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Old Apr 8, 2019 | 12:10 am
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Originally Posted by Jaunts
Actually, there are legitimate reasons to stay 40 or 50 nights at one property when opening a new account. Off the top of my head, insurance companies put people up in hotels when their home is damaged in a storm. Or if an employee is being relocated, companies could put them up in a hotel until they can buy a new home. Maybe the person is a consultant on assignment for a couple of months.

It happens.
Yes, but in that case the person actually shows up at the hotel and stays there for the entire period of the reservation.
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