What to do when guests blackmail your hotel with bad reviews
While the old saying may claim there’s no such thing as a free lunch, that doesn’t stop some unscrupulous guests from blackmailing freebies out of hotel management.
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Stuart is a freelance journalist, copywriter and media developer with over 10 years' experience in communications. His passion for travel and tourism has seen him work with high-profile clients like South African Tourism, Fodor's Travel Guides, City Sightseeing, The Grand Daddy Hotel, Collection McGrath, Kruger Lowveld Tourism and the Gauteng Tourism Authority.
While the old saying may claim there’s no such thing as a free lunch, that doesn’t stop some unscrupulous guests from blackmailing freebies out of hotel management.
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