Incremental cancellation penalty
This looks interesting. I really hope it works to discourage folks who are gaming the reservation system. Michigan State Parks New Policy
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Washington state went to this system a couple of years ago and I have been burned by it twice already. If you want to get a site at a popular state park on a holiday weekend, you have to reserve it at 7:00 AM, 9 months before the date you want to arrive. Twice I made reservations 9 months in advance, and then 6 months later, I had to cancel due to circumstances beyond my control. It really PO'ed me to pay a 40 or 50% cancellation fee. Clearly, I wasn't trying to "game" the system. I guess it was just a situation where a rule meant to punish the guilty also punished the innocent. But I still don't like it.
