Reserve America policies
Am very upset about cancelation policy. I cancelled a reservation a full month before my arrival date and was charged $10. When we reserved through the state parks proper (before the contract was give...
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phillyg wrote:Durb wrote:
I wish the cancellation fee were higher. People get on line and reserve all their contingency spots in case they might want to go, thus filling up the parks with unfulfilled reservations. Those who really want to stay are shut out even though sites will be ultimately available. They will cancel a few days in advance, pay a couple of bucks The site will go empty and a family that needs to plan ahead will stay home. Should be a $50 cancellation fee in my mind.
Except it appears the OP isn't one of those folks to whom you refer. He tried to cancel a month in advance! You do realize some folks have bona fide reasons to have to cancel, don't you?
Doesn't matter if reason is legit or just silly the fees still applies.
There is someone out there that lost out because they believed the site was being used.
The fees are there to maintain the integrity of the system. Without the fees and penalties people would constantly game the system.
In short there would be a lot of chaos and abuse of the policies.
Penalty fees are a good thing. I also agree they could be higher
