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No business, no matter how desperate, ever needs a "customer" like this.
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Not sure, but what is exactly that kind of "customer like this"? At this very moment, I do not feel any different than anybody else than somebody booking one, four, nine or twenty nights at this rate, and I can asure you that there are a lot of people who have done this, and many of them have EARNED status with Hilton, including me.
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If I were Hilton, I would cancel every single booking, and tell Dirk to get lost (i.e., "we don't negotiate with terrorists").
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Well, obviously they thought they had to do differently, and as you can expect from a global operating company they will have their reasons for that.
Just imagine that there are other countries outside the USA that may have different legislation, and as long Hilton operates in that country, they have to obey these laws as well...
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Then, instead of bargaining in good faith as Hilton has done, Dirk continued to squeeze Hilton for everything he can
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Actually the sequence of events is:
1: Hilton asks for "my price"
2: I name my price (knowingly over the top)
3: They offer something
4: I tell them I do not like it
What the hell is wrong with that??? I am not of the kind to usually accept the first offer I receive. If you feel diffenrently, you may do so and miss out a lot of deals, but it is my FIRM believe that this the way business is done.
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However, I sharply disagree with what you've done, and I am stating my opinion.
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This is something I can live with. However comparisons with terrorists etc. looks pretty much over the top to me...
Greetings - Dirk