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Live and Learn!
By: Arks Date: January 5, 2024, 12:08 pm
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We have a solar eclipse coming up in April and our town is
within the "total darkness for 4+ minutes zone," so all my rooms
have been booked for months for the dates around the eclipse.
At first I upped the rates 50% for the days around the eclipse,
but as the date drew closer I upped the unsold rooms to double
the normal rate, and they all booked.
A couple of weeks ago I had one of the rooms cancel a 4-night
reservation. I didn't worry about it because they had booked it
at the 50% increase rate, and I knew I could rent it before
April at the double rate.
But I forgot something! This morning I woke up and someone
booked the room on Air at REGULAR RATE and for just the night
before the eclipse!! I totally forgot about Air because I get so
few reservations through them. So I hadn't blocked off those
dates on the Air calendar.
:(
I considered cancelling the reservation and absorbing the $50
cancellation penalty they assess for that, but I decided I need
to leave things as are, as punishment for my own stupidity!
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Re: Live and Learn!
By: gillumhouse Date: January 5, 2024, 2:31 pm
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OOPS! Understandable - We all try to forget about AIR!
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Re: Live and Learn!
By: Thebeachhouse Date: January 5, 2024, 2:34 pm
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Ouch! I know you’ve been planning that weekend for a year!
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Re: Live and Learn!
By: Arks Date: January 5, 2024, 3:00 pm
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[quote author=Thebeachhouse link=topic=67.msg431#msg431
date=1704486898]
Ouch! I know you’ve been planning that weekend for a year!
[/quote]
Ouch is right!
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Re: Live and Learn!
By: Generic Date: January 7, 2024, 12:38 pm
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We are connected to Air via API, they get the rates and
availability that are the same for everyone
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