Ad 4 male-escort in hotel room!!
Feb 26, 2005, 3:55 pm
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male-escort ad in hotel room
I recently stayed at an upscale gay owned & operated hotel located in Sao Paulo. What I found next to my phone on my desk was an advertisement for a male international escort service. *******.com was the site they were advertising.. should I be offended? Is that bad business?
Would this ever happen in a Westin, Sheraton, Marriott or Hilton... NOT! But then again I selected this hotel because it was not all the above chains I just mentioned, plus the location was great, and I wanted to support a gay establishment...
I have to admit I did log on to check out the boys in Sao Paulo and back home too!! But that is as far as it went. REALLY!
Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone have any comments?
Would this ever happen in a Westin, Sheraton, Marriott or Hilton... NOT! But then again I selected this hotel because it was not all the above chains I just mentioned, plus the location was great, and I wanted to support a gay establishment...
I have to admit I did log on to check out the boys in Sao Paulo and back home too!! But that is as far as it went. REALLY!
Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone have any comments?
Last edited by robb; Feb 27, 2005 at 12:14 am Reason: Plenty of other places to find website addresses
Feb 27, 2005, 3:56 am
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Yes, do let us know the hotel in question.
Personally I think that an obviously visible in room advertisement is a trifle tacky...
However, I was pleased when staying in the STANDARD hotel on Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, that 'alternative: adult films were available alongside the mainstream offerings you see globally; anyone seen this in any other non-gay owned/operated properties?
www.standardhotel.com
Personally I think that an obviously visible in room advertisement is a trifle tacky...
However, I was pleased when staying in the STANDARD hotel on Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, that 'alternative: adult films were available alongside the mainstream offerings you see globally; anyone seen this in any other non-gay owned/operated properties?
www.standardhotel.com
Feb 27, 2005, 7:05 am
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Originally Posted by apudme
However, I was pleased when staying in the STANDARD hotel on Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, that 'alternative: adult films were available alongside the mainstream offerings you see globally; anyone seen this in any other non-gay owned/operated properties?
Feb 27, 2005, 7:47 am
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Originally Posted by peteropny
Many Hyatts do have the "alternative" films.
Feb 27, 2005, 8:13 am
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I have come across pay-per-view gay erotica/porn. in many hotel chains including yesterday at The Marriott in Toronto. They offered a selection for private in room viewing.
What I am not so comfortable with is an escort service being advertised next to my phone in my hotel room.
Many have asked to name the hotel in question. I see that the website address of the site in question has been deleted by FT... For risk of the same happening I will not name the hotel...
What I am not so comfortable with is an escort service being advertised next to my phone in my hotel room.
Many have asked to name the hotel in question. I see that the website address of the site in question has been deleted by FT... For risk of the same happening I will not name the hotel...
Feb 27, 2005, 12:10 pm
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Management probably thought it was more helpful than potentially offensive...I mean I can't believe how many hotels still stick a Bible in the drawer with no regard for how it would make someone from outside the Judeo-Christian tradition feel!
Feb 27, 2005, 2:33 pm
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Originally Posted by imverge
Many have asked to name the hotel in question. I see that the website address of the site in question has been deleted by FT... For risk of the same happening I will not name the hotel...
It was probably just a rather risque word. Obviously you should be cautious not to post anything containing pornographic images onto FT, as it is a family environment, but I still believe it would be of value to know the name of this hotel, so that FTers can make their own mind as to whether to avoid of frequent this establishment.
Could you give us a more thorough trip report, as there are few for that part of the world? Thanks
Feb 27, 2005, 4:31 pm
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Originally Posted by imverge
I have come across pay-per-view gay erotica/porn. in many hotel chains including yesterday at The Marriott in Toronto. They offered a selection for private in room viewing.
Feb 27, 2005, 4:40 pm
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Originally Posted by apudme
You will find your web address has been deleted not by the management, as such, but by the automated system which stops us posting profanities
One of the moderators of this forum (who I can quite confidently say is not automated
) deleted the reference to the website. If you see the edit on post #1 you will see:
Last edited by robb : Today at 7:14 am. Reason: Plenty of other places to find website addresses
Last edited by AJLondon; Feb 27, 2005 at 4:42 pm
Feb 27, 2005, 8:01 pm
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Originally Posted by 3544quebec
Oh, come on! I want the website adress of a hotel not an escort agency. Is that considered offensive?
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Feb 28, 2005, 4:19 am
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Originally Posted by AJLondon
That is incorrect.
One of the moderators of this forum (who I can quite confidently say is not automated ) deleted the reference to the website. If you see the edit on post #1 you will see:
One of the moderators of this forum (who I can quite confidently say is not automated
) deleted the reference to the website. If you see the edit on post #1 you will see:I think my s******ing word does, however, get automatically censored because it contains the word n igger.
The censors are, however, easy to get around!!
I do of course support the mods decision to remove an escort site in order to preserve the 'family' atmosphere here on FT!