[EXPIRED] Leading Hotels of the World - $19.28 a night (reg $500-$2000)
Oct 1, 2008, 7:48 am
#647
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 18
Umm, yeah, that was my message. It is accurate.
I can't verify its accuracy but someone on slickdeals has posted this apparent response to an email sent to LHW:
Unfortunately, we've had to suspend the sale due to overwhelming demand.
Although we were aware of the traffic volume and made preparations ahead
of time to accommodate it, the volume of traffic nonetheless outstripped
our enhanced capacity. In lieu of the online process, we will be running
an alternative email based sale shortly, as most of the inventory is
still unsold.
You should be receiving an email from us shortly describing the
specifics, but the details you've provided in terms of your intentions
are exactly what we are going to be asking of our consumers. With this
in mind, I'll try to get your request into the queue.
With sincere apologies for your inconvenience,
Robert Cantave
Director of Marketing Technology
The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd.
Unfortunately, we've had to suspend the sale due to overwhelming demand.
Although we were aware of the traffic volume and made preparations ahead
of time to accommodate it, the volume of traffic nonetheless outstripped
our enhanced capacity. In lieu of the online process, we will be running
an alternative email based sale shortly, as most of the inventory is
still unsold.
You should be receiving an email from us shortly describing the
specifics, but the details you've provided in terms of your intentions
are exactly what we are going to be asking of our consumers. With this
in mind, I'll try to get your request into the queue.
With sincere apologies for your inconvenience,
Robert Cantave
Director of Marketing Technology
The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd.
Oct 1, 2008, 7:48 am
#648
Join Date: Jun 2004
Programs: Ozark - Tin; Eastern - Lead; Local Hoosegow - Copper;
Posts: 913
Another contact from press release...
Contact:
Ani Zerounian
Director, Public Relations
Tel: (1-212) 515-5782
E-Mail: [email protected]
Contact:
Ani Zerounian
Director, Public Relations
Tel: (1-212) 515-5782
E-Mail: [email protected]
Oct 1, 2008, 7:51 am
#650
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: FLL -> Where The Boyars Are
Programs: AA EXP 1.7 M, Hilton Gold, Hertz 5*, AARP Sophomore, 14-time Croix de Candlestick
Posts: 18,669
All right, LHW: Put up a page listing the winners (no full names, of course) - but at least a semblance of proof that that number of rooms was really sold.
Oct 1, 2008, 7:51 am
#651
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 11
Another contact from press release...
Contact:
Ani Zerounian
Director, Public Relations
Tel: (1-212) 515-5782
E-Mail: [email protected]
Contact:
Ani Zerounian
Director, Public Relations
Tel: (1-212) 515-5782
E-Mail: [email protected]
Oct 1, 2008, 7:52 am
#652
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: AF/KL FB Plat ; A3 Gold ; HH Gold ; IHG Plat Amb
Posts: 2,378
relax, the page saying all rooms had been sold is just something that was prepared long before it even started. I got through the /1928 once, and it was the same page as yesterday, no obvious way to log in (without password), and still possibility to pre-register. One click, a long waiting and the "try again later message". As someone wrote, it is highly unlikely anybody got a room due to the different screens involved. Actually, I wanted to book a room on their website yesterday evening and this morning, long before the game started, and could not pass the "list of prices" screen... and could hardly ever get to it most of the times.
Oct 1, 2008, 7:56 am
#653
Join Date: Jun 2004
Programs: Ozark - Tin; Eastern - Lead; Local Hoosegow - Copper;
Posts: 913
http://www.hotelexecutive.com/bus_rev/pub/001/727.asp
Kimberly Moffitt Hehir
Vice President of Strategic Planning, The Leading Hotels of the World
212-515-5630 or [email protected]
Have a nice day Kimmie.
Kimberly Moffitt Hehir
Vice President of Strategic Planning, The Leading Hotels of the World
212-515-5630 or [email protected]
She is also responsible for sourcing and evaluating new business opportunities and implementing those which yield a substantial return on investment, deliver value to the shareholders, enhance member benefits,
Oct 1, 2008, 7:56 am
#654
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SNA
Programs: UA 1K, HH LTD
Posts: 1,782
New message on the page:
Due to the overwhelming number of consumers participating in this promotion. We regret to inform you due to technical difficulties beyond our control the 1928 promotion has been suspended indefintely.
Oct 1, 2008, 7:56 am
#655
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: FLL -> Where The Boyars Are
Programs: AA EXP 1.7 M, Hilton Gold, Hertz 5*, AARP Sophomore, 14-time Croix de Candlestick
Posts: 18,669
The LHW site was acting weird yesterday - I tried to log into my Leaders Club account, and could not do so using the entry field on the home page. However, by going to the 'My Reservations' page, I was successful using the Leaders Club entry fields on that page.
Oct 1, 2008, 7:56 am
#656
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 3
No confirmation email here either. I trust we will receive emails before Oct 1 telling us how to make the reservations.
That is caused by the cookie 1928Promotion set to "true". It simply means that someone using the same computer/browser/user ID registered. There is always the possibility that you registered with the wrong email address since they have not sent confirmation emails. If you clear the cookie or use another browser or computer it will not show you are registered.
That is caused by the cookie 1928Promotion set to "true". It simply means that someone using the same computer/browser/user ID registered. There is always the possibility that you registered with the wrong email address since they have not sent confirmation emails. If you clear the cookie or use another browser or computer it will not show you are registered.
Oct 1, 2008, 7:57 am
#657
Moderator: Information Desk, Women Travelers, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Programs: AA Gold
Posts: 15,648
Just to add another datapoint to this thread:
I was hitting the refresh button pretty consistently beginning about 5 minutes before the promo was scheduled to start. I consistently got the "try again" error message (that usually loaded pretty quickly). A family member in NJ was also trying and got nothing!
I was hitting the refresh button pretty consistently beginning about 5 minutes before the promo was scheduled to start. I consistently got the "try again" error message (that usually loaded pretty quickly). A family member in NJ was also trying and got nothing!