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I've tried to do this for years and ultimately been disappointed. Even on my latest hotel booking, the direct quote was 20% more than Expedia and that's not an
by tobyjsullivan 3y ago
I've tried to do this for years and ultimately been disappointed. Even on my latest hotel booking, the direct quote was 20% more than Expedia and that's not an isolated incident.
I suspect this is partly predatory pricing on behalf of Expedia (charge the hotel 30%, discount the price 20%, get all the bookings and take the difference.) Yet I really can't justify spending the extra $400 to stand the moral high ground. Seems like something the hotels need to work out.
They used to at least offer the same price and add in little things like "free wifi" and breakfast. I haven't seen that offer since the pre-covid years.
- Gustomaximus 3y agoA few times Ive literally used an aggregator booking site at the lobby desk after asking to stay longer, and the hotels price is higher than online. I've assumed they do this as a combination of lazy tax plus they don't want to undercut aggregators as these might stop showing them if they know people will go direct to the hotel after searching.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoRefusing to accept more money is just bad hotel management or ownership not aligning incentives properly.
- Aeolun 3y agoHmm, I guess I just only ever book through the hotel directly, so I never feel like I’m missing out. I don’t even know what the non-hotel pricing is. On the other hand, that always includes free wifi and breakfast.