Travel 4: All Around the World Same Song

[Swansong]

So my friend's bachelor party is happening at the Encore Boston hotel/casino. I know it's expensive but I figured I'd get a room right there that night. When I first looked even the cheap rooms are $400-450. I then had a work meeting, and came back and refreshed and they're $650.

Well, I guess I won't be staying there.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

My dad is a Michigan grad and his friend offered him a FF ticket. He took one look at the flight and hotel costs and had to decline. He and my mom have too much money sunk into other trips right now.

[Swansong]

So my friend's bachelor party is happening at the Encore Boston hotel/casino. I know it's expensive but I figured I'd get a room right there that night. When I first looked even the cheap rooms are $400-450. I then had a work meeting, and came back and refreshed and they're $650.

Well, I guess I won't be staying there.

and now they're over $700. I wonder if I make no plans, and then when I get there see if they have day-of discounts?

[RaceBoarder]

and now they're over $700. I wonder if I make no plans, and then when I get there see if they have day-of discounts?

That is something hotels have phased out as time goes on...

They have shown that it's more valuable to give a room a value of $500 and have it sit vacant than to sell that room for $100 at the last second...

To the person who got that room at $100, they now know that the value is $100. So now they will balk at paying $500, even when the room is in demand... It's very hard to make someone pay more for something once they have gotten a lower price for the same product.

[unofan]

and now they're over $700. I wonder if I make no plans, and then when I get there see if they have day-of discounts?

Have a friend or family member with a device you've never been associated with look it up. They might still get the original price.

Travel sites have gotten very good at using tracking tools to see when you look the same thing up multiple times and can raise prices accordingly.

[mookie1995]

Have a friend or family member with a device you've never been associated with look it up. They might still get the original price.

Travel sites have gotten very good at using tracking tools to see when you look the same thing up multiple times and can raise prices accordingly.

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[Swansong]

Yeah I'm doing none of that. The room can sit vacant and I'll use the casino shuttle and stay elsewhere.

[mookie1995]

Yeah I'm doing none of that. The room can sit vacant and I'll use the casino shuttle and stay elsewhere.

Mookie hit up the casino Friday night with some a-girls.
there is a Chinatown shuttle.

…..obviously

[Kepler]

Mookie hit up the casino Friday night with some a-girls.

You might want to get some a-shots.

[mookie1995]

You might want to get some a-shots.

think they already gave them

[JF_Gophers]

Travelling to Orlando this weekend. Not really for fun. Just to look at houses.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Travelling to Orlando this weekend. Not really for fun. Just to look at houses.

My condolences on your move to the worst locale of America's Fetid Crotch. I hope you've got a toll road transponder. ;-)

[dxmnkd316]

Travelling to Orlando this weekend. Not really for fun. Just to look at houses.

Ew. Hopefully that's for a better job?

[burd]

Travelling to Orlando this weekend. Not really for fun. Just to look at houses.

Don't buy til you've checked out Grand Forks. They're a lot alike.

Weather? You'll hardly notice.

[JF_Gophers]

I'm doing this for the team! Need more non-crazy voters to help down there!

We won't actually be in Orlando. Probably south of it by 30+ minutes. Being less than 2 hours from both coasts is pretty nice.