We’d like to fly you to Durban for a night – you know, the place by the sea that you never visit. Additionally, we’d like to put you up in a four-star hotel, in a room on the 25th floor, overlooking the ocean.
We’ll feed you delicious food until you think you’re going to slip into a diabetic coma, and we’ll introduce you to some interesting people. We’ll put you on a bus with 40 other people and drive the scenic route from the airport to the hotel, just to show you what you’re missing by not coming down more often.
On the downside, we’ll book your plane ticket as part of a group, so you won’t be able to check in online, like the rest of the world. You’ll be assigned a middle seat, so I hope you can get to the airport early enough to change that.
But, on the whole, we’re offering you a little mini getaway. I hope you’ll accept our kind invitation.
Yours sincerely
Large Hotel Chain’s PR
Your offer sounds acceptable; I’ll allow you to fly me to Durban for a peak at your newly refurbished establishment.
I will ensure I race to the airport to check in, and change my seat to a more preferable exit-row window seat. In the process, though, I’ll leave my phone in the car, parked at the Gautrain station, so please don’t try to contact me telephonically on the day of travel.
I would ask that you see if you can’t ensure the weather is overcast with a bit of rain. Joburg has been so dry lately that a little precipitation would go down a treat.
I’d also like the morning off, please. No group breakfasts or activities. Just a little ‘me time’ to test out your free Wi-Fi and perhaps get a bit of office work done.
I look forward to staring out to sea from my bedroom window and sinking my toes in the sand.
Many thanks
Kate
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