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Old Aug 30, 2020 | 10:58 pm
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Originally Posted by sdsearch
Plus, it's "excess capacity" payment. Ie, if you got a room on points, chances are that it's a room they would have gotten $0 for otherwise. So they may be happy to get about half of what they normally charge, however "fairly priced" or "overpriced" their average ADR may be. for a room that would have gone unsold otherwise.
This is very much dependant upon the location and property. Many resort properties may have a large percentage of redemptions and may not be providing otherwise unsold capacity.
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