Two-thirds of travel managers consider hotel loyalty programs at least “slightly important” to their negotiations with partners,

according to a Global Business Travel Association survey released today in partnership with Hilton Worldwide. Of the 221 travel managers surveyed, 20 percent called such programs “very important.” Almost all respondents said their companies allow corporate travelers to keep for personal use the hotel loyalty points they earn through business travel, and about three-quarters are interested in leveraging hotel loyalty programs to increase travel policy compliance.