Hoteliers unhappy over holiday shift

20 October 2012 03:15 am

Several hotels and guest houses in the South are said to be facing difficulties following the government’s decision to shift the public holiday in view of the Haj Festival from October 26 to October 27.

Owners of such hotels told the Daily Mirror that some of their clients were calling for a revision or cancellation of their bookings. They said clients who had booked rooms for October 26 now wanted to shift their bookings to October 27 which has triggered the problem since most rooms had been already booked by other clients for October 27.

They said some clients had cancelled their bookings and sought the return their advance payments.

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Oct 27 is a Public and Bank holiday