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Mardi Gras - Visitors Cancelling?
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:16 pm
We're within a month of Mardi Gras now and is Mardi Gras attendance poised to be disappointing? I ask this because of what's happening with some hotels.
In the last week I've had two local New Orleans hotel groups send me emails about booking your Mardi Gras reservation now. These are hotels that are located in the French Quarter and along major parade routes that are actually trying to entice people to book.
Sure the prices are insane (all over $325/night with 3 night minimums at least) but the fact they have any availability at all is telling. These are hotels that a few years ago, if you called within a few months of Mardi Gras asking about availability, they would utterly laugh at you. These are hotels that had lists they would call as they would have the same people book year after year almost a year in advance.
I'll go on record and say I'll believe the major krewes are rolling when I see it. With that said I don't think that's it. I also don't think it's Omicron. Yeah people who cancelled a month ago might have cancelled because of Omicron but not now.
So what do you think it is? Covid? Crime in the city? The economy and inflation? The mask requirement?
In the last week I've had two local New Orleans hotel groups send me emails about booking your Mardi Gras reservation now. These are hotels that are located in the French Quarter and along major parade routes that are actually trying to entice people to book.
Sure the prices are insane (all over $325/night with 3 night minimums at least) but the fact they have any availability at all is telling. These are hotels that a few years ago, if you called within a few months of Mardi Gras asking about availability, they would utterly laugh at you. These are hotels that had lists they would call as they would have the same people book year after year almost a year in advance.
I'll go on record and say I'll believe the major krewes are rolling when I see it. With that said I don't think that's it. I also don't think it's Omicron. Yeah people who cancelled a month ago might have cancelled because of Omicron but not now.
So what do you think it is? Covid? Crime in the city? The economy and inflation? The mask requirement?
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Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:22 pm to LaCoastalTiger
because you touch yourself at night
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:23 pm to LaCoastalTiger
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I'll go on record and say I'll believe the major krewes are rolling when I see it. With that said I don't think that's it.
Well it’s happening, not sure what else to tell you
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:24 pm to cgrand
Hotels always have rooms available in the lead up
You are far overstating the year in advance sellouts.
If that was the case they would raise rates even higher
You are far overstating the year in advance sellouts.
If that was the case they would raise rates even higher
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:24 pm to LaCoastalTiger
Errrone savin' up for Decadence.
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:24 pm to LaCoastalTiger
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Crime in the city? The economy and inflation? The mask requirement?
COVID doesn’t have a damm thing to do with it. Would you bring your family to NOLA for Mardi Gras. shite their killing people everyday. How do you think it’s going to be with a bunch of drunk people walking around that are clueless where they are walking at
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:27 pm to NoSaint
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Hotels always have rooms available in the lead up
I've seen these hotels for years and I've never seen availability at the hotels I'm mentioning this close to Mardi Gras. They are all typically booked up at least 6 months in advance. One has availability and it's right on St. Charles. Another is right on Canal and the other hotel group has several French Quarter hotels.
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:28 pm to LaCoastalTiger
just checked my Hilton honors account. plenty of rooms that weekend. interesting. Can get a one bed suite at the Roosevelt for $800 a night. pretty unheard of this close in. usually over a grip for a room like that this time of year.
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:28 pm to Miketheseventh
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COVID doesn’t have a damm thing to do with it. Would you bring your family to NOLA for Mardi Gras. shite their killing people everyday. How do you think it’s going to be with a bunch of drunk people walking around that are clueless where they are walking at
That's what I'm wondering. The only thing that will make this city clean itself up is if the tourists finally have enough and stop visiting. Could we be seeing the start of that? People finally getting fed up with going to a place for a vacation and having to worried about getting car jacked, robbed or killed?
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:29 pm to LaCoastalTiger
Mardi gras is going to be big for the criminals this year. They going to eat.
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:30 pm to UnitedFruitCompany
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just checked my Hilton honors account. plenty of rooms that weekend. interesting. Can get a one bed suite at the Roosevelt for $800 a night. pretty unheard of this close in. usually over a grip for a room like that this time of year.
Hilton is one of the ones I've checked as I'm always with Hilton honors due to work. Several hotels available which in years past you would absolutely never see.
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:31 pm to LaCoastalTiger
Shut it down!
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:33 pm to LaCoastalTiger
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I've seen these hotels for years and I've never seen availability at the hotels I'm mentioning this close to Mardi Gras. They are all typically booked up at least 6 months in advance. One has availability and it's right on St. Charles. Another is right on Canal and the other hotel group has several French Quarter hotels.
I promise you, you are wrong. You may be thinking of a specific hotel in that situation but a month out most hotels have a fair number of rooms to move for MG every year.
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:36 pm to LaCoastalTiger
Last year Toya shut down all bars and restaurants the week of Fat Tuesday. My guess is people still remember that and weren’t going to spend a ton of money just for that count to pull a shutdown again.
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:36 pm to LaCoastalTiger
Visitors aren't canceling because most of the hotels have no cancellation policies for that weekend.
Now, are bookings down? Of course they are. And rather than lower prices, the hotels at this point are just dealing with lower occupancy.
When so many hotels have no cancellation policies... would you trust that the city will have parades?
I think the parades will roll but I would not bet $325/night on it, at this time.
Now, are bookings down? Of course they are. And rather than lower prices, the hotels at this point are just dealing with lower occupancy.
When so many hotels have no cancellation policies... would you trust that the city will have parades?
I think the parades will roll but I would not bet $325/night on it, at this time.
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:37 pm to NoSaint
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I promise you, you are wrong. You may be thinking of a specific hotel in that situation but a month out most hotels have a fair number of rooms to move for MG every year.
And I'm telling you I've talked to 7 different hotels (I work for a technology company that develops systems for a lot of hospitality companies including hotels) that have flat out admitted they've never had availability like this a month out from Mardi Gras. Either they are typically sold out or they are much closer to being sold out. One hotel had all of their room categories still available.
I'm not trying to say it's every hotel by any means and it could just be isolated but what I am saying is, unlike what you're trying to say, it's not normal.
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:39 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Visitors aren't canceling because most of the hotels have no cancellation policies for that weekend.
Now, are bookings down? Of course they are. And rather than lower prices, the hotels at this point are just dealing with lower occupancy.
When so many hotels have no cancellation policies... would you trust that the city will have parades?
I think the parades will roll but I would not bet $325/night on it, at this time.
I'm in the same boat and I'm sure that has a lot to do with it. I live in the Florida panhandle but I would love to come back for Mardi Gras this year. But yeah definitely not betting $325/night on it at this point. I'll admit I'm worried about crime as well with NOPD being at critically low levels.
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:43 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Now, are bookings down? Of course they are. And rather than lower prices, the hotels at this point are just dealing with lower occupancy.
When so many hotels have no cancellation policies... would you trust that the city will have parades?
I think the parades will roll but I would not bet $325/night on it, at this time.
Getting closer to an accurate answer.
Though pacing isn’t even that far off.
Was a little behind through the year, and january had some stall in pace with omicron concerns - but it’s not terribly far off. I’ll also note many hotels just had among their best nye/sugar bowls after similar set up.
The words fully non refundable have some folks holding off but it’s pretty darn close to a normal year with rooms sold, very strong rates, cancellations are not happening…. and most hotels aren’t sold out 6 months in advance normally.
Posted on 2/4/22 at 7:46 pm to LaCoastalTiger
I would bet $325 for one night to watch my child ride but I am not betting $325x3 like I did pre covid.
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