Overbooking is a common practice in the hospitality industry. What are the pros and cons of overbooking? Is overbooking ethical?

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Pros: Helps hotel to achieve 100% occupancy, Maximize expected venue, Long term revenue and profit increase, low risk method to increase profitability and Compensation are cheaper than leaving a room empty
Cons: loss of hotel reputation, alternative arrangement for guests might be more expensive, may revive negative review online ,

The purposeful and deliberate act of overbooking runs counter to any acceptable standard of ethical business practice. In addition to the practice being ripe with serious legal, contractual and consumer protection violations, overbooking forces hospitality personnel into making conscious immoral and unethical choices.

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