Clothing !
 

OK ! Who's going to order the T Shirts ?

I think that honor goes to ORD people - us SFO people are way too sophisticated for that :D

Well I'm still on hold for this, hoping fares go down. But now w/ the new UA policy hoping I can hold upgrades. Thank gawd I have some allocated for Jan. But need fares to go down. Then I'm in.

United, NEW POLICY SUCKS re: the reserved category. What the HECK were you all thinking????!!!!

Shanghai (in Feb) still looking ugly however for fare. Keep fingers crossed.

Kev,

Good catch, thank you. The page should now reflect flight numbers accurately.

Let me know if you see any other slip-ups.

Talk to you soon,

Mike

Conrad vs. Sheraton
 

It appears that a lot of people booked the Sheraton. Is anyone staying at the Conrad? It is a nice hotel.

Oh, I don't think it would be a good idea to leave that responsibility in our hands... ;)

Hotel rates
 

Here are some hotel rates for 15-17 JAN 2005:

Conrad- S$180 (US$105) for the first night and S$220 (US$128) for the second night; Refundable rates

Sheraton- S$215 (US$125), Refundable rate

Intercontinetal- S$150 (US$87), non-refundable rate; S$170 (US$99), Refundable rate

I've stayed at the Conrad and Sheraton before. I've been consistently upgraded as a HHonors Gold at the Conrad and have been given a junior suite at the Sheraton as a Platinum Preferred. Personally, I like the Conrad better because it is more well-kept than the Sheraton.

Oh, I think you won't be lonely if you chose the Conrad. So many of us have stayed there the past two years, that mjm organized the shuttle van to the crab dinner from there.

At the moment, I'm holding a Hilton reservation for the 1st night and the Conrad thereafter. However, last year, eagle eyed violist spotted a 3rd night free rate at the Conrad. Ever one for a bargain, I'll stay there all three nights if they do so again this year.

conrad for us !
 

sean and i are at the conrad.. so we can raid the drinks in the exec lounge. :) well actually, now that SPG free weekends are back.. we might be at the Sheraton after all. :)

They are? Didn't see it on the SPG thread.

SPG has a 3 night stay /1 free weekend night starting August for a few months. The free nights are good in first quarter and you can earn up to 10 nights.

you know, I never seem to read the fine print! If I go to SIN in January I will probably stay at the Sheraton with my free nights. I however thought the promo had already started. I would have worked on my FFN with Hyatt this past week if I had realized the promo didn't start yet!

Seems like there are better ways to use the free nights than at the Sheraton Singapore if you ask me.

Sure, but I dont live anywhere near the luxury St Regis properties ! SIN and PVG weekends will suit us fine for a free hotel night or four.. :p

free weekend nights
 

Sure, there are - but for many participants, the free weekend nights are restricted to categories 1-4 this time. So forget about the St. Regis :(