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Discussion in 'Tourist Information' started by guitarjohnjohn, Nov 28, 2011.

  1. guitarjohnjohn

    guitarjohnjohn DI Member

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    i have had the problem of showing up for my reservation at hotels in the phils and finding out that my room was given to somone else ( probably slipped the employees 100-200 pesos etc...). i get a room but not the one i booked--a severe downgrade. both in DGTE and cebu. is this endemic to the place or is my incident isolated?? later JL
     
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    kelpguy DI Senior Member

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    i've had that happen several times both in the fils and panamá and i've been offered ''downgraded'' rooms at a reduced rate and ''upgraded'' rooms at the canceled room price. i like to think it's more a matter of bookkeeping then getting bumped.

    norm : ))~
     
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    Broadside DI Forum Patron

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    I reckon you must be just unfortunate unless a lot of other people also report a spate of this happening. I have never had this happen to me in the Philippines. Unless the hotel is booked for me at corporate rate, I always make bookings myself on line through asiatravel.com and have never found myself roomless.
     
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    never roomless-- just a lot less room---JL
     
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