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Unless you do a “mystery” deal, where you can save a ton in exchange for some uncertainty. It’s always worked pretty well for me, tbh.
by Scoundreller 4y ago
Unless you do a “mystery” deal, where you can save a ton in exchange for some uncertainty.
It’s always worked pretty well for me, tbh.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoThose are called opaque rates in the business, but not comparable to being able to reserve a hotel room directly via a website for less than the hotel’s own website.
- Scoundreller 4y agoIt does mean when people/hotels say “you’ll get the lowest/best rates direct so don’t use an OTA”, that’s a lie/not exactly true. They don’t like it when you book through a travel agent, but they really have a love/hate opinion when you book an express/mystery deal
- lotsofpulp 4y agoA reasonable context of “you’ll get the lowest/best rates direct so don’t use an OTA” is reserving a specific type of room at a specific hotel at a specific time. It is unusual to be willing to gamble on which hotel one is reserving in exchange for an uncertain amount of savings.
- Scoundreller 4y agoThey usually publish what the discount is, but yes, there is uncertainty in which hotel you’re getting.