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Old Feb 22, 2009, 3:02 am
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KenJohn
 
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In fact the only time a comment was raised in my global travels was at the Shangri-La Valley Wing in Singapore which mainly caters to executive business travellers.

Even then the confusion was cause because I got out of the wrong side of the complimentary hotel limo and the greeter had asked my partner his name then when into the panic when she could not locate a booking in his name as it was in my name. It was not an issue the second time when we stayed there. (Well, in the effort to be friendly and greeting at the car, they ask his name rather than for the name on the reversation)

The "pink" dollar/euro/pound contributes a fair bit to revenues of high-end hotels and most, given their expat management, should be fairly wise to this.
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