Leading Hotels: $19.28

The Leading Hotels of the World is having a birthday party, and you're invited! To celebrate their 80th birthday, on 12 noon GMT (8 a.m. EST/Eastern Standard Time) on October 1, 2008, they plan to release a limited number of the world's most elegant Hotel rooms at the amazing rate of 19.28 per night. For 80 minutes only, registered consumers will be able to secure this rate at some of the world's most spectacular hotels. You need to register on their website.
Where do you want to go? Europe, North America, Asia? You'll find a Leading Hotel at destinations throughout the world. I should keep this to myself, but I like you!
October 1st, 2008 at 8:03 am
I got up at 5:00 AM and tried for 80 minutes straight only to get the following message: Sorry! Due to the overwhelming number of consumers currently trying to access this promotion, your request is being delayed momentarily. Please be patient, don’t get discouraged, and retry in a few seconds by clicking here, or by going back to http://www.lhw.com/1928
Was this a nifty way of getting email addresses so they can promote their sites? Feels kinda scam-y!