Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
I was told by a friend that it really varies, based on occupancy/timeframe. Low occupancy lower rate; try to redeem in. high occupancy or special event time it will be higher. No idea if that's true, but my friend has seen rates of $55 to $151 (currently) for Family/Friends depending on date. FWIW - it wouldn't surprise me if Rev Mgt does Explore beyond the 3 mth.
Cheers.
That's actually a good point so I would change my stance from rarely to more a case-by-case basis depending on occupancy levels. I'd say most F&F rates are based on a percentage off (10-15%) but there's some hotels that do adjust their own rates for F&F rates while most Explore rates are a set rate but the individual hotels have some leeway with the rate also depending on the type of property and the kind of occupancy they experience (hotels in central New York and Tokyo I noticed are notoriously hard to find good Explore Rates)