The new cancellation policy could make changes difficult for some business travelers. Sarah Howell,

It s a truism that the financial times are still tough, around the globe. One sign is the change in policy of high-end hotel chains that previously offered last-minute free cancellation as late as the evening of the reservation. That will make more rooms available at competitive rates for travellers cheap last minute travel to the caribbean needing last-minute bookings. It won t suit business travellers who by definition require a whole lot more flexibility than the proposed changes might offer. MS
As of January cheap last minute travel to the caribbean 1, 2015, last-minute will mean by midnight the night before, or a penalty of one night s stay at Hilton Worldwide and  Marriott International, which operate about 8,000 hotels. Previously, many offered free cancellation as late as the evening of the reservation.
Other chains cheap last minute travel to the caribbean have yet to announce such changes. Many hotels within chains have varying policies. Some allow cancellations as late as 6 pm the night the reservation was to start, and others cheap last minute travel to the caribbean require 24 hours or more notice in advance.
At IHG hotels, which include cheap last minute travel to the caribbean InterContinental,  Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn, spokeswoman  Monica Brosman said individual properties set their own cancellation cheap last minute travel to the caribbean policies. Other chains, including Wyndham and Starwood, direct guests to terms set by the hotels they reserve.
The new cancellation policy cheap last minute travel to the caribbean could make changes difficult for some business travelers.  Sarah Howell, 33, of  Austin,  Texas, said she often makes hotel choices based on which one has a more generous cancellation policy.
This policy just doesn t allow for the flexibility a business traveler needs, Howell said.  I have status cheap last minute travel to the caribbean with Hilton, plus they consistently cheap last minute travel to the caribbean have properties near where I need to visit. I m not ready to change brands over it.
At Manhattan cheap last minute travel to the caribbean s Benjamin hotel, for example, rooms for a night in mid-December ranged from $263 with no-cancellation to a flexible rate of $329 for a room that could be canceled without penalty at 6 pm the night before the reservation. At the JW Marriott Marquis Miami, a non-refundable room was $314, while a room that could be canceled without penalty cheap last minute travel to the caribbean until 6 pm  the day of the reservation was $349.
If you are thrown off course by bad weather or travel delays, contact the hotel you have reserved and explain the situation. That could lead to a penalty-free cancellation, or another resolution so you do not pay for a night s stay in a room you will not use.
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Marika Sboros started her career in South Africa at the Rand Daily Mail as a general news reporter, covering politics and religion, and later, sub-editor, layout, writer and editor on health and lifestyle. She worked at The Star as health and lifestyle editor, cheap last minute travel to the caribbean then moved to Business Day as Health News editor, commuting between Johannesburg and London. Marika joined BizNews as an Associate in February 2014, and writes and edits on health and wellbeing in body and mind. She has done freelance broadcasting cheap last minute travel to the caribbean on radio, has a BA degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, and is a student of Chinese and Japanese martial arts.
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