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Beware of priceline.com

We have friends from Italy visiting. We helped them make hotel reservations in Florida, not realizing at the time that a hurricane would be arriving when they were there.

We attempted to get a cancellation and refund from Priceline.com for one night they were to spend in Daytona Beach. Priceline refuses to cancel and refund even though the government has asked that people not enter the area. In fact they are evacuating.

Another reservation was made on cheaptickets.com and they immediately agreed to cancel and refund.

So, beware of Priceline, even their “insurance” will not cover such an event.

At one time, APCO’s membership had a fair number of technicians and other “radio” people. Some still maintain their memberships out of habit, and usually when the agency is paying the dues anyway.

Today, all you have to do is read their magazine to know that APCO is almost 100% dispatchers, or “telecommunicators”. Most of the membership is not even familiar with this issue and those who are don’t understand it.

It is no wonder that APCO can align with Nextel and not be called out by their membership.

I attempted to discuss this at a chapter meeting and was harshly reprimanded for “saying something negative about an ANI vendor that we all have to work with.”

The APCO membership only knows the carriers from the “supplier of ANI data” side of things.