Keeping a cash-based repeat guest policy from the PO's. Should have gone with gifts instead of money. Slowly phasing the policy out. It was easy to keep track of but too expensive to implement in the long run..
Please explain this. I always thought cash was good. Do you not like having it on hand?
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Gingerbread Latte said:
Please explain this. I always thought cash was good. Do you not like having it on hand?
The PO's did a cash discount. That's what I meant. Stay 2 days, get 10% off the 3rd night. Or, stay 4 nights, get the 5th free. That sort of thing. As prices have gone up, 10% off is a lot of money; free nights are a lot of money. A small giftie for under $10 would have saved a fortune over the years. A lot of guests have said they'd have stayed without the discount. So, I feel like I've given $10-15k away over the years. It's great to have repeats, but I could have done it for a lot less. Don't sell yourself short by thinking the PO's were better or no one will want to stay with you.
Set your own policy and just go with it.
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