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Apr 24, 2012, 3:59 AM
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I don't really familiar with the tax rules in D.C, but foreign tourist are
also need to pay hotel tax? I know that in Israel the foreign participated
on Wikimania didn't have to pay vat for their stay, only the local.
Itzik
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:43 AM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj [at] gmail> wrote:
> It seems it might be worth getting someone new to help manage *nothing
> but* the public communication about lodging -- from confirming details
> to updating wiki pages to answering questions on mailnig lists --
> including dorm and hostel options and the variety of hotel options.
> That may help avoid extra confusion.
>
> S.
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 3:39 AM, Lodewijk <lodewijk [at] effeietsanders>
> wrote:
> > At least there will be plenty of dorms available if I'm reading the bid,
> for
> > 24$ a bed with double occupancy. These were at least confirmed already
> *in
> > the bid* so I guess we can have those up soon, a year later :) Because
> yeah,
> > this amount per night is what I would ideally spend on a whole Wikimania
> for
> > staying etc.
> >
> > Best,
> > Lodewijk
> >
> > El 23 de abril de 2012 03:51, James Hare <messedrocker [at] gmail>
> escribió:
> >
> >> I and every American will concede the U.S. tax code does not make
> >> sense. (Technically this is the D.C. tax code we're dealing with, but
> >> just another part of the problem.) But now that we have that settled,
> >> let me know if you want me to clarify a price.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> James Hare
> >>
> >> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Joseph Seddon <josephseddon [at] gmail>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Primarily "sensible" tax policies :) It is a very annoying practice
> >> > though.
> >> > And pointless because rarely is there any indication of what the
> actual
> >> > tax
> >> > is until youve bought something. So you neither know how much your
> going
> >> > to
> >> > pay or have any idea to what to expect from the state.
> >> >
> >> > Seddon
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 2012/4/23 Delphine Ménard <notafishz [at] gmail>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 2:35 AM, Nathan <nawrich [at] gmail> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 2012/4/22 Delphine Ménard <notafishz [at] gmail>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:32 PM, James Hare <
> messedrocker [at] gmail>
> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > The deals we're arranging have no extra charge for dual
> occupancy.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> This might sound extremely stupid, but make sure that dual
> occupancy
> >> >> >> means 2 beds in a room, not a Queen Size Bed. There are
> surprisingly
> >> >> >> few hotels that actually offer two separate beds in a room or
> their
> >> >> >> contingent of such rooms is actually quite limited. At the prices
> >> >> >> that
> >> >> >> were mentionned, you really want to book all the double bed rooms
> in
> >> >> >> those hotels, because very few people will be able to afford a
> >> >> >> single
> >> >> >> room.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Best,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Delphine
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I'm not sure about this... While I haven't done a survey or
> >> >> > discovered
> >> >> > any
> >> >> > references on point, I've stayed in a number of hotels in
> Washington
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > throughout the U.S. and almost always encounter two beds in a room
> as
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > single occupant. Since I'm commenting anyway, I will say that $149
> is
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > very
> >> >> > good rate for hotels in Washington D.C.
> >> >>
> >> >> Point taken on the beds. It must be a silly European habit ;).
> >> >> I am not arguing with the fact that $150 is cheap or expensive for
> >> >> Washington. My point was rather to say that $150/night is not
> >> >> something that many wikip/medians can afford.
> >> >>
> >> >> > And while Thomas Dalton denigrates it as "a silly American habit"
> to
> >> >> > quote
> >> >> > prices before taxes, that may be because we have so many different
> >> >> > tax
> >> >> > domains with different rates. It helps to know the pre-tax amounts
> >> >> > (similar
> >> >> > to how airline seats are often quoted) for comparison purposes, as
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > tax
> >> >> > component will give you no sense of the accommodations or amenities
> >> >> > expected
> >> >> > etc. I suppose that may not be commonly understood by travelers
> from
> >> >> > small
> >> >> > nations with primarily national tax policies.
> >> >>
> >> >> Heh, I like the "small nations" part a lot ;). You're right though,
> at
> >> >> least in Europe, you know the tax, but it's included in the display
> >> >> price. Shopping in the US can quickly become a problem if you max out
> >> >> your available dollar by just adding up numbers without "thinking"
> the
> >> >> tax.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Delphine
> >> >> --
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> >> >>
> >> >> NB. This gmail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails
> will
> >> >> get
> >> >> lost.
> >> >> Intercultural musings: Ceci n'est pas une endive -
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