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Originally Posted by PIMking
They and others like them (hotels.com, Orbitz.com, travelocity.com) all set up reservations through my hotel. They pay us like 45-55 for a room and charge the guest about 79-85 when our normal rate was 89. I would tell them it would be best to call a hotel and reserve a room themselves because they could get a better deal.
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In some cases yes. But I've also paid $50-60 on Priceline or Hotwire for rooms that go for $150-200 directly from the hotel. I guess sometimes it isn't cheaper than booking directly, but everytime I've used Priceline or Hotwire it's been for less than the standard room rate.