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And BTW, I actually understand why the-powers-that-be in Portland want a convention center hotel. That makes sense to me as somebody who has gone to numerous conventions and looks for a hotel next to the convention center (to save transport fees AND, most important, time; most cities don't have fareless squares).
But Portland is overbuilt -- hotel-room-wise -- already. That's why this idea isn't catching any air.
Comments (5)
Hey, we're only number 6, all the more reason to build that CC Hotel.
Posted by Steve | October 19, 2009 7:23 AM
This makes perfect sense to me; these were all overinflated markets -- mostly in their own minds.
Folks really got greedy in last six or seven years.
Posted by Talea | October 19, 2009 7:30 AM
And BTW, I actually understand why the-powers-that-be in Portland want a convention center hotel. That makes sense to me as somebody who has gone to numerous conventions and looks for a hotel next to the convention center (to save transport fees AND, most important, time; most cities don't have fareless squares).
But Portland is overbuilt -- hotel-room-wise -- already. That's why this idea isn't catching any air.
Posted by Talea | October 19, 2009 7:36 AM
The site doesn't know left from right. Or the deep discount search is missing.
Posted by Lawrence | October 19, 2009 8:22 AM
ahh. But we're number 2 in this all important category:
http://www.aboutitall.com/2009/10/19/oregon-is-number-2/
Posted by Rob Salzman | October 19, 2009 10:59 AM