The thoughtful Director's quest is so cute! Sadly I can't play it because Sky doesn't want to open :')

Hive lords are practically guaranteed on D10 and only planets marked to have them. Hellmire is the only other planet I know of with them.

Caves are/were Oshaune only so if it's no longer open you will have to wait. 

Oshaune has both

Hive lords only show up on hive worlds (the only one of which we have access to being Oshaune) or planets that have them directly marked as a specialized enemy force similar to how predator strain is shown on the map. Cave maps are currently only on hive worlds (Oshaune).

I don't have a clear answer for you but I will say that I have found airbnb support to be pretty inconsistent depending on who happens to pick up the phone or reply to your message. So don't give up, just keep calling until you get someone who is reasonable.

Obviously it's ridiculous to pay for two stays which were booked for the same nights. The first house was unusable and you should not pay for it. The discount on the second house covered only the inconvenience you dealt with.

Good luck!

Keep contacting Airbnb to make sure you get your refund for the first place.

This is a credit card dispute that you would 100% win, if it comes to that. You paid for something you never received.

If it were me, I would send a message to Airbnb giving them 24 hours to confirm your refund of the first reservation. Let them know that tomorrow you are initiating a dispute with your cc company.

See if that helps. Good luck! 🎈

That is a nightmare. Were you not refunded? Is that the issue?

The host should have canceled the booking before you arrived. Because the host knew that the property was not ready for a guest.

Honestly it doesn't matter that the host wasn't involved in the drug use. It's his property and the drugs were there. He's responsible that his property is in proper condition for a guest, and obviously it wasn't. And the host knew that.

It is awful when a guest leaves an Airbnb so trashed that it can't be made ready in time for the next guest.

Unfortunately this is part of hosting. All hosts can only hope that it does not happen to them.

Had I been the host, I would have sadly told the next guest they had to find another place, and then gone after the previous guest with everything possible to get them to pay for both the cleanup and the lost reservation. I would be scorched earth on that.

Here's the guidance again on pestering Airbnb to follow their own policies and do the right thing.

At least two support threads a day should be opened. At least two phone calls per day must be made.

Narrow your evidence and your ask -- that is, make it a short read and stick to the main points of finding drugs and having to move -- and insist on escalation always.

Every time somebody's going to get back to you and solve your problem, you will never hear from them again. Don't wait on anyone to get back to you. Keep following up on your own.

The phone is where you can be most insistent that this has to be escalated. Again, when you do get to the next level and they say they will get back to you, don't stop contacting them. You will again probably never hear from them again.

You have to be relentless and not miss a day. At some point your refund may come through, it may not even be announced.

Good luck.

There were quite a few responses from the sub when I posted this a few months ago. Essentially it's a long, genetic list of ideas for saving money in hotels... https://www.reddit.com/r/gowildfrontier/s/UM1CWDTCcK

Others will chime in, but I have found I rarely book lodging after arrival. When I do, cashing in loyalty points is most common, followed by Hotwire/ hotels tonight/Priceline. Having a backup flight to a day before GW booking is one reason it is rare, using the pass to stay with friends or family is another

Hot tip (don't ask me how I know): Costa Rica requires proof of lodging at the immigration desk.

Travel insurance, annual plan. Well worth it. I use Allianz but there are many plans out there. My mid-level plan is about $250/year.

Stay loyal to a hotel site. Expedia has had the best deals for me plus free vip upgrades for certain hotels.

The above^. Honestly, if I see it online and depending on the circumstance- how last minute- I’ll call them and ask if they’ll match it IRL. They will. That way any extension or any other issues can handled directly through the hotel not through the third party.

Hoteltonight app

Usually like hotels.com but I think last min deals are a myth tbh

This is something I can chime in on! Been doing this for the past year and flew round trip international biz class twice. So 4 flights total. I purposely waited til T-30 to start looking and setting up alerts. Around T-7 is when they usually triggered.

Yes it’s risky. And in peak months (June, July, Dec) this probably won’t work. But it’s worked for me. All at low points costs too. Polaris 75k, Asiana 75k, JAL 59k.

Did it once, sort of. Many years ago I had a trip setup and there was an attempted coup in Turkey. Happened less than 10 days before the trip, and we had already decided that we were still going after an airport “explosion incident” (after that, with all the international attention and law enforcement, figured it’d be among the safest places ever…). The tanks rolling on the Bosphorus sealed the deal as a no-go. Called the airline, got a rep that was great and happily refunded the miles and money. Wife and I just started searching for something fun during those dates. Already had the time off, so we made a game out of it. Within 48 hours we planned and booked an AMAZING trip to western Italy. Naples and the islands off of it (Ischia will forever be in my head). Got a great deal on an FHR resort (probably trying to fill non-reserved rooms) and just had a blast. All lie flat biz with great food and service. Worked out really well for us but I think you need to have the right mindset (with so little time to plan you’ll miss something, just shrug it off). We’ve thought about doing it again (on purpose this time) but have too many trips planned (or that friends invited us on) to do it yet.

Airline employees and family/friends who have free travel passes but have to fly standby

Yes this is me.

Just took a two week trip to Asia. Booked the final outgoing flight (JAL J A350 direct) about a week out. Had been booking and rebooking 1-stop and non-stop flights for a few weeks until the exact one I wanted showed up.

Booked the flight from country 1 to country 3 (overnight layover in #2) a few days before we flew it. Had booked and re-booked a few times as well.

Flight home (2 legs in Thai J + ANA The Room) from country 3 one day late, after booking the itinerary just after midnight - about 16 hours before the first flight segment departed.

All hotels were booked the day of check-in.

Since hotels are usually cancelable without a fee up to 24h before check in, I usually just book the hotel and wait for the close-in flights. Haven’t had to cancel a trip yet, though it’s sometimes taken creative routing to get there

You can set up alerts on seats.aero but it may require a membership.

It's never been a problem, but I am not picky; any reasonably priced hotel with a Google rating above 4.5 works for me. Also, look for hotels that allow you to cancel up to a day before arrival to maximize your cancellation window.

That's how my friends and I have done Japan trips, book refundable Y and grab J at T-14

I've been to Socorro twice in the past six years. Both were booked at LEAST a year in advance. Many liveaboards require deposits that early to guarantee their slot. So if you're expecting to just show up and get on a boat, good luck. You might be able to work with the boat operator directly on Liveaboard.com but often time, a group charters the entire boat and fills it up with their divers.

What you can do is if you can find out what shops are chartering the boat, reach out to them to see if they have an open spot on the boat at the time you want to go. I've actually done that with much smaller outings.

It will be more expensive than dealing with the boat directly because oftentimes, the dive shop will charge more so they can go for free or at a much-reduced discount.

I'd try reaching out to Bluewater travel. They've been good to me and travel agents can sometimes get you in if there are cancellations or changes that you can't get on the websites.

I have booked mine a year ago but at the time, I had noticed some deal. There can be some cancellations along the way. Maybe contact directly the operators. I’m going with Nautilus Liveaboard.

There’s a male share available on December 14th and 1 person left on January January 15th on the Nautilus Under Sea. No discount though.

Ask Liveaboard.com to assist you. Their customer service has been amazing so far.

I would probably just call an agent, give them my dates, and have them pull back the best options from their system. In the US I don’t know how it works, but we have a lot of great websites in Canada that let you search fairly last minute. 

Be sure to use a cashback portal, I like Swagbucks, but you can use Rakuten, Capital One, etc. You can often get 5% back redeemable for prepaid gift cards booking through sites like Expedia or Priceline. Book refundable reservations so you can cancel if you see a really good one last second. Be flexible and know your way around booking on the various sites and what resorts you're wanting.

https://www.cheapcaribbean.com

https://www.funjet.com/steal-of-a-deal/

What’s going to kill you last minute is the airfare. You’ll want to find an agent that works with air consolidators that have access to bulk fares that waive advance purchase requirements - the one I use most is Delta Vacations (if you’re in a Delta market, no one is going to beat them for last minute DL flights) but there are others out there too.

Find someone who is responsive and can get you turned around quickly when you inquire - this is a place where building a relationship with someone would be great for all parties because they’ll get to know you and what you like/don’t like to be able to keep an eye on deals for you and make the process smoother for all involved.

I usually check travel apps for last-minute deals and go somewhere nearby to save time and money.