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If the reservation system actually permitted booking further out, would you, or I, or anyone, book say 3,100 rooms - just for good measure?
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Actually, at one point I wished that I had been able to book anything beyond August 3, 2002, but that was not possible. I hope I made it clear enough that I only made reservations that I could use to a certain degree of likeliness, and I can assure you that this degree is in fact higher than 25% for each reservation I made.
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Don't we need to be somewhat "reasonable" and fair in our booking behavior and in our negotiations as well? i hope so.
Let's not go overboard, and also try to think of the other side/persons involved!
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I never expected them to give me everything I asked for, but to have something to negotiate, your first move has to be to request something very big. And to repeat it again: THEY came forward to ask me what I would like to get to drop my reservations. So as a starting-point, I still see it as acceptable to put everything imaginable on the table and the see how it shrinks to something that finally fits everyone.
Greetings - Dirk