FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - What's the harm in "ghost" stays?
View Single Post
Old May 4, 2024 | 9:28 am
  #36  
Smiley90
FlyerTalk Evangelist
20 Countries Visited
500k
All eyes on you!
10 Years on Site
 
Join Date: May 2015
Location: BOS, YVR, ZRH
Programs: *G
Posts: 18,125
Originally Posted by ABC Traveler
So the problem is the not action itself, but YOU (or any other people that demands cheapest stay at hotels) are hurt by it. The hotel is HAPPY to sell these room at these rates, the "ghost buyers" are happy to pay for those rates to help them advance in tier. But YOU, who have been hurt by this is claiming hardship. I'm not going to deny you your moment, but I think I see the problem now. YOU are not happy about it, not the hotel, nor the buyer, but YOU (or any other people that demands lowest rates). I'm sorry, but if price pressure is such a big issue for you, perhaps Motel 8 would be a better option (this is not meant as a snub, but a genuine recommendation for low price seekers).
.
The "you" you're talking about here is 99.9% of travelers. All of whom would lose at the benefit of the 0.1% of travelers who'd like ghost stays and at the benefits of companies who now obviously get to charge higher prices. If you're trying to make Hyatt & properties benefit at the cost of travelers, then go for it, but don't delude yourself that you're not fundamentally harming 99.9% of travelers if you advocate for this being allowed.
Smiley90 is online now