We've got guests already booking accommodation near to the inn - it's a complete nightmare.

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Registration begins on Thursday and booking accommodation early is important.

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The focus on peer-to-peer room rental sets Airbnb apart from other accommodation-booking services are targets a different type of client.

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The other advantage of booking early is that you get the widest choice of accommodation and can spend a bit of time researching different places to ensure you have the best holiday possible, rather than making a snap decision at the last minute that's quite possibly going to be the wrong decision.

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While some people have been making their own accommodation arrangements - so far the figures for groups booking through official channels show 40, 000 bed nights have been reserved, about a quarter of the target set in April last year.

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