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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 9:08 am
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judolphin
 
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Originally Posted by gomike
Yep lets all boycott Marriott now. Totally uncalled for.
No one here is calling for a boycott of Marriott.

Originally Posted by pinniped
The thing that struck me as odd was the "authentic divine spirit" bit. As if you'd get that at any large hotel resort...LOL!!

Maybe they should have stuck with "Special offers during Ramadan." Everyone, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, would understand it's simply a time period when the hotel needs to fill rooms.

Anyway, not really a big deal...just an overzealous copywriter.
Agreed. It's nothing to kill them over; just stating how strange, silly and incorrect sounding it is, and I'm seeing that most here more or less agree.

Originally Posted by SkiAdcock
Ding, ding, ding - we have a winner.

Cheers.


Originally Posted by tcook052
Finger off the buzzer, Sharon. You just like the gratuitous use of the word overzealous.
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