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Failed at about $70 Exchange rates unstable.

Bid on PRICELINE Failed at $62 approx subject to exchange rate.

Bid for 3* on PRICELINE and upgraded to 3.5*. Hoping for Residence Inn, but I realise it is too early for that property to feature. Travelling 6000 miles it is wise to get hotels sorted. It does mean that some low rates are not yet available. Exchange rate is all over the place as we compete with US to get lowest MLR rate! At a guess $50 failed on 3*

Bid on PRICELINE in

Bid on PRICELINE failed at approx $48

About normal level in sterling.

$61 ... 9/27/08 and 10/5/08 2 separate nights same bidding pattern

Winning bid

From memory winning bid was probably 1 day before post.

$78 failed At $71 bid offered chance get room at $91. Able to use different combination of areas to increase bid. No free rebids at 4* in London - Mayfair and Westminster areas would be much dearer. Offered hotel in Notting hill for $123. Hammersmith has cheap rates when Chelsea not playing at home. Hotel is inside football site. Comes up in Hammersmith as Chelsea football ground is in Fulham!

Failed at $91 (offered increase by $22 at $87 for free rebid) Also failed at $80 for 3*

$49 failed

$49 failed

$57 failed

$67...radisson LAX Los Angeles 4/8

$88 failed

I would hope for those dates a bid of $69/70 should win that hotel.

$50 ... 1/16-1/18 Failed at $48

$72 ($70 dollars rejected) Novotel St Pancras (New Eurostar Terminal) Formerly Novotel Euston (Station for trains to Birmingham, Manchester & Glasgow) Trains to Paris and Brussels more important!

2* Dana Point area Orange $39 ($37 failed) 14-16/1 ( no luck with 3* or 4* up to $100)

Cost Mesa area Orange 3* 18-20/1 $50 ($48 failed) 11-14/1 $52 ($50 failed)

Long Beach - San Pedro area 3* 9-11/11 $67 ($65 failed)

3* LAX $61 ( $59 failed) 8/1 & 22/1

3* San Fernando Valley Simi Valley $65 ($63 failed) 20-22/11

Paris CDG area 4* 7 Jan $93 ($91 failed)