From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
“With 10,700 rooms to fill and little large-convention activity, Center City hoteliers are slashing rates and praying to get through a tough first quarter, which many say could be the worst in years…
“To fill rooms, the scissors have come out everywhere, upscale hotels and economy inns alike. The result: a bargain-hunter’s dream…
“When hotels charge less, the tourism-marketing group and the Convention and Visitors Bureau — each of which gets a portion of its budget from the 8.2 percent city hotel tax — have less to spend touting the city’s charms…”
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What good is a bargain when all of us have so much less money left to spend?
A bargain that we cannot afford is no bargain at all.