forecasting: releasing rooms you know you will not fill at an early checkpoint avoids penalty on them later. For a coordinator it turns attrition from one high-stakes deadline into a series of decision points, each needing a current, per-night pickup view to decide how much of the block to hold or return.
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- How to Avoid Hotel Attrition Penalties
Avoid hotel attrition penalties by negotiating a low pickup floor and resell credit, tracking pickup per night, and releasing unused rooms before performance.
Stop tracking rolling attrition by hand
Blocks extracts rolling attrition from your contracts, tracks it alongside every deadline and room night, and proposes the next step for you to review — so the busy work is handled, and nothing changes until you confirm.