Originally Posted by
bmccorm534
I should clarify I don't normally have issues with award bookings either. It was quite a surprise though to me to see that busy weekends in a few locale's I've been trying to book with no avail suddenly had rooms yesterday. One can only wonder if there is a correaltion.
Probably no relation.
Hotels can and do adjust inventory at will (PCR requires only that they allocated at least 5% of the rooms to the reward night rate code). If a hotel gets to the point where they are almost sure to reach 95% occupancy, a smart revenue manager will open up award inventory. If the hotel is 95% full, they get reimbursed at that day's average daily rate for award stays.