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I'm 48, I don't get a discount at all!
My wife and I (mid 50's) will be walking with our 21 year old daughter....
What I found, was that under 30's get a 15% discount whilst the over 55's only get a 10% discount.
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You might get the best deal at the Leon Parador just as a peregrino, regardless of age. I met a couple of folk who obtained an excellent rate just as walk-ins at the Leon Parador. I wish I could remember exactly what each told me they paid (in May 2013), but I remember thinking it wasn't breath-stopping. I was paying 55 Euros at Hotel Paris.
My wife and I (mid 50's) will be walking with our 21 year old daughter.
I guess we will have our daughter check us in
I'm ugly enough that I just walk around with a paper sack on my head!Better sneak in with a blanket over your heads!
Also if you travel to Spain regularly and like staying Paradores you can apply to become a Gold card AMIGO member giving the very best deals. You also earn points which you use for future bookingsA night at the Parador in Santo Domingo or Leon is an incredable Camino experience but the pricing is puzzling and inconsistent indeed. See attached example! Like Sheesh says, let the Camino provide: Just walk to the reception without expectation and ask; chances are that you get one of those «secret, hidden rates» that they never advertise. Of course there is the risk that the hotel is full; if so, enjoy a beer in the gorgous lobby and proceed to the albergue, grinning whole night because of what you have saved.
Not really in this case. It is much cheaper for over 55s and pilgrims, as breakfast is only 4.50 euros each. And that breakfast is A M A Z I N GA night at the Parador in Santo Domingo or Leon is an incredable Camino experience but the pricing is puzzling and inconsistent indeed.
That's true. Don't leave home without it.Also if you travel to Spain regularly and like staying Paradores you can apply to become a Gold card AMIGO member giving the very best deals. You also earn points which you use for future bookings
This is an interesting analysis, even for a marketeer! I interpret this to indicate that they realise to make their rates attractive to under 30s, they have to offer a greater discount than they might to the over 55s. It has nothing to do with the hotel's preference for older or younger visitors. I suspect that if you have any skill in your stated profession, you would know that market segmentation techniques of various types work well to increase revenue streams, and are used extensively as quite normal practice.What I found, was that under 30's get a 15% discount whilst the over 55's only get a 10% discount.
At the age of 57 how does that make me feel? They would rather have younger guests
If I was 57 my reaction would have been to feel advantaged to have a discount......What I found, was that under 30's get a 15% discount whilst the over 55's only get a 10% discount.
At the age of 57 how does that make me feel? They would rather have younger guests
This is an interesting analysis, even for a marketeer! I interpret this to indicate that they realise to make their rates attractive to under 30s, they have to offer a greater discount than they might to the over 55s. It has nothing to do with the hotel's preference for older or younger visitors. I suspect that if you have any skill in your stated profession, you would know that market segmentation techniques of various types work well to increase revenue streams, and are used extensively as quite normal practice.
Are you just being mischievous suggesting there is some form of age-ism taking place here rather than the application of normal market dynamics?
It's all very simple economics. We Old Foarts walk in have a shower, eat somewhere cheaply and go to bed. Young Bloods, drink in the bar, sit in the lobby over a cup of coffee, try the menú gourmet restaurante, go back to the bar, visit the gift shop and go heavily into debt. It's called capitalism.
Regular travellers who apply to become a Gold card Amigo member will benefit from best discounts and deals irrespective of ageAh. But what about the 30-55 year olds? That must be the 'sweet spot'? No need to offer them any discounts...... Maybe they're just happy to cough up full price ?
That's corret as I am going on holiday to Portugal in July and applied to become a "Pestana Priority Guest" and this membership opens up discounts in Portugal across their Pousades (similar to Spanish Paradores Amigo card)... here's some information which entitles EVERYONEto a discount - I picked up a Posadas del Camino loyalty card from the reception desk at Hotel Roncesvalles and was given a little information leaflet with the card - basically there are hotels / guest houses which have signed up to this association and when making your eservation or just walking in to any of these hotels you simply show your card and qualify for a standard 10% - 15% discount - I must admit that I stayed in quiet a few of their listed spots - regardless of where you start each of the hotels has these cards in their reception area, you just need to pop in and ask for one http://www.posadasdelcamino.com/asociacion/
Yes, and yes! They let you use the showers, but I cannot see them letting you use their cooking facilitiesDoes the Parador have warm showers n cooking facilities ?
Yes, and yes! They let you use the showers, but I cannot see them letting you use their cooking facilities
Anyone know if there's a similar system in Italy?That's corret as I am going on holiday to Portugal in July and applied to become a "Pestana Priority Guest" and this membership opens up discounts in Portugal across their Pousades (similar to Spanish Paradores Amigo card)
I didn't suggest they wouldn't welcome you in their restaurants or dining room. I enjoyed a couple of delightful meals in the Parador at the end of my pilgrimage last year.Well i'm not staying there then,i get hungry after a long walk
Funny but in a moment of weakness last night, I too checked out the price of the Parador. Sure I could put it on my credit card and have a big meal and a bottle of whateverThis is a bit tongue in cheek so don't bite
But as a marketer I'm often surprised at how businesses manage to alienate their potential customers.
Having just watched 'That Movie' for the 4th time last night (Yes the Martin Sheen one), I was curious to see what rates could be found for the Parador in Leon. Just in case I felt the urge for a bit of pampering
What I found, was that under 30's get a 15% discount whilst the over 55's only get a 10% discount.
At the age of 57 how does that make me feel? They would rather have younger guests
http://www.parador.es/en/ofertas/especiales
Maybe I should move to Spain. I live in Ireland and dont have any of the moneyLook at how many people in Spain under age 30 have jobs. (not many). How many of them are staying at Paradors?
Look at the rich people. Most of them are over 55. It's the old people who have all the money!
I think the people in the middle deserve a break. That's why we have the "standard rate," of these "secret" things going on. Can't tell you how many times I've stayed at Paradors and was apparently the only person in the place.
I ate at the restaurant down the street/hill, but it was not much to write home about. What is the other restaurant like?I didn't suggest they wouldn't welcome you in their restaurants or dining room. I enjoyed a couple of delightful meals in the Parador at the end of my pilgrimage last year.
Mitch237uk, how refreshing to read this. The generation born in the early 70s got particularly squished. Mind you, they may no longer qualify as "youth" but they certainly will never have then pension fund the Boomers had. Yes, some will call boomers the sandwich generation: having to take care of parents and pay for kid's uni, but in the end there is that security. Plus, it's all about customer acquisition cost. Give them a discount when they are young, they will never forget you. Especially those investment banker types who like the panache ;0)This is just my humble opinion as a resident of the UK and an old aged pensioner. Young people have a hard enough life as it, is so if they can get a better discount so be it. I am a lucky person as I have a really good pension, and get all sorts of perks, but some of the young people really have a hard time, so we who are privileged should not feel discrimination but happiness that the young of today do a pilgrimage and travel the world seeking jobs rather than be unemployed. Good luck to us all and especially to the young and that is, anyone younger than me.
This is a bit tongue in cheek so don't bite
But as a marketer I'm often surprised at how businesses manage to alienate their potential customers.
Having just watched 'That Movie' for the 4th time last night (Yes the Martin Sheen one), I was curious to see what rates could be found for the Parador in Leon. Just in case I felt the urge for a bit of pampering
What I found, was that under 30's get a 15% discount whilst the over 55's only get a 10% discount.
At the age of 57 how does that make me feel? They would rather have younger guests
http://www.parador.es/en/ofertas/especiales
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