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[ALERT] To anyone who booked their trip through 1800Hotels.com - Chapter 11 filing...

Discussion in 'Star Wars Celebrations' started by Grimby , Jul 18, 2010.

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  1. Grimby

    Grimby Technical Consultant & Former Head Admin star 7 Staff Member Administrator

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    This will come as very bad news to anyone who used 1800Hotels to book their hotel reservations.

    On July 15th, 1800Hotels announced on their web site that they had filed for Chapter 11 protection. According to articles found here, here, and here, the company had stopped paying the wholesalers it uses to book hotel reservations. In short, the wholesalers turned around and stopped booking reservations, and also started canceling reservations they had previously made.

    As of Wednesday the 14th, a bankruptcy court ruling had put a temporary restraining order on the wholesalers preventing them from any further reservation cancellations. No word though on what this means for those whose reservations were already canceled.

    If you booked your hotel through 1800Hotels.com, call the hotel immediately to see if your reservation has been canceled or if it was ever made. A spokesperson for 1800Hotels' parent company recommends contacting your bank or credit card company to dispute the charges.
     
    Grimby , Jul 18, 2010
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  2. DarthBreezy

    DarthBreezy Chosen One star 6

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    *AURRRRRRRRRG***

    More the idea of what kind of hells this will cause at work....

    Wait - different from Hotels.com, but still...
     
    DarthBreezy, Jul 18, 2010
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  3. Eric Geller

    Eric Geller TFN Staff Emeritus star 1 VIP

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    Got this posted on TFN so hopefully anyone who was affected can work this out.
     
    Eric Geller, Jul 18, 2010
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  4. Grimby

    Grimby Technical Consultant & Former Head Admin star 7 Staff Member Administrator

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    Thanks Eric! I was actually thinking of contacting you anyway.
     
    Grimby , Jul 18, 2010
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  5. Eric Geller

    Eric Geller TFN Staff Emeritus star 1 VIP

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    No problem! I live to serve. (Well, just to post. I mean, "serve" is a bit excessive...) [face_peace]
     
    Eric Geller, Jul 18, 2010
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  6. nnaydolem

    nnaydolem Jedi Master star 6

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    Yes yes your welcome for the information...i hope that our misfortune is not shared. :(
     
    nnaydolem, Jul 18, 2010
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  7. StarkillerWill

    StarkillerWill Jedi Youngling

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    Is this the same site as the "OnPeak" reservation system? I just tried calling the hotel I'm booked at and they had no record of any reservation..."the dark side clouds everything!"
     
    StarkillerWill, Jul 18, 2010
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  8. Grimby

    Grimby Technical Consultant & Former Head Admin star 7 Staff Member Administrator

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    Thankfully no. You might want to call the number in your confirmation email during normal business hours to see what the status of your reservation is.
     
    Grimby , Jul 18, 2010
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  9. StarkillerWill

    StarkillerWill Jedi Youngling

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    Will do thanks!
     
    StarkillerWill, Jul 18, 2010
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  10. Amidala081499

    Amidala081499 Jedi Master star 3

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    Ok...I am confused. I used the Star Wars Housing Link to make my reservations. Is this the same company?
     
    Amidala081499, Jul 18, 2010
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  11. Grimby

    Grimby Technical Consultant & Former Head Admin star 7 Staff Member Administrator

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    No, this is a completely different company. This is like if maybe you looked around at other web sites besides the official Celebration housing site (like PriceLine, Orbitz, or HotWire) and found a cheaper rate for your hotel, then decided to book through that web site instead. It's not every day that a travel booking site goes bankrupt and cancels their customers' reservations, so this comes as quite a shock.
     
    Grimby , Jul 19, 2010
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  12. echo-3

    echo-3 Former RSA star 4 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    The hotels won't have records of your reservation until July 21, that's when the housing block will notify all of them. If after July 22 they have no recourd of your RSVP , then I might worry.
     
    echo-3, Jul 19, 2010
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  13. Grimby

    Grimby Technical Consultant & Former Head Admin star 7 Staff Member Administrator

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    I assume you're referring to those that booked through the Celebration site?
     
    Grimby , Jul 19, 2010
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  14. echo-3

    echo-3 Former RSA star 4 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Yes, I called the housing block (cant remember there name) and was told the hotels will be notified on July 21.
     
    echo-3, Jul 19, 2010
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  15. Mr_Mundi

    Mr_Mundi Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I noticed the site is back up and running.
    If anyone booked through them, I hope it means that you won't have trouble getting your money back or the room you paid for.


    On a similar case. I booked through Hotel-Board.com and experienced the same thing. When I checked with the hotel my room was cancelled. No communication, so I had to make a new booking. Staying in town for 2 weeks, so I couldn't use the official channels.
    Anyway, if anyone else booked through Hotel-Board.com I suggest you check up with your hotel.
     
    Mr_Mundi, Jul 26, 2010
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