http://www.detnews.com/2003/business...b04-267294.htm
Here's the bit of the article that applies:
High-end operators try to limit their risk by putting time limits on deals, folding discounts into broad packages and maintaining their basic price, while offering add-ons.
The Fairmont Orchid, a seaside hotel and spa on the Big Island, in Hawaii, is going further: It's dropping its basic room rate to $199 from $409 for the next four months.