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Just FYI, if you're lying to get out of paying for something, or to get reimbursed on false pretenses that is called fraud and is illegal. It's also wrong to do, it is an action taken in bad faith.
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If you don’t pay, you lose your place in line and there is usually a waiting list (though with the upcoming recession, those might go away). You also don’t endear yourself with the staff if you don’t plan on switching.
It’s a business relationship at the heart of it. If my business associates can’t provide the service I’ve contracted for, that doesn’t endear me to them, either.
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Not when they’re shut down. Requiring a full tuition payment because “wouldn’t it be a shame if you lost your spot...” is extortionate.
Well, you stopped being a client. I don't find it all that strange.
"Keep paying us for the service we aren't giving you or else we'll blacklist you when service resumes."
I don't think you'll get a lot of people signing up for that.
The other risk than losing your spot is paying them and they go out of business anyway. So you're out both the cash and the service.
Just FYI, if you're lying to get out of paying for something, or to get reimbursed on false pretenses that is called fraud and is illegal. It's also wrong to do, it is an action taken in bad faith.
Not all policies are fair and there should be exceptions during times of crisis. Hotels do questionable advertising practices all the time to lure in customers and then hit them with arbitrary fees during checkout which seems like bad faith to me.
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It’s a business relationship at the heart of it. If my business associates can’t provide the service I’ve contracted for, that doesn’t endear me to them, either.
Or, we could all be kind to each other.
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You say it's not, but it actually is. Many hospitality industries are allowing coronavirus related exceptions to their cancellation and refund policies. That's right, in this real actual adult world.
> Many hospitality industries are allowing coronavirus related exceptions to their cancellation and refund policies. Mostly out of goodwill and fear of lawsuits, I think. Smaller boutique hotels are probably less likely to allow coronavirus-related exceptions, because they're deprived of business as it is.
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You say it's not, but it actually is. Many hospitality industries are allowing coronavirus related exceptions to their cancellation and refund policies. That's right, in this real actual adult world.
> Many hospitality industries are allowing coronavirus related exceptions to their cancellation and refund policies. Mostly out of goodwill and fear of lawsuits, I think. Smaller boutique hotels are probably less likely to allow coronavirus-related exceptions, because they're deprived of business as it is.
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I hope you are joking...
"Refund my money or I will expose you and your guests to a deadly virus"
* "If you run around the pool, you may slip and fall."
* "If you charge me for this stay, I will use it, and that may expose your guests to a virus."
I'd be very surprised if there was one ounce of truth to this. I've worked implementing payment systems for large institutions. It's standard for the existing balance of the transaction to be taken into account when an amendment is made to a purchase that has yet to be settled. Example: You purchase $100 worth of widgets, process the payment then 5 minutes later call up and add another $100 of widgets to your order p…
The point is that he's implying to the hotel that he is carrying the virus, and therefore they don't want him there, so they refunded his original booking.