michael beeston

Very very nice...........send an email so we can talk a little more..Very best Michael and Rita.

Melbourne..Fun !!

Thanks "M" it was great with the Grandchildren.Wow !! A lot of work but good fun. I will send a few pics in the next few days.We are BUSY BUSY with All the apartments and Houses and so surprising, its Winter and the bookings are flowing in..Incredible !!

Take care and you also COME TO AUSSIE one day.Champagne on me and Rita x

My email is michaelbeeston@yahoo.com

Hi Katerinka.........................Nice to be back, we have been travelling  a lot lately, visiting the Grandchildren in Sydney and Melbourne and friends  in Dubai BUT back for a while and The Pinnacle is do-ing so bloody well I sometimes can not believe it..Really .Amazing !!  We are ONLY 3 short of 100 10,s in a row !! Fabulous  (come over one day and stay there , you would love it and of course two Yes two bottles of Champagne for you hahaha.

Back to reality..Yes !! I have to agree with what you say, I have been reading all the comments and am very surprised. Your comment number 2 is exactly what we did a few months ago  increased the price by 20% and gave away 15%  ( a normal price )

I know what it is like in the Philippines as I recruited staff there for Saudi many years ago.

I respect booking.com and ONLY use them BUT in reality I dont really get any additional  support from them except for their web page and I guess their TV and Commercial advertising BUT I do not really feel like a Partner with them JUST another Customer paying a commision to them...............Its not a problem for me and I would like this Community Partnership to tell Booking.com what we think and feel so things can IMPROVE.

For me a PARTNERSHIP is a bit like a marriage, you have to BOTH work on it for a MUTUAL Benefit.!!!

Its getting late time for a Champagne and another working day tomorrow.Good night to Katerinka/ "M"  and All our friends on the Community Partnership.

Hi Katerinka..................This is very difficult for we as Individual owners BUT booking.com as our PARTNERS should also help  NOt with promotions and Deals that ONLY make US give a cheaper price (such as Global Marketing/Chinese New Year Deals/School Holidays) to get the additional bookings........Why does Booking.com as OUR PARTNER ALSO give a little discount, it is ALWAYS Us who have to give a cheaper price to get additional bookings !!! and Booking ALWAYS still get their Commission...............I am not  Complaining BUT maybe Booking.com should look at other ways to HELP us..................Maybe if we give a 5% discount for a specific period then Booking ALSO gives US 5% discount on their commission.ISNT that what PARTNERSHIP is ALL about.............

Personnally I ONLY use Booking.com (not Stays/or AIRBNB) and I ONLY use them as a Booking Platform as they are a huge Worldwide WELL KNOWN  Brand.

I charge the guest with MY OWN Credit card machine (NOT booking.com facility) as a DEPOSIT and for the Full accomodation fee and NEVER have a problem/I write the letters/I do the meet and Greet/I dont use booking.com for any other thing BUt is is and has been exceptionally successful........ALTHOUGH I have used some of their promotions in the past it is NOT WORTH the deduction  in Price and Profit so if I want to change a price I do it myself.

I am somewhat dissapointed in the negative comments that are coming through on Community Partnership and can ONLY HOPE Booking.com is listening and WILL DO SOMETHING for US as their PARTNERS !!!.............Good Luck EVERYONE !!...Michael.

Wow !!!.Sounds like the complaints department instead of community partnership.Good Luck guys sorry to hear these stories !!!!

Ray..............I have to say I have been so impressed with booking.com this past 3 years and to see so much negativity is surprising to say the least.............I honestly hope you and ALL of us get some POSITIVE answers !!!!..Good Luck Ray............Michael.

Wow.I see a lot of negative stuff here.hopefully Booking can do something, there are many stories of cancelations and no shows and NO MONEY !! about you !!!..Do something (B.com) if you can.........Michael.