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How to Get the Best Hotel Prices!

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There is a lot of talk on social media on where to find the lowest hotel rate. We get emails and calls asking that question every day.

Many ask about the “crew rate”. Forget the “crew rate”. The “crew rate” is where airlines negotiate for crew rooms with a hotel for x number of rooms every night at a hotel and the hotel gives the airline a special rate. Depending on the occupancy at the hotel on a given night the crew rate might actually be higher than the walk up rate or a discounted rate you could get on one of the winning websites we found for you for hotel rates. Plus what was a “crew hotel” last month is not one this month.

HotelTonight, AARP, Costco, and many other websites are often mentioned on social media as having the best rate for a hotel. So for this special study we took a look at 10 cities across the USA and the world and we looked at rates for a variety of dates between now, Mar. 24 and Apr. 5th. We asked for rates when booking 1 night only. We then compared rates between these various websites.

The cities chosen were DFW, Ft. Lauderdale, Las Vegas, New York City, Orlando and San Francisco in the USA. Foreign cities included were Hong Kong, London, Paris and Sydney.

We then compared rates from several “interline” websites, plus Trivago, which claims to check all of the large online hotel websites such as Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity, etc, etc plus we looked at Hotel Tonight and AARP. We found AARP is actually operated by Expedia so their rates were the same or higher in every case than what we found on Trivago.com.

Then we compared rates at the same hotel. Not all hotels were found on every site so we selected hotels which appeared on every website in our group.

HotelsTonight only provided us rates between now and the end of the month and could not provide rates in any of the international cities in our selection. The rates on HotelsTonight were, when found, the same or higher than the rates found on Trivago.com

Since we were comparing specific hotels and dates we were not able to compare the rates with what you might find on Priceline or Kayak where you bid for a hotel and don’t know what it is until you pay for it.

In the end there were two websites, interliners should check for hotels. In every case one or both of these websites beat Trivago, AARP, Costco, Expedia and even Hotel Tonight.

Neither of these two websites consistently beat the other in any city for any date. But between the two, you always found the lowest rate. So what where those two websites? [Content protected for Members of InterlineTravel.com only, Sign up and join today! No Charge!]

 

 

Comments

  1. Really? After reading this and seeing this at the bottom of the article “Content protected for Members of InterlineTravel.com only, Sign up and join today! No Charge! ” I went ahead and signed up and I still can’t see the rest of the article.

    • The system is waiting for you to confirm your email address. Look for the email the system sent to you when you signed up. Open that email and click on the link in it to confirm your email address. If you can’t find it then email me from that address to stevec@ dynamictravel.com and I can override the system.

  4. I signed up and confirmed.. still to no avail. You said that my email was sent on 1/22… I looked at it.. it is from vacationstogo, I sign in to this site and in the right hand corner it says, Howdy, Paula but I STILL can not find the hotel info! Help. I did our reservations in BCN on another site because I could not access yours. I am booking for BZE and will go back to old site. This seems too hard.. ;-(

  5. Steve
    I am not sure if I am registered with you.
    I have sent my proof of my Delta retiree status to stevec@dynamictravel.com but have not received a confirmation.
    It appears that my sign in is registered as it responds as “Howdy, Ken Jones”
    Please confirm my status.

    Ken Jones

  6. Steve, I have the same problem as Mr. Ken Jones. I am active status however and have been for quite awhile. I too received the Howdy, Kay Silvernail and no email from you. Could you please confirm my status. Thank you. Kay Silvernail

    • The system is waiting for you to confirm your email address. Look for the email the system sent to you when you signed up. Open it and click on the link to confirm your email address. If you cant find it then email me from that address (stevec @dynamictravel.com) and I can override that. We also need proof your interline eligibility status so email me a copy of your airline ID or retiree ID.

  8. Your computer didn’t recognize my prior membership status. I’m trying now as a “new”member. No Email response from you yet. waiting patiently.

    • the system is waiting for two things. One for you to confirm your email address. Look for the email the system sent to you, open it and click on the link to confirm your email address. If you dont find it then email info@interlinetravel.com from your sbcglobal email address and we can override that.
      Then the system is also waiting for proof of your interline status. So you need to email us some proof of eligiblity such as a copy of your airline ID> Email that to bolson@dynamictravel.com and ask her to approve your status.

  10. Steve, I went to find the email. It never showed up. I then realized that the first letter of my name was missing in my email address. Sorry about that.

    Any way to get another email sent to confirm? thx

  16. Hi Steve,
    Can a cruise booked onboard RC using the “Next Cruise” desk for a 2018 sailing be changed to a different sailing with an interline rate? They said it could, but I’m skeptical.
    Thanks, Jojo

  19. I have similar problem as others. Site recognizes me says Howdy but no info on the hotels.. Can you advise what might be problem. I do not remember how long ago I registered,

  20. Steve, Linda Waller here. Retired AA employee as of July 31,2007. I have a AA Badge, but never got retired badge! I have signed up for Interline Travel and verified email address, what next ? I need to check hotel rates in SFO along with car rentals. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you Steve, you can email me at lwaller55@yahoo.com

  23. Good morning, Steve;
    I sent you a confirmation Air Canada Staff card front and back. I get the Howdy, Keith etc. but can’s bring up hotel discounts.

    Thanks

  28. I registered with your Interline Travel .com site and e-mailed you a copy of my letter of retirement and retiree badge from Delta Air Lines. Unable to get rates. Please Help. Thanks and have a Blessed day. 🙂

  31. Steve,

    I’ve confirmed my identity and logged in. Still can’t get into best hotel deals. This by far is the most complicated site. How many times do I need to confirm identity? I must be doing something wrong but instructions are not clear. Sorry… very frustrating.

  35. Hi,

    I’m still waiting to hear why I cannot log in to see the full site. I have confirmed my profile is correct but have not received a response. Hoping to see the full interline.hotel rates.

    Thanks

  40. I had also given up on this website but would like to try and get on, can you resend the email so I can verify? Not sure which email you need personal or company, I hope it works this time .
    Thanks,
    Wendy

  42. Hello, I just registered to Interline Travel, received my authenticated email, and am able to sign in.
    I am searching for the HOTEL DISCOUNT CODES and there are none listed when I open that link.
    Can anyone explain why?
    Wil

  44. I signed up and used my employee email for immediate confirmation. Unfortunately, I never received a confirmation email. Its got me signed in with Howdy Rogers, but wont let me see anything of value. Now what ?

  46. Hi Steve, I’ve been a member of Interline Travel for at least 25 years and have booked thru you but cannot see your new hotel site. What am I doing wrong.
    Penny (Penelope)

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