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Re:United Airlines piloting technology to manage the problem... by Someone on Thursday July 13, 2017 @02:58AM (#14759279)
Airlines are different: people typically visit web sites to compare prices, not service.

I think you'll find hotels targeting backpackers overbook, too (if they allow reservations, at all)

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Re:United Airlines piloting technology to manage the problem... by thomasahle on Thursday July 13, 2017 @03:49AM (#14759490)
How would that work? So you arrive at your hotel, they tell you it's overbooked and you can sleep there for free the day after? That's hardly useful.
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Re:United Airlines piloting technology to manage the problem... by jaclaz on Thursday July 13, 2017 @05:15AM (#14759845)
No, when it happens they find you another hotel room in a nearby hotel and either drive you there or have you driven there on a cab.

But is not at all common, and when it happens it is more likely that the reason is not overbooking, but rather some incident (like a mistake in the bookings, a bathroom found leaking just before the customer arrival, a couple that booked a twin and then arrived with a 17 year old "kid", etc.)

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