Earthtone,
The reservations I made at the Luxor for January I made online and it said my card would only be charged for one night and the entire reservation was cancellable up to 48 hours before the first night. When we stayed at the Aladdin in July, we didn't pay until we checked out. The first thing we need to find out is which weeks (Thursday through Monday or Friday through Tuesday) are the least expensive, because we have to tell them the dates before they can tell us the rates. Most of these hotels have web sites and we can then go and check their rates for those dates. We could then post a thread showing the hotels and rates for the dates we decide on. We could then just give everybody a list of hotels and rates and let everybody vote on it. We would be willing to abide by the majority vote. The only thing standing in our way is the actual dates, because our business does have things scheduled through 2007. Other than that, we're a definite! Thanks for all the time you've spent!
Lenny