"5-star cost-cutting; Luxury hotels are finding creative ways to trim their budgets - without letting demanding consumers in on the secret" by Nicole C. Wong, Globe Staff | January 25, 2009
.... In the latest sign that hard times are rippling throughout the US economy, fancy Boston hotels are scrounging for creative - and subtle - ways to trim expenses without putting off their guests or risking having their stars or diamonds snatched away by hotel ratings agencies such as AAA and Mobil Travel Guide. It's a fine line to walk, to say the least....
Awww, I feel SO SORRY for them!!!!
Still, cuts are becoming necessary for Boston hotels as companies tighten travel budgets and consumers have less money to spend on vacations.... At some hotels, the knee-jerk reaction is to save big bucks by postponing renovations or slashing staff. "But that can be very risky, especially in this time when customers are going to be looking for nothing less than what they're used to," said Michael Petrone, who oversees hotel inspections as AAA's director of tourism information development.
Does the hotel have an official cocksucker for the elite scum?
"And if they go and spend their money at a luxury hotel, they're really going to want to get their money's worth."
Hey, EVERYBODY wants that -- which is why so much Amerikan shit is a disappointment!
So upper-crust Boston hotels are trying to pinch pennies in smaller ways they hope guests won't notice. The tactics Boston's upscale hotels are using are "relatively creative," said Shane O'Flaherty, chief executive of Mobil, the hospitality industry's most revered evaluator. The changes "work because they don't have a significant impact on ratings," he said.
"There's a way to cut costs in an efficient manner that doesn't impact the consumers' sense of luxury of the property," O'Flaherty said. The Boston Marriott Long Wharf has shaved $400, or 15 percent, off its monthly florist bill by substituting low-maintenance plants for some tropical flowers. "We're not really changing much," said general manager Victor Aragona, "just using common sense."
We need MORE of THAT!!!
.... Skimping on such things is unacceptable, said Roy Joseph, an assistant professor of communications in the Chicago area who enjoys living like a king in top-tier hotels....
Gee, WHO KNEW teachers were PAID SO MUCH, huh?
