lockdown and who pays the bill
Mar 11, 2020, 8:46 am
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Mar 11, 2020, 10:02 am
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Mar 13, 2020, 4:11 pm
#78
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Getting stuck at all inclusive - Covid19
Hi All,
If we were to head out on our trip to Antigua (from Canada) and once there for some reason beyond our control like Canadian Government closing its border due to Covid19 for some time we get stuck in Antigua, who ends up paying for us to stay/eat in Antigua until the travel ban is lifted?
The trip is fully an Air Canada Vacations trip start to finish.
Thoughts ?
If we were to head out on our trip to Antigua (from Canada) and once there for some reason beyond our control like Canadian Government closing its border due to Covid19 for some time we get stuck in Antigua, who ends up paying for us to stay/eat in Antigua until the travel ban is lifted?
The trip is fully an Air Canada Vacations trip start to finish.
Thoughts ?
Mar 14, 2020, 12:32 am
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Mar 14, 2020, 1:08 am
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Well we were joking about this… but guess I found out the answer.
Spent one night at the Sheraton Maldives before flying out after a week at the St. Regis. We're now under Wuhan lockdown due to a guest having symptoms. They're keeping us locked down here until further notice.
So much for spending a quick overnight before my flight. Would've been nicer to still be stuck at St. Regis.
They're supposedly hosting us free with basic full board until we can get out.
Will I get nightly credit for this? Ughh.
Spent one night at the Sheraton Maldives before flying out after a week at the St. Regis. We're now under Wuhan lockdown due to a guest having symptoms. They're keeping us locked down here until further notice.
So much for spending a quick overnight before my flight. Would've been nicer to still be stuck at St. Regis.
They're supposedly hosting us free with basic full board until we can get out.
Will I get nightly credit for this? Ughh.
Mar 14, 2020, 2:04 am
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If your hotel were to be locked down, you will be asked to stay in your room AT ALL TIME. It's not like you can still enjoy the facilities (pool, gym, lounge, bars, restaurants). You stay in your room and they deliver basic standard meals (unless you pay extra out of your pocket) to your door. No house keeping, no room services. Does this sound fun to you?
Last edited by Mama; Mar 14, 2020 at 2:35 am
Mar 14, 2020, 2:22 am
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https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020...ir-force-base/ has a take on who pays.
An American living in China returned to the US with his daughter and they were in quarantine for some time. The bill came to the house of the guy’s mother and it amounts to something like $3500-5500. It’s not being covered by insurance from his employer in China. The majority of the cost was from an ambulance service.
An American living in China returned to the US with his daughter and they were in quarantine for some time. The bill came to the house of the guy’s mother and it amounts to something like $3500-5500. It’s not being covered by insurance from his employer in China. The majority of the cost was from an ambulance service.
Last edited by Mama; Mar 14, 2020 at 2:35 am
Mar 14, 2020, 2:37 am
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If your hotel were to be locked down, you will be asked to stay at your room AT ALL TIME. It's not like you can still enjoy the facilities (pool, gym, lounge, bars, restaurants). You stay in your room and they deliver basic standard meals (unless you pay extra out of your pocket) to your door. No house keeping, no room services. Does this sound fun to you?
But sure, it's not _actually_ desirable. It was a joke.
Which may have earned me some bad karma given the Sheraton lockdown I'm stuck in now…
Mar 14, 2020, 4:29 am
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Mar 14, 2020, 7:29 am
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If your hotel were to be locked down, you will be asked to stay in your room AT ALL TIME. It's not like you can still enjoy the facilities (pool, gym, lounge, bars, restaurants). You stay in your room and they deliver basic standard meals (unless you pay extra out of your pocket) to your door. No house keeping, no room services. Does this sound fun to you?
Mar 14, 2020, 10:24 pm
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Being in the hospitality industry most of my life, it is unfortunately not that simple because the bulk of the expenses for operating a property are the debt service (mortgage) and payroll--and you can't cut anything out on those. You could close all amenities, remove all housekeeping and laundry services and all free food and dent less than 10% of the monthly expenses needed to keep afloat.
Mar 14, 2020, 10:25 pm
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This typeically won't work because the second you extend your stay, the card is re-authorized and if it is rejected, the guest is contacted for an alternate payment method--standard operating procedure at any hotel front desk.