Alibi Ike
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Because it's really not a good vacation if I don't learn something!
I had one week to spend. It's the same with many of my guests. One week of vacation is ALL they have. No redo later on in the year if it wasn't 'perfect'. (Perfect meaning different things to different people.) No second opportunity to go somewhere else and have a better time.
So, what I learned from that is it was the people I encountered who had the biggest impact on how my vacation was going. Not the price of the gas, not the bumpiness of the plane, not the endless driving here and there. And, it was the comfort of the rooms I booked that helped me rest and be ready for the next day.
It was the friendly park rangers (even tho they were unsure if they would be working in the coming weeks), the helpful clerks at the car rental, the people in the elevators, the breakfast waitresses, the manager at Taco Bell who gave me the wrong drink and came right to my table with the correct drink and apologized for the mistake. It was the housekeeping staff that took pride in the rooms and made sure they were tidied every day.
THIS is what I have to provide here for my guests. A pleasant encounter, a comfortable room, a fun environment and great food. Because, like me, a LOT of people only get one vacation/year, if they even get that. And I CAN influence it being the best (or the worst) vacation they have. (Influence only. I can't help overall grumpy attitude!)
I had one week to spend. It's the same with many of my guests. One week of vacation is ALL they have. No redo later on in the year if it wasn't 'perfect'. (Perfect meaning different things to different people.) No second opportunity to go somewhere else and have a better time.
So, what I learned from that is it was the people I encountered who had the biggest impact on how my vacation was going. Not the price of the gas, not the bumpiness of the plane, not the endless driving here and there. And, it was the comfort of the rooms I booked that helped me rest and be ready for the next day.
It was the friendly park rangers (even tho they were unsure if they would be working in the coming weeks), the helpful clerks at the car rental, the people in the elevators, the breakfast waitresses, the manager at Taco Bell who gave me the wrong drink and came right to my table with the correct drink and apologized for the mistake. It was the housekeeping staff that took pride in the rooms and made sure they were tidied every day.
THIS is what I have to provide here for my guests. A pleasant encounter, a comfortable room, a fun environment and great food. Because, like me, a LOT of people only get one vacation/year, if they even get that. And I CAN influence it being the best (or the worst) vacation they have. (Influence only. I can't help overall grumpy attitude!)