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Andre
September 28th, 2003, 07:50 PM
...Birmingham Alabama?

I have to go there soon on business. I won't have very much time to myself, so I'm wondering if I should bring my camera or not.

Is there anything there worth photographing?

Thanks
Andre
Wichita Wayne
September 28th, 2003, 08:03 PM
Goto:

http://www.bcvb.org

But what ever you do do not use expedia.com. The ripped us off for $70 last month. We used them to reserve a non-smoking room in Chicago. Then when we called to confirm the reservation the hotel said they had no non-smoking rooms an we would have to stay in a smoking room. My son has asthma and cannot stay in a smoking room without having an attack. Expedia said that we would have to pay half the room rent to cancel the reservation. Even though they sold me a product that did not exist I still had to pay half. I tried to contact them but they said that the "fine print" applied and that it was just tough-$hit. I also got a real run around when I tried to contact a manager to complain. I promised the manager that I would personally divert at least 5 times the $70 that they wrongfully charged me. I am also going to write the state consummer fraud division.

So guys do me a personal favor and NEVER USE EXPEDIA.COM
Andre
September 28th, 2003, 08:41 PM
Thanks Wayne. That site looks useful.

I do listen to peoples' bad experience with companies, and do pay attention. I'll avoid 'em.
Steve Wynn
September 30th, 2003, 06:42 AM
Wayne,

Consider my diversion from Expedia done. I was going to use them today for a trip next month and you changed my mind.

Steve
S_Leeper
October 2nd, 2003, 09:27 PM
They have a zoo.
http://www.birminghamzoo.com/index.html
Andre
October 3rd, 2003, 04:59 PM
Well, I just got back. There was actually no time for photos. It didn't look like there was too much to snap. Unfortunately, I didn't have time for the zoo. I had about 2 hours for myself. I took more pictures of clouds from the plane!
Sleeping Bear
October 28th, 2003, 08:40 PM
Consider me gone from expedia.com after hearing what they did to Wayne. Hey, Wayne, maybe you should send them an email with the link to this page just so they can see what their wonderful customer service has done for them.

Sleeping Bear (but not at a hotel gained through expedia.com)

Ron