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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 9:03 am
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Kagehitokiri
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Originally Posted by ABG
You've been posting about this for months.... let them finish their project and then make your judgements. The end result will be positive I believe.
ive been updating, not repeating. i dont claim to speak for anyone.

youre suggesting theyre not removing rates?

Originally Posted by Goodmorning2U
"and the "old" / original way was so much better. no pop up window that limits amount of rates at one time, and removes dates from "type" listing."

I agree Kage. Rate transparency is one of the parts of booking a Four Seasons vacation which my family greatly appreciates. It even makes a difference where we book, i.e. Four Seasons, or Ritz-Carlton, Rosewood, Peninsula.
Originally Posted by vuittonsofstyle
In the last few months, groups like Four Seasons have started to behave as though they were Las Vegas thousand-room monoliths; setting rates daily according to occupancy and season.

I am finding, increasingly, that FS hotels do not even bother to print rack rates anymore. This is also true of other high-end groups, like MO and Peninsula.

The only consistently transparent group appears to be Aman, who publish all their rates online and also in their brochures.

How on earth are you meant to work out a travel itinerary/budget and choose a level of accommodation if they give you no idea of the various rates across the year?
Originally Posted by DrivingRain
It's funny how picking up the phone is such a mental barrier to me these days; similar to when RC/AXP stopped putting up the ability to view FHR rates on the RC site. I loved the quick access of looking online via rc.com. Even with AXP's FHR engine up and running...it's still not the same somehow with the login/password and other barriers before seeing the rate.
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