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Old Nov 21, 2018 | 1:41 pm
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Originally Posted by shawneve
Yes, I would wait until the last minute to cancel the ticket if there were no difference in penalty because there could be a weather event that allows for free cancellations/rebookings.
Obviously, this situation doesn't apply here, unless you're booking on the Gulf Coast in hurricane season, or something like that.

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Originally Posted by shawneve
It's not about being vindictive, its about doing what I feel is good for me, the same as what the owner is doing.
No, the owner is making a business decision based on the experience of how his business works, just as Often1 explains.
Originally Posted by shawneve
I didn't fail to read/accept the policy, I was fully aware of it, however
The sentence might as well end here. You want to get out of a binding contract you signed. That's all there is to it.
Originally Posted by Often1
This is just another one of these misdirected hatred threads. If OP has a properly scheduled vacation and his employer requires him to cancel, a decent employer will pick up the various non-refundables as a matter of course. No reason for the property owner to step in for a lousy employer.
Yup.

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