Reply To: Do hotels not want to be full?

[yonasl]

I suppose it is similar to airlines. The closer you get to taking off, the higher the incentive to sell your tickets sky high.

1) Your plane is taking off with or without the last seat sold
2) If somebody wants it, the closer you get to take off the higher the chance it is more urgent for them than you (as airline) .. hence they will pay more money for it
3) So it is not true prices will get cheaper close to take off as the airline tries to fill the plane

I suppose the same can be said of hotels.