Too Stupid...

OMG!!! what is the matter with some people?! I have a huge red stop sign on my door saying DON'T KNOCK. So what does this moron do? Knock. And when I don't answer... knock again! On top of that... IT WAS THE WRONG ADDRESS!

I Get Paid Next Week.

With the economy the way it is it is all too tempting to think your luck will change and you'll be the next big lottery winner. Or the next big winner in Las Vegas or Atlantic City. The glitz and posh surroundings make it easy to forget your cares and dream big. They treat you like royalty as they fill your drinks and make sure you are pampered an fussed over.

Did it ever occur to you how those casinos got to be so fabulous and ornate? Did you stop to think how the slot machines are always new? All of this is a direct result of the money you plunk down and lose...over and over.

It disturbs me when I have someone who obviously can't afford to go to Las Vegas, or Atlantic City, trying in vain to book the vacation on maxed out credit cards. Or the ones who ask if they can pay part of it now and part of it later. Or the ones that will ask me to "hold" the reservation until payday. Or the worst, asking if they can use multiple credit cards.

Don't do it. If you feel so lucky you MUST gamble then buy a one dollar lotto ticket. If you win, and win big, then by all means, book that trip!

Get out the Crystal Ball

We honestly and truly do not have a window into the future. We cannot possibly know if a price for a hotel, flight or car is going to change next week. If I had that kind of insight I would buy a lottery ticket and never work again. You can phrase the question differently, you can ask me over and over and I just will not be able to tell you what the prices for your dream vacation will be if you wait till next week to book it.

Too Cheap to Travel

I understand the need to watch your budget. I completely understand trying to save as much as you can. I do, really. I pay for my own travel as well, and I don't get a discount. But there comes a point when cheapness is just insane.

My customer today was wanting to book a room in Las Vegas and they wanted a room with 2 beds. There were 3 adults staying there. With this particular hotel however the rooms are assigned when you get there. You may get 2 queen beds or you may get 1 king. It depends on what's available on the day you check in.

She was adamant about not wanting to take the chance of getting one king so I suggested she get 2 rooms. She acted like I had suggested selling her firstborn and removing her right arm! This was a 3 star hotel, on the strip, and close to the center of the strip on top of that! The room was $25.00 per night!!! She would not do it.

Cheap? Crazy? Both? Yeah.

No Alternative Meaning Here...

As far as I know, there is only one meaning for the phrase "No availability". It means the hotel is not available for the days you want it. You can ask me in a dozen different ways but the answer is still the same... if the hotel is full, unless we build a wing specifically for you, the hotel is full. If you have called the hotel and they told you they have rooms, then by all means, book with them.

If we do not have them we cannot book them no matter how many times you ask. And no, I will not call the hotel and book it for you. The company I work for wants me to work for them, not the hotel. So, get over it. It's full.

I can't understand why you would wait until the day of arrival on a holiday weekend with 4 kids in tow and expect there to be a room for you at a popular beach side resort in a popular vacation city.