Originally Posted by
travelmad478
Obviously, this situation doesn't apply here, unless you're booking on the Gulf Coast in hurricane season, or something like that.
Fixed that for you.

No, the owner is making a business decision based on the experience of how his business works, just as
Often1 explains.
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.
Yup.
So in your opinion, attempting to use the leverage I have in this situation to get a more favorable outcome for me is being a jerk?
But weighing the probabilities that he will profit from a cancellation rather than offer a refund contingent on dates getting rebooked is a "business decision"
Got it, Thanks.