Yep. good points by Scambo and Gunship Guy.

DALPA's self-righteous rationale for choosing a luxurious property for their boondoggles reeks of corruption and hypocrisy.

It's almost as though, after fighting tooth and nail to avoid any measure of transparency, DALPA got together to brainstorm some explanation--any explanation!--that could retroactively justify their extravagance at our expense. Apparently that was the best they could come up with.