Re: Enhancing the Spa guest experience (599 Views)
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Topcat (IP Logged)
Date: June 27, 2015 07:53AM
miff Wrote:
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> NYRA hikes restaurant seating prices at Saratoga
>
> Posted on June 26, 2015 | By Dennis Yusko
>
> The Turf Terrace (NYRA)
> The New York Racing Association is trying to
> squeeze more bread out of dining at Saratoga Race
> Course.
>
> Racing officials came to the city this week to
> preview the 2015 Saratoga meet, and a lot of the
> post-visit coverage focused on it scratching its
> annual Open House at the track, and creating
> paid/reserved seating at a new sports bar in the
> lower Carousel and 100 new “premium” picnic
> tables.
>
> But an analysis of costs from 2014 and 2015 shows
> NYRA also upped its prices and created a tier
> system for reserve seating at the Saratoga track’s
> three major restaurants. Individuals that wish to
> grab a bite to eat this summer at The Turf
> Terrace, The Club Terrace and The Porch will pay
> considerably more for their seats.
>
> “There have been some price adjustments to some of
> our most popular hospitality inventory, which
> includes our premium restaurants,” NYRA spokesman
> John Durso Jr. said. “A seat in one of our premium
> restaurants is no different than a reserved seat
> anywhere throughout the facility.”
>
> The Turf Terrace seats 800 people above the finish
> line on the third and fourth floor of the
> Clubhouse. Last summer, restaurant seats were
> $7.50 each and $20 each on the day of the Travers
> Stakes, according to NYRA. This summer, NYRA is
> charging $10 a seat on weekdays; $15 a seat on
> weekends; and $35 a seat on Whitney Festival Day
> (Aug. 8) and Travers Day (Aug. 29).
>
> Prices to sit in The Club Terrace, which seats 500
> people on the second floor of the Clubhouse, were
> $3.50 per person and $16 per person in 2014. This
> year, diners will pay $5 each on weekdays; $8 each
> on weekends; and $20 on Whitney and Travers days,
> according to NYRA.
Alas, this is one of the isolated, specific areas where they're likely to get away with this, with relatively few grumbles. Demand continues to outstrip supply.
