[EXPIRED] Leading Hotels of the World - $19.28 a night (reg $500-$2000)
Sep 8, 2008, 12:31 pm
#31
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Hey an hour is not nitpicky on this 80 minute sale that's likely to be WAY oversubscribed! 
I saw that too and figured I'd double check the EXACT time a day or so before the event. They do seem to be counting down to the time on their website, so if there are no snafus, it should be predictable.
I saw that too and figured I'd double check the EXACT time a day or so before the event. They do seem to be counting down to the time on their website, so if there are no snafus, it should be predictable.BTW, thanks very much OP for the link to this promotion.
Sep 8, 2008, 12:41 pm
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Thank you, kaz, for posting this. ^
Sep 8, 2008, 12:45 pm
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LHOTW run from okay to fantastic...
So which ones on the list are the fantastic ones?
So which ones on the list are the fantastic ones?
Sep 8, 2008, 12:47 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 1:09 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 1:12 pm
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But I could be wrong.
Sep 8, 2008, 1:24 pm
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You know, I kind of wonder about the value of this promotion to LHOTW.
Like I've always been aware of the "chain," but if you had asked me my opinion I would have said "Very nice collection of hotels that are at a price point I'm not willing to pay."
Now, because of the promo, I'm more familiar with their hotels, but I'm even more convinced that the regular room rates they offer are stratospheric.
In other words, how does it boost sales to advertise to people who won't be buying their luxury product unless it is bargain-basement priced? And is anyone who actually pays $20/night likely to be a repeat customer at $500/night?
Like I've always been aware of the "chain," but if you had asked me my opinion I would have said "Very nice collection of hotels that are at a price point I'm not willing to pay."
Now, because of the promo, I'm more familiar with their hotels, but I'm even more convinced that the regular room rates they offer are stratospheric.
In other words, how does it boost sales to advertise to people who won't be buying their luxury product unless it is bargain-basement priced? And is anyone who actually pays $20/night likely to be a repeat customer at $500/night?
Sep 8, 2008, 1:45 pm
#39
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It will come down to what date range this offer is good for and how many rooms will be reserved for this 'rate class'. Oh, and I guess its important to know if the servers can come anywhere close to handling the demand. My guess in the 80 minutes this will be up, the average person may get one request in befor the servers crashing or they get frustrated waiting on reloading pages that time out. I hope I'm wrong, but so many companies underestimate response and system capacity and crash and burn on days like this.
Sep 8, 2008, 1:56 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 2:05 pm
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Langham Hotel Hong Kong
Banyan Tree Bangkok
The Alex New York (experience can vary)
Hotel De L'Europe Amsterdam
Villa Medici Florence
Adlon Kempinski Berlin
Gleneagles Hotel Scotland
Langham London
Baltschuk Kempinski Moscow
Sep 8, 2008, 2:57 pm
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Am I counting wrong?
Sep 8, 2008, 3:47 pm
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And I'll use up a US $99 companion certificate if I score a hotel room, so it'll still be a savings on airfare. Even if 1 ticket PHX-JFK costs me $700 R/T, the companion ticket will come out to about $125 so still won't be too horrible.
Sep 8, 2008, 4:14 pm
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If I get the chance, I'll just book the hotel in DC. Haven't been in the capital in like forever, and an election year seems like a good time for a visit.