Vancouver Sun article on Beijing Olympics
Jan 4, 2008 | 10:13 am
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Vancouver Sun article on Beijing Olympics
for those of you looking to fly to the beijing olympics, you better book your hotels soon.
When The Vancouver Sun asked for a quote on a 23-night stay at the Kempinski Hotel in downtown Beijing during the Olympics, the price given was $22,000, or $956 a night. Normally, rooms at the hotel are $163 a night.
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/n...aa9fb6&k=96601
When The Vancouver Sun asked for a quote on a 23-night stay at the Kempinski Hotel in downtown Beijing during the Olympics, the price given was $22,000, or $956 a night. Normally, rooms at the hotel are $163 a night.
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/n...aa9fb6&k=96601
Jan 4, 2008 | 10:31 am
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the amusing thing is even a hotel TWO HOURS AWAY from downtown beijing is $400 a night now
"The Sun was also quoted $9,600, or $418 a night, for a 23-night stay at the Holiday Inn Express, which is about a two-hour drive from downtown Beijing."
"The Sun was also quoted $9,600, or $418 a night, for a 23-night stay at the Holiday Inn Express, which is about a two-hour drive from downtown Beijing."
Jan 4, 2008 | 11:02 am
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Jan 4, 2008 | 12:01 pm
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I'm curious if they got quoted some crazy rack rack for Western foreigners and if there's some alternate means to book at a fairly reduced rate. It's not really comparing apples to apples but... when we booked a tour for Beijing (air, hotel, local transportation, & guide) from an agency in Hong Kong, the difference between the English speaking tour and the Chinese speaking version was more than double (if not close to triple) if I recall correctly.
Jan 4, 2008 | 3:09 pm
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I'm curious if they got quoted some crazy rack rack for Western foreigners and if there's some alternate means to book at a fairly reduced rate. It's not really comparing apples to apples but... when we booked a tour for Beijing (air, hotel, local transportation, & guide) from an agency in Hong Kong, the difference between the English speaking tour and the Chinese speaking version was more than double (if not close to triple) if I recall correctly.