<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">&lt;&lt; No business, no matter how desperate, ever needs a "customer" like this. &gt;&gt;

Not sure, but what is exactly that kind of "customer like this"? At this very moment, I do not feel any different than anybody else than somebody booking one, four, nine or twenty nights at this rate, and I can asure you that there are a lot of people who have done this, and many of them have EARNED status with Hilton, including me. </font>

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">&lt;&lt; Then, instead of bargaining in good faith as Hilton has done, Dirk continued to squeeze Hilton for everything he can &gt;&gt;

Actually the sequence of events is:

1: Hilton asks for "my price"
2: I name my price (knowingly over the top)
3: They offer something
4: I tell them I do not like it

What the hell is wrong with that??? I am not of the kind to usually accept the first offer I receive. If you feel diffenrently, you may do so and miss out a lot of deals, but it is my FIRM believe that this the way business is done.</font>

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">&lt;&lt; However, I sharply disagree with what you've done, and I am stating my opinion. &gt;&gt;

This is something I can live with. However comparisons with terrorists etc. looks pretty much over the top to me...

Greetings - Dirk</font>