George's Hotel Booking Hacks
George’s Hotel Booking Hacks
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I'm late to this post, but I'm from Canada and I'm struggling booking a hotel without a credit card! Please help! I used to be able to put a cash deposit down, now they won't let you book without a credit card on file 😢 HELP!!!
Ok but at what point do you find out which hotel you booked? After you arrive? 😅
Thank you, George 👍
George loves to talk over her, it's so annoying. And Rachel is so used to it she'll stop talking immediately and listen.
Third party reservations can backfire on you quickly. I have hotel memberships and pretty much stick to one of two brands. Members get a small discount, but with consistent usage they know me and if there is something like a last minute change, I usually have no issues. I choose hotel chains I know will be clean, etc. I am picky about the clean thing and I have had cheap have the not so clean. If they are not full, it is not unusual to get an upgrade at no extra charge.
God I love her. And I don't know why.
Om the express deal more than likely it's the cheapest of the 3 they are showing
My upgrade hack is when i go to a hotel, I take the cover of the thermostat off and put a paperclip between R + C terminals. That blows a tiny fuse but after they come up to fix it, I do it again. Makes it seem like there is some sort of short in the AC unit and BOOM, upgrade for my inconvenience
I thought George only booked travel through Costco…
My dad used to work as a Project Manager for a large clothing chain in the 90s. He constantly travelled, so he literally had a booklet of individual hotel contact cards to book direct.
This is the opposite of a hack. Can you guess who owns travel arrow? Its priceline
I see you at the same hotel chain every opportunity I can we’re traveling for business and then I get to stay there with my points for free on vacation
My hotel hack is a Ramsey favorite… credit card points! Haha
Third party sites are the worst. You have no protection and it’s much harder to cancel
Can. I. Go. Inside. Rachel.
these guys are millionaires and looking for these little deals on hotels. give me a break.
NOPE. I don't to call and haggel. I just want a good price. I too have "hacked" to get a decent price. I don't want to badger some front desk employee that was just hired two weeks ago. I just want a room at a decent price and will use the computer algorithym to my advantage.
By the way…what is the relationship between George and Rachel? It is weird.
Oh I thought he was going to say Costco 😂
Weak content…never last
No! I have always loved you all. Please don’t ruin the love by telling people to go to a third party travel agent. Especially not Priceline!
Book direct and save.
All you are doing is feeding the beast.
The third party charges same rates as the hotel. (Except the opaque stuff like Priceline express).
The third party then keeps 15-20% from the hotel for providing the booking.
They barely do anything. They don’t have the same overhead. They take that money and turn it right back into advertising and suppress legitimate hotel advertising.
He is beautiful the more I see him the more beautiful he becomes he seems like he would be a great dad and husband 😍❤🎉
My husband will figure out the hotel! 😅
There used to be a sister site that would tell you all the hotels but it's been years
runs to look up kimton hivinti is
Rewards rewards rewards… bw+ even is giving away free nights to promote their rebranding.
Coming from someone that worked front desk at a hotel, priceline etc you will essentially pay going rates, and you can’t cancel or change your reservation through the hotel, it has to be done through the 3rd party, which good luck 👍
Can you imagine how great the world would be if you didn’t have to jump through hoops to get a decent rate?