Sunday, August 30, 2009

HK hotel pricing

I cannot believe how much we get screwed if we try booking 5-stars HK
hotels on our own. Even from the hotel websites with promotions, we
still get screwed. Take a look at the top left corner from Cathay
Pacific travel package from Shanghai. 2 nights of hotel plus round
trip economy class ticket per person. Then the additional night on
the hotel. Now, look around the image on the hotel pricing from
official hotel websites. Outrages! We are subsidizing mainlanders to
shop. Next time I go to HK, I am going to use the package deal from
Cathay. This explains a lot why we keep seeing mainlanders in 5-stars
hotels because they are staying there for a fraction what "normal"
business people will have to pay. Wonder what happen if the business
communities around the world that fly to HK to do business and realize
the price they are being charged compare to the mainlander. I would
bulk too!

Hence the Four Season is on my banned list. The mainlands pay 1/4 of
what others pay! And the Island Shangri-La on Hong Kong as well. The
room was trashed. I complained, no one cared.

FYI: on average, a round trip ticket to Hong Kong is anywhere from RMB
2,300 to 2,900 depending on the time of day departure.

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