And warn them about the surcharges on using hotel phones to phone home... a couple of thousand dollars went woosh because of an Important Family Celebration. much less of a problem these days, admittedly. Hotel phones don't do video. Lloyd Wood lloyd.wood@xxxxxxxxxxx > On 31 Jul 2023, at 15:21, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Actually, if you're dealing with grad students from another > country, for example, you can't assume people are accustomed > to reserving accommodations, while avoiding scams and ripoffs