Glossary / phantom alert

phantom alert

(noun)

phantom alert (noun) — A false campsite alert (for a site or permit didn’t actually become available) triggered by a booking system change, update, or glitch.This event causes a site/permit to momentarily switch status from Reserved to Available, and then back to Reserved.The campsite availability checker (rightly) sees this change and produces an alert.

A false campsite alert (for a site or permit didn’t actually become available) triggered by a booking system change, update, or glitch.This event causes a site/permit to momentarily switch status from Reserved to Available, and then back to Reserved.The campsite availability checker (rightly) sees this change and produces an alert. However, this is a false alert as the site wasn’t actually available.

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What is phantom alert?

A false campsite alert (for a site or permit didn’t actually become available) triggered by a booking system change, update, or glitch.This event causes a site/permit to momentarily switch status from Reserved to Available, and then back to Reserved.The campsite availability checker (rightly) sees this change and produces an alert. However, this is a false alert as the site wasn’t actually available.

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