Originally Posted by
moulder3
Great idea! The hotel in question is Hyatt Regency Austin. They're currently gaming the system for the upcoming Austin City Limits (first two weekends in October), but I've since learned they apparently have run this scam for awhile on other high-demand weekends, such as SXSW.
You just listed probably the two most high demand weekends in Austin...if you really cared that much, I would have booked the room on points a while ago and canceled if I couldn't get tickets.