I guess I am not following your drift here..
Joey Bloggs said:
I guess I am not following your drift here.
I guess it's a hard question to answer. Given we are getting calls for guests who want to book one night on a 'holiday' weekend but those same guests don't 'get' it's a holiday, I was wondering what particular holidays that everyone 'knows' about for one reason or another (like the PO or bank is closed) surprise guests when they finally find a place that celebrates them?
Conversely, you go somewhere on what is a 'big' CELEBRATED holiday in your area (a holiday everyone knows about for the same reasons as above) and the area you go to doesn't get what the fuss is about.
Like being amazed that Savannah has the second largest St Patrick's Day celebration in the US. Who knew? Well, Georgians presumably, but not New Yorkers given my parents' amazement when they couldn't find a room anywhere.
St P's day is on calendars. But how many guests would expect it to be a big celebration? How many would be disappointed to find out it's no big deal in one location or that hotels are packed to the rafters in another?
It's like finding out Arizona doesn't change their clocks. Who knew? Why would I know that? Unless I call AZ a lot or have biz contacts or relatives, it's a blip for me. So, I'd be surprised to be staying there on a 'clock-changing' weekend and nothing happened. Not that anyone 'celebrates' that, but it's on the calendar and in the paper around here and 'something' happens. (Heck, it's even in the church bulletin!)
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