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Soumis par postiebrian le lun, 2010-05-24 13:01
I had a request from a lady from Argentina who along with here two sons was touring the UK asking if they could stay one night on the 15 May or there about,
I replied ok they did not turn up on the 15 May in fact they have not turned up at all.I think when you contact some one to stay with them a call to tell them your not arriving is comen curtsey
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RE: Visitors not turning up.
Hello,
I am a host and my last two sets of visitors did not receive my reply to their request email, which was sent through the warm showers site. I only found out about this when both sets of people tried to get in touch with me again. I am glad that they bothered to try again as they would probably think I was very rude as to not even respond.
Maybe this also happened with you too?
Send an email to ask them!
Regards,
Aisling P
Re: Vositors not showing up
I have been a member of WarmShowers for a while now (and have been hosted in Europe by wonderful WarmShowers hosts) but have more experience with hosting via HospitalityClub.org than with hosting via Warmshowers. My first WarmShowers guest showed up as expected. Just this past week, I was expecting my next WarmShowers guests on the date they had said they would be arriving, but they were a "no show". No call. No email. Nada. I finally emailed directly. Three days after the expected date I finally received an email telling me one of them got sick so the trip was cut short. OK, fine. But no notifications to the people who are expecting you (and have made all sorts of preparations and calendar adjustments in order to host you)?? Since some people don't seem to understand the concept Randy mentions (common courtesy), I have decided that, from here on out, I will have to INSIST on *regular* notifications from WarmShowers people who contact me -- if I don't hear from them that they ARE still coming, I will assume they ARE NOT coming. I have never had to do this with HospitalityClub folks. It makes me sad to have to even mention this to fellow WarmShowers folks. Does anyone have alternative approaches to ensuring respect for fellow WarmShowers members and their hospitality?? -- Glee
Re: Visitors not showing up
Hi Glee,
Sorry to hear about the unpleasant experience with your second warmshowers guest. Assuming that they have the capability to contact you, I also would have been unhappy in this situation.
My experience suggests that this is not a common phenomena however. While I have not hosted a lot (perhaps a dozen or so members) most of my guests have gone out of their way to keep me informed as to their expected arrival date/time.
There is something that you can do about this too. In every member's account you have the option to mark them "unresponsive". There is a paragraph in the FAQ on this topic (please see the Question "How do I mark a warmshowers host as "responsive" or as "unresponsive"?" under the third category "Account Features").
Regards,
Kevin
kevinoleary@warmshowers.org
Re: Visitors not showing up
Hi Kevin --
Yes. I considered marking them as "unresponsive" but since they finally responded to my enquiry as to whether they were still planning to show up or not, I figured that wasn't quite the same as "unresponsive". More like "irresponsible".
And I'm certainly glad to hear that WarmShowers "no shows" are uncommon. I keep touting the mutual benefit of hosting groups and I really don't want to have to change my tune!!
Cheers,
Glee
Re: Visitors not showing up
Hi Glee,
Since you had to initiate the communication when your prospective guests failed to show I believe that marking them "unresponsive" is justified. But this is your decision of course. The whole idea is to simply let other members know something about these folks based upon your experience with them.
Regards,
Kevin
AMEN!
You are absolutely right. And that kind of courtesy is a fundamental part of being a member of warmshowers.org.
-Randy