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Hotels Pursue the Female Business Traveler

Women are traveling more than ever and we're not talking about Thelma and Louise road trips. Business not pleasure is getting women to pack their bags and travel to distant cities.  Web sites like Traveling Mom ,  The Woman Road Warrior  and Blue Suit Mom address a group seeking to balance work and family while being on the road. Hotels recognize the trend. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts reports that 35 percent of their business clients are women. Trisha Clayton at the Mandarin Oriental notes that the mix at their San Francisco property is even higher, with women accounting for 40% of their business travelers.  Their just launched "Perfect Pair" program offers a two-room combo where a woman can have a separate bedroom and office space or, if the kids have joined her on the trip, a second bedroom. Their bath butler service, featuring bath salts, creams, hot oils and body washes, offers "Romance in the Clouds" and "Escape to the Pacific," necessary