Key Awards and Vendor Intelligence

Sourcing Strategy Built on Proof, Guided by Partnership

Choosing the right supplier shouldn't rely on guesswork or sales pitches alone. DayBlink Select provides standardized, data-driven intelligence to help luxury independent hotels discover, compare, and evaluate suppliers across the full spectrum of hospitality spend. 

Our Approach

Finding the right operational partner is critical to delivering exceptional guest experiences and running a successful luxury hotel.
With more than five years of hands-on experience working alongside the world's leading independent luxury hotels and their suppliers, DayBlink brings a uniquely informed perspective to supplier intelligence.

Our approach begins with a global supplier universe across hospitality spend categories. We identify the suppliers most relevant to the global hospitality market and evaluate them through the DayBlink Select methodology. The result is a growing, data-driven view of the hospitality supplier landscape.

30,000+

Companies

2,500+

SCORED VENDORS

100-Points

Scoring Matrix

Scoring Matrix

One Framework. Four Strategic Pillars.
Every evaluated supplier receives an Overall Score generated through our proprietary 100-point Select Scoring Matrix.

Validation & Customer Satisfaction

Evaluates available evidence of product and service performance, customer satisfaction, market adoption, and ratings across leading industry and public feedback sources.

Market Authority & Industry Recognition

Measures brand credibility, industry recognition, awards, referenceable hospitality clients, and other indicators of market standing.

Scale &
Stability

Assesses available indicators of operational scale, hospitality customer base, financial stability, corporate longevity, and the ability to support buyers over the long term.

Global Reach & Deployment

Evaluates geographic coverage, operational capacity, and the ability to support hotels and portfolios across key global regions.

CATEGORY NORMALIZATION

A Common Standard Across a Diverse Supplier Landscape
Category Normalization allows the Select methodology to account for these differences while maintaining a consistent underlying framework. Our scoring engine adapts relevant data sources and evaluation criteria to the characteristics of each category, creating a standardized basis for comparison across the broader hotel supplier ecosystem.

Commitment to Independence

DayBlink Select provides directional, objective supplier intelligence so luxury hoteliers can evaluate the competitive market with total clarity.

  • Strictly Objective: Suppliers are evaluated independently against our published 100-point matrix, regardless of GPO affiliation.
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  • Zero Paid Influence: A vendor's commercial relationship or financial engagement with DayBlink will never determine or alter its Select Score.
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As your trusted sourcing advisor, financial gain will never influence vendor rankings or DayBlink Key Award distinctions

DAYBLINK GPO KEY AWARDS

Key to Unlocking Excellence
Not every supplier earns a DayBlink Key.
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Each year, the suppliers achieving the highest Select Scores within their respective categories are recognized as official DayBlink GPO Key Recipients.
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The Key is more than a mark of distinction. Rooted in the timeless symbolism of classical luxury hospitality, it represents access, trust, and the ability to unlock something exceptional. A DayBlink Key Award signals that a supplier has distinguished itself within its market through demonstrated strength across the dimensions evaluated by the Select methodology.
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It is earned, not purchased.