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Summary
The host discusses his approach to handling discount requests from guests. He shares a strategy of telling guests that he believes his price is too low for the dates they are looking to book and that he is going to have to raise the price, but that he will honor the price they are seeing temporarily. Then he asks the guest to let him know if they will not book, so he can raise the price.
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