Originally Posted by
Kacee
Yes without doubt. People absolutely make destination decisions on price.
I am sure some people do. But how many?
Originally Posted by
Kacee
I personally divide my Asia trips btwn HKG and BKK in part b/c hotels in BKK are so much more affordable.
There you go then! You go to BKK at the moment because HKG is more expensive. But would you move even more nights from HKG to BKK if Bangkok hotels were even less expensive relative to HKG?
Originally Posted by
Kacee
It's also not just a question whether traffic to BKK increases, but which hotel(s) get the biggest share of that traffic. Obviously a hotel that's charging less will get a bigger cut.
If hotels started a price war, in the end their slice of the cake would remain more or less the same (relative to their competitors). With one difference: The cake itself would be significantly smaller.
Originally Posted by
Kacee
Do they have anti-trust laws in Thailand? The agreement referenced upthread would be flatly illegal in the US.
Well......
