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		<title>World Cup accommodation tracking survey - 01/10</title>
		<description>Discuss World Cup accommodation tracking survey - 01/10</description>
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			<title>Etienne van Leeuwen says:</title>
			<link>http://capeinfo.com/world-cup-accommodation-tracking-survey-01-10#comment-134</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi, I own a charming, old (1796) guesthouse, in Swellendam (Overberg). Would dearly like to participate in your next survey. Kind regards. Etienne]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Etienne van Leeuwen</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>4* Self Catering says:</title>
			<link>http://capeinfo.com/world-cup-accommodation-tracking-survey-01-10#comment-130</link>
			<description><![CDATA[300% Mark up is a rip off my friend! You are taking the mickey! You can be sure that you will not see those feet in your guesthouse ever again! We have taken our peak season rates and increased it by 30% and have a minimum of 2 night stay. I also own a travel agency. I can promise you that most establishments we book with have increased rates with roughly 30% to 100%. You are over priced and you will see the affects after the world cup. Dont let your greed for 1 month ruin your many years of potential future income through bad word of mounth. I hope you have some good investments so that the money you will make for the one month will eran you enough to sustain you for all the years of referrals you will loose due to your bad reputation that you are bound to get. I can already see the hundreds of Trip Adviser reviews with the subject "Rip off accommodation - Dont go there". Good luck.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>4* Self Catering</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Liziwe Ngcokoto says:</title>
			<link>http://capeinfo.com/world-cup-accommodation-tracking-survey-01-10#comment-129</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We are a guest house in Guguletu township in Cape Town. Our rates have increased and we are charging R900.00 per room per night (double) breakfast included.We have recieved enquiries but no bookings.We are close to airport and are a typical 3 star establishment.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Liziwe Ngcokoto</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Linda in Cape Town says:</title>
			<link>http://capeinfo.com/world-cup-accommodation-tracking-survey-01-10#comment-128</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We see the World Cup as a great opportunity to have good occupancy in what is normally a low season period. The World Cup (and any other major event) is treated as a peak period, during which we'd charge the same rate as our normal 2010/2011 high season rate (not the 'existing peak period rate' as the survey suggests - that would be the rate appropriate to last high season, not the coming one). The recent unbundling of rooms by Match is indicative of the lower than expected demand so far. Not surprising, given that we're in the midst of a major global recession. Not surprising, given the distance South Africa is from a major fan base in Europe. And perhaps most of all, not surprising because so many people have given up on the idea of coming when they realised the vampires were out for them on every level from plane tickets to hotel rooms. Many in the hospitality industry will remember a similar feeding frenzy around the 2000 'Millenium'. Middle of the road restaurants were asking R2000 and up for New Year Dinner and people advertised 'Millenium Specials' at many multiples of their normal prices. We had our quietest season in years as a result (with said restaurants hastily reducing their rates in a scramble to fill tables, some even having to cancel their events). So in the end we all paid the price of the short-term greed. They say Sydney's tourism dropped off a cliff after the Olympics because of the sour taste the Ozzies' rapacious prices left in the mouths, hearts and minds of tourists. These legacies live on. We need to be mindful of that. Our economy (not just us) needs the World Cup to be a raging success. Let's help to make that happen. Not destroy the opportunity in the interests of a fast buck. We stand to gain far more if we take a long-term view - no business can build itself sustainably on the back of one event. You may be using the money to build more rooms, but who's going to fill them in the future?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Linda in Cape Town</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>4* Self Catering says:</title>
			<link>http://capeinfo.com/world-cup-accommodation-tracking-survey-01-10#comment-127</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The WC is your only opportunity to ever make a lot of money in a month. Gauteng where I am from will be the same as New York or London that month. A world hotspot!I hiked my rates by roughly 300% and based it on rates in New York or London during a big happening. I am full for the first 2.5 weeks and have started helping establishments around me, with the same quality rooms, with reservations. I have taken and confirmed reservations to the value of R 580 000. Don't be apprehensive of making money. It is an oppurtunity for you that won't come around again soon. If you have quality rooms and good service hike your prices! I have also used the money to add units to my establishment. All the funds is being invested in my guesthouse so that I can have more units afterwards and increase my revenue. Even though I have hiked my prices, I see that I am the second cheapest and some places a charging 3X my amount for tiny rooms. I don't know what they are thinking? Take hold of the World Cup and make it your own! And make money!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>4* Self Catering</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>A says:</title>
			<link>http://capeinfo.com/world-cup-accommodation-tracking-survey-01-10#comment-125</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Alison, please get a life! Excellent value is good, but just know this, FOOD PRICES WILL BE WAY UP, non perishables may be rare and at a price, petrol will go up, electricity has already gone up.l If you keep your rates the same, you WILL LOSE!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>A</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Mary Tebje says:</title>
			<link>http://capeinfo.com/world-cup-accommodation-tracking-survey-01-10#comment-124</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I am astonished to read that Leonard thinks Europeans are happy to be pay high prices. We expect to pay high prices in London and Paris, but not Cape Town. We know when we are getting ripped off and when we are getting good value for money.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Mary Tebje</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Mienie Heymans says:</title>
			<link>http://capeinfo.com/world-cup-accommodation-tracking-survey-01-10#comment-118</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This is an opportunity for ambush marketing. I think SA Tourism could do more to guide both parties and to set hard and fast rules. There is too much scope to hang ourselves and money lets people do funny tricks, that can cause much damages to the country and all parties.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Mienie Heymans</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Sandy Hamilton says:</title>
			<link>http://capeinfo.com/world-cup-accommodation-tracking-survey-01-10#comment-117</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sad as it might be we have to face reality. Charging your usual rate is downright stupid. I opened my bookings September and charge R950 single and R1300 double. My rooms filled up with in 3 months I have taken 50% deposit on most & used this towards improvements & extra units. I have of course a back up plan should WC not happen. Now listening to others in my area who were overly greedy & those who refused to up their prices I know i made the right decision. Not too high not too low. I am 3 star & feel i have more than made my cut now from WC. Plus YES I agree with Leonard they will come back.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sandy Hamilton</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Alison says:</title>
			<link>http://capeinfo.com/world-cup-accommodation-tracking-survey-01-10#comment-116</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The confusion about what to charge left me feeling worried about ethics. I do not want to be so flexible in my rates that I end up offending people. I have decided, therefore, to adopt an approach of reasonableness and fairness. I will charge peak if I can, but I am aiming to provide excellent value for money as well. The rate should be fair to the guest and to the establishment]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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