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I concur! When you book via Agoda.com you get points that can be used toward future bookings. It’s effectively a 4% rebate, so even if the hotel can match the
by sorbits 14y ago
I concur!
When you book via Agoda.com you get points that can be used toward future bookings. It’s effectively a 4% rebate, so even if the hotel can match the Agoda price, it’s still a better deal to book it via Agoda, that said, in the past I would often ask the hotel, before booking, if they could match the Agoda price, and more often than not, the answer was no.
Despite my best efforts, I did not succeed in getting an explanation of this policy.
In the case of Agoda, they do not buy the rooms in advance.
- lotsofpulp 14y agoDid you ask to speak with a manager or someone in sales? Most desk clerks are minimum wage employees who won't go out of their way to make a sale, but any competent manager would never forgo cutting out a middleman.
- sarvinc 14y agoI'm not sure this is what people usually mean when they say "cutting out the middle man." Here the hotel and you are actually using the services of a middleman without then paying.
- sorbits 14y agoA few times I was given the phone number / business card of someone who may have been able to provide me with a better discount than what the checkin staff was authorized to offer. I never bothered following up on that though, as it seemed more hassle than just booking via Agoda.