Posts by Category: Hotels

The Skinny Jim wants to book a specific hotel: The Paradisus on November 17-23. I suggest a few options to…

These days, hotel rooms come with a lot of amenities, but that doesn’t mean they’re perfect. There are still many ways…

Mystery shopping seems too good to be true: free hotels, discounted flights, and free swag, all in return for submitting…

In this article, I’ll talk about the best ways to book specific hotels at the best rate. Since you will be buying a specific hotel, you will want to play the booking engines against each other and literally have them fight for your business. This is different from when you are flexible on your hotel, where you have the hotels fight for your business.

As I have mentioned earlier, Hotwire is a great resource for booking hotels if you have some flexibility. In this article, I will show you some tips on ensuring you get the best value when booking a hotel through Hotwire.

In the previous article, I commented on how to get the information you need to have a successful booking. In this article, I will show you how to set up a strategy that you can implement when booking your hotel.

In this article, I’ll comment on how to make sure you get the best price for your Priceline hotel. Focus on doing the following 3 things: Establish a target zone, find any free re-bid zones, establish the highest price you should pay for your hotel room.

Priceline is a great way to access unused rooms through Name Your Own Price and Express Deals
Name your own price lets YOU dictate a price
Express Deals offers you a price at which you can buy the hotel
You buy a hotel based solely on neighbourhood, star level and dates
You find out the actual hotel once the reservation is made
Rooms a non-refundable once a reservation is made
Savings can be higher than 50% off rack rates in some situations