On 10/12/16, retired teacherr wrote:
> When we travel (and it's more often now that we are
retired) I
> look for the best deals online. I have found that I can
often get
> a better hotel or car rental deal by calling the places
and
> checking on any discounts or specials. If they can't beat
the
> online prices then I book online.
>
> When it is getting close to our
> travel dates I again check the hotel and car prices (and
airfare if
> we are flying on Southwest) We are heading out in a few
weeks and the online
> hotel price dropped $10 a night but I also called the
hotel and they gave us
> a better room at a lower price so now our 3 night stay is
$100 less than our
> original price. The car rental price has also dropped
$25. This doesn't work
> every time but probably 80% of the time I can get a
better price on one or more
> charges. A few minutes online and a few phone calls can
mean a nice savings
> for us.
My wife does about the same thing and usually saves some
money...especially on the car rentals.
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