Chuck I was one of those , who in the 80's had a permenant room setup....never mised one....I too am still puzzeled....I still keep thinking maybe I have the wrong week....But no...I'm right....Could it be that after 9-11 people are afraid to travel....How was april? last sept? last june we went for a two week trip to the falls...I went over into Canada several times...once to visit the British Lancaster Bomber....All along the trip, mid June, I had no problems finding motels, without reservations....Every where we stopped for the night we looked at several to get the best rate....The only problem we had on the trip was the GATS show wanting to charge my wife 7.00 to use the restroom....How about you guys who have been lately....WHATS UP?....BTW...I was going to go last april and I found a room in York about a week before the meet...but I had to cancel it...Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Harrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 12:41 PM Subject: [S-Trains] York - Too Many Rooms Available!
> > Something a little strange is going on at York. It was my understanding > that the rooms in the local hotels usually booked a year ahead a time, > by repeat customers. I have also heard of a waiting list you can get on, > so when someone drops out, you can get a room. > > Why then, does it appear that there are still rooms available at the > both Holiday Inns, the Days Inn and Red Roof Inns? We just booked the > Days Inn that is around the corner from the Billy Bud for 7 days, > beginning Sunday, for only $54.95 a night. This was done through > Travelocity... The Days Inn web site also showed rooms, but at $116 per > night during the train show. (way more than $54.95! ) > > The Billy Bud I had booked a room for earlier this week online. When I > called there to question it, they said that I couldn't possibly have > booked a room "today", because they have been full for weeks. Then he > looked up the reservation and said I had a room. > > It seems to me, that either the attendance for this meet is going to be > way down, or that the reservation systems of several motels is selling > each room, over and over again, like overbooking an airplane. I am a > little concerned... > > > S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com > All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
