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Re:Luxury hotels are being inundated with requests from self... by xapata on Sunday June 17, 2018 @03:02PM (#17333743)
Apparently the advertisers buying space in FT's "How to spend it" issues think at least someone cares.
Re:Luxury hotels are being inundated with requests from self... by ascorbic on Monday June 18, 2018 @01:23AM (#17336145)
While most readers of the FT wouldn't drop six figures on a watch, the people who would spend that are more likely to be FT readers than most, so it's the right place to reach them.

As for Instagram influencers: who are the people staying in these hotels? Sure, a lot of them are likely to be the sort who read the FT or the Economist, but a good chunk of them are going to be honeymooners, for example, who I'd imagine are exactly the sort who would look to Instagram for ideas. Likewise there are obviously people in their 20s who could afford to stay in these places, and not all of them spend their time on HN. I'd guess Instagram is as good a place as any to reach them.

Re:Luxury hotels are being inundated with requests from self... by notimetorelax on Sunday June 17, 2018 @05:29PM (#17334430)
I think of this publication as a guide to expensive presents for your wife or a girlfriend.
Re:Luxury hotels are being inundated with requests from self... by gaius on Monday June 18, 2018 @03:46AM (#17336541)
... by way of apology for working all the time and neglecting her... It’s a big circle.