Feeling a tummy ache coming on?, using data supplied by reservation platform Seven Rooms, indicated that — faced with a potential cancellation fee — nearly a fifth of patrons would make up a family emergency and another fifth would feign illness in an attempt to get off the hook.
And if you don’t have a posse of hungry and spontaneous friends who are always game for stepping in to assume your place and save you the annoyance of a nonrefundable reservation?Read the fine print on the restaurant’s website. If you are not clear on the terms of a cancellation after supplying a credit card to secure your reservation, be sure to ask.Confirm the attendance of everyone in your group 48 hours in advance.
Advise a hot-ticket establishment of any additions, deletions, time changes or cancellations the day before — at minimum — to give them a chance to welcome other guests who will enjoy the table instead.when it comes to making a cancellation call. Though there must be truly mitigating circumstances for you to be blameless for calling to cancel mere minutes before your scheduled arrival, at least they can move on.
What is the point of this story? Do we really need to tell people stuff like this.