WATCH OUT PREMIER MEMBERS

MikenShelley, that is a lot of work you did on this and it will give them something to chew on (I'd like to say to choke on but that would not be nice, lol).

Just for SnGs (shits and giggles btw) I checked Expedia.ca for a 10 day May vaca for 2 people and found a price of just under $2700 CDN for air from Ottawa and a deluxe ocean view room. Premier's member price for a deluxe ocean view room is $2240 USD (approx $2430 CDN). Considering the absolute cheapest air I found is $1050 CDN I would be nutz to book at member rates and air separately.

As an FYI, the room only on Expedia.ca is $1996.14 CDN...Hmmmm that is a lot of $$ difference for not a lot member perks.

Awesome job on all the calculations.

 

If Claire Wright comes back and tells me the advertised online rates DO NOT include the 20% discount to members then here is what our rates should look like for 2010 at Desire and temptations Cancun when taking into account the 20% discount.


20% off to advertised rate, members, and rates would be as follows:

• Desire Current 2010 Members rates as advertised online PER COUPLE with 20% discount:
Jan3- Jan 31 = $510 – 20% = $408 (Over charged $99.78 per day from contract price)
Feb 1-Feb 26 = $460 – 20% = $368 (Over charged $59.78 per day from contract price)
Feb 27-March31= 510 – 20% = $408 (Over charged $99.78 per day from contract price)
April 1 – April 31 = $460 -20% = $368(Over charged $59.78 per day from contract price)
May 1 – Dec 25 = $344 – 20% = $275.20 (Price break of $9.31 per day from contract price)
Dec 26 - Jan. 2 = Not posted


• Temptations Current 2010 Members rates as advertised online – 20% members discount double occupancy rates used:
Jan3- Jan 31 = $95.20 – 20% = $79.16 (Rate favors member $5.01 per day per person vs contract)
Feb 1-Apr 3 = $112.32 – 20% = $89.86 (Rate favors member $1.42 per day per person vs contract)
Apr 4-June 30 = $96 – 20% = $76.80 (Rate favors member $7.37 per day per person vs contract)
July1-Aug14 = $103.20 – 20% = $83.56 (Rate favors member $0.61 per day per person vs contract)
Aug 15-Dec22=$80.80 – 20% = $64.64(Rate favors member $15.97 per day per person vs contract)
Dec 23 - Jan. 2 = N/A

 

Very nice work on all the calculations. Claire is very aware of the new rates and the barrage of complaints she will be getting as members learn of the higher rates. She said she was planning to meet with the hotel management regarding the increases. Hopefully they will be rolled back as they were once before.
Also as per the rates posted on the premier website. The very last line under the premier member benefits.

" Note: All Premier rates is 20% Off based in hotel public rates (Guaranteed)"

This makes me think that if one can provide documentation of lower public rates they should be "guaranteed" 20% off them and still get your member benefits.

 

That would be cool if they actually did that. 20% off the $1996 CDN I found on Expedia for a deluxe ocean view (for 10 days in May 2010) would actually be cheaper than the rates they had posted in early September for that time frame. Not going to hold my breath though...

 

JanScott well it is right there on the website. I would hold them to it. Can't hurt to try!!

 

You are right that it can't hurt to try...but with everything else thay have done in the past few years I am a little hesitant to believe it would turn out in any members favour.

We personally have had "OK" experiences dealing with Premier on a few small pricing issues in the past but the way things are going now based on what see and hear on CC doesn't give me a warm fuzzy.

Hopefully, mamnagement will get thier collective heads out of thier asses and realize that it is the members / repeaters who made TTR what it is.

 

JanScott let us all know how you make out if you drcide to persue it

 

Will do. Unfortunately I can't persue it for May since we are not going in May 2010 (our daughter is getting married in June) but I will look into it for our Labour Day vaca.

 

I emailed Claire a couple of weeks ago with no response...Norma isnt any help - how can I get this addressed?

 

where can i find this statement?

" Note: All Premier rates is 20% Off based in hotel public rates (Guaranteed)"