I literally had hotel telling me that they cannot have us, and it is not their problem that we have a valid reservation. Booking paid for our alternative. I’ll always book through third party…
@@bip5395lol the reason that the hotel overbooked it is because you had a lower priority for having booked through a third party. If you don't want to be hanging out dry, never book through a third party, you must book directly with the hotel.
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 👍
Worked at the front desk of a hotel for 7 years. Always book direct with the hotel. Ask for discounts. The worst they can say is no, or you get some money off.
Doesn't work like that here in Australia they're so greedy even if you sit outside and say I'm looking at the app and it's $30 cheaper than what you're asking they won't drop the price I think I've only ever had it once where they match the price of the app. One day I end up booking on the app because he just wouldn't listen walked inside to get my key and he went off his head at me.
Booking online at the hotel website has always been the worst option on price. Calling is very dependent on country and language barrier. Most countries you will never get anyone on the phone that has the authority to give any real discounts and if you add poor English skills in the nation you are traveling all your charm is useless if are lucky enough to speak to someone with the authority to discount. Mostly I have found that calling you get a front desk worker who can not discount, has not incentive to discount and is deathly afraid of disturbing their boss who can discount because they can be fired for anything. In my experience during the last 15 years after online booking became common, doing so will net your any thing from 15-65% lower price than the hotel website. Chain hotels are the worst priced on their own websites. Once with the Accor chain I had a room that was on their website for almost $9000 and on Expedia for $1500. The Expedia option included breakfast, the Accor option did not.
People say this all the time, but every time I've tried it I've been told no. So I just go through discount sites every time. Calling the hotel to be told no is just a hassle.
As one who used to work for a hotel front desk. I HATED 3rd party apps. So many problems. People do not pay attention to what they are getting. No refund through the hotel and so much more. They are the worst.
I feel there are good rooms and bad rooms. I remember booking a hotel for 10 days, the price I paid was cheap. Someone was staying at my room, I got to stay at a good room for 7 days and had to move. The good room was so nice, the bad room was awful, same hotel.
I’ve done this for years without any extension. If you read the details that are listed in the “Express Deal”, they pull directly from the actual hotel listings on the details they do give. If the express deal has the star rating and the neighborhood listing, you can just open another window, & search that city’s eq star listing and area and go through the matching hotels looking for the one with the exact wording. - I’ve never pinpointed the express deal to the correct hotel everytime I’ve used it and can usually match them in just a few mins
Book direct. If there are any issues with your reservation or stay the property cannot compensate you in anyway. Ive worked in hospitality for over a decade.
The ultimate hack is to find someone that works at a hotel franchise like Marriott or Hilton, and trade them something in order to use their friends and family discount. Maybe you can let them use your discount for whatever company you work for or buy them dinner 😂 you can pretty easily find 200-400 dollar rooms for $50-80 depending on the hotel and time of year. I’ve booked $400 5 star hotels for my “extended family” for like 70 bucks.
I work at Hilton corporate…. And they let you use their employee discount too lol…they are better than me haha. we get 40 nights of employee discounts at those $40-$80 rates and 70 nights of friendly and family that gives 50% off the normal rate. I only use those employee discount rate for me and my wife and our parents if they are traveling with us.. and we let our friends use our friends and family rate when they need it.
As someone who's worked in hotels for 15 years, 3rd party travelers are basically treated like employee discounts. You're getting the worst room we have (because someone has to get it, not just for the hell of it) and you're first to get walked when we oversell.
Until the customers call the “3rd party” and complain. Then the 3rd party calls you and say, listen: 30/40/50 or 80% of your revenue comes from me. Treat my customer as you have to or say bye bye to my customers and your revenue. It amazes me how someone can (allegedly…) remain in this business for 15 years without learning this…which is BASIC.
@@Andrew-it7fb Actually it happens. Do you think the 3rd party is happy to lose a loyal customer who have spent thousands of dollars in the last 5 or 10 years because a random receptionist at a random hotel doesn’t know how to do its job? Every single complaint is reported and analysed. That kind of calls happens every single day. And if the issue escalates that’s why sometimes a hotel disappears temporarily or permanently on a platform…
I used to work in the hotel industry and we have these really small rooms. I’m talking like a walk-in closet size the door barely opens to clear the bed and that’s what the Priceline rooms we would sell.😂😂😂😂😂
Most hotels are linked to the third party companies. If they are selling on the third party hidden it means they need the business and they do sometimes give a bigger discount. If it’s a big chain though you could probably find the same discount booking direct
I remember me and my wife did this while we were at Disneyland and decided to get a hotel literally at 9pm that same night lol we got a 4 star for 50 bucks and it was really nice
Forget the ad for the extension. Just look at number of people that rated the hotel, how many stars, and the price is very close. In the same area. You’ll be able to tell which hotel you’re saving 3 or 5 dollars on
My best hack when using booking sites is to always upgrade your room. Even if that means dropping down a star to afford an upgrade. The reason is that the worst rooms are what you if you just take the cheapest option for a hotel online on a site like booking, hotels or expedia. The cheapest option you are offered is the room the hotel would never be able to rent if a customer could see or smell it before booking. Hotels give the best cheap rooms to club members that booked with the chain, then the people who booked on the hotel website, then people that walk in off the street and the junk that is left are the rooms that are offered really cheap online.
Then when they don't give you a room and you're throwing a fit along with three other parties all with your sketchy website express discount reservations, unsophisticated me walks up with a reservation through the hotel directly or through Expedia and they give me a room. I've lived through this so many times and seen the pain and stress that comes from your paid reservation not being honored that I will never use the sketchy discount booking sites ever.
I’m in hospitality as well. Totally depends on the area and the hotel… in my area 99% of hotels won’t do this. They have no issues filling the hotels especially if they are close to the airport.
I can’t imagine a NYC hotel price matching 🥲 I try to book them through the main hotel site when I can but sometimes those third parties are just cheaper.
I travel for work 100%. I’m on the road 6-8 months of the year. I would say that at least 75% of hotel employees won’t even try to price match anymore.
This is how priceline worked many years go, there were all sorts of strategies to figure out which hotels they were offering but obscuring the names of.
The biggest hack is to have a credit card that gives you hotel status that gets you late check out, free breakfast, room upgrades etc. For all others you get the basic rooms and service unless you plan on spending crazy money out of pocket. 😂😂 But them credit cards are evil.... 😂
This. For (very often) less than $20/night discount, you lose all flexibility and/or ability to add loyalty program number. Guy in the video acts like he discovered something no one knew about, what a joke.
I used that thing as I traveled across the USA. Only rejected a couple hotels for not having a bathtub. I mean what kind of hotel only has a stall shower!?!
I generally agree with calling the hotel direct, but l have had 3rd parties that had price nobody with the hotel would match. Also, Friends and family is good. Even better is the immediate family discount. Would get killer deals.
Nope! Book very last minute in the parking lot of the IHG hotel you want. IHG gives more points for rooms as it gets closer to the next day. So if I drive until 11pm and book my hotel when I get there through the app I get more than double the IHG points
Don’t use third-party websites to book your hotel if the hotel is oversold, they will give the room to the person who booked it directly through the website third-party booking website websites are not the best way to do it
I travel 365 days a year for work. Never use priceline or anything like that. Always book direct, call the hotel to see what discounts they have. If there is a problem, the hotel will make it right, priceline does not care. I get enough rewards points for free stays that makes paying a few dollars more worth it.
@@jkhoover I’m a responsible credit card user. I take advantage of them instead of letting them take advantage of me. I don’t recommend them for people with little self control though. I agree with Ramsay’s plan.
Or you can be a responsible adult and get a no AF hotel credit card or points offering card with a travel portal and book where you want, get free stats and discounts
Here in Australia owners of hotels and motels are just stupid. You look at a booking app and they give you a low price so you think offering up the owner and offer them cash. I want 20 or 30 dollars more than the app. This has happened more than once. You explain that on the app you can get it for a certain price and they just won't match it. Anyway one day I was sitting outside the motel went through the rigmarole and he said that's the price I said okay. So I booked it on the app and went inside and the guy was so filthy at me. I thought he was going to reach over and punch me. Because all was $30 cheaper. They got to pay fees to the app which I think is about 20 bucks. In the end I said it your own fault for being greedy. I explained everything to him on the phone and he didn't want to do the deal.
The biggest hack is to call the hotel direct and they will price match. It’s always better to book direct especially if you need to move or cancel
Not always. I’ve had hotels tell me that I needed to book it online to get the discount. Some don’t some do.
I literally had hotel telling me that they cannot have us, and it is not their problem that we have a valid reservation.
Booking paid for our alternative.
I’ll always book through third party…
That's never worked for me unfortunately, and I try every time.
I have times where they told me to f*ck off for asking that.
@@bip5395lol the reason that the hotel overbooked it is because you had a lower priority for having booked through a third party.
If you don't want to be hanging out dry, never book through a third party, you must book directly with the hotel.
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 👍
Worked at the front desk of a hotel for 7 years. Always book direct with the hotel. Ask for discounts. The worst they can say is no, or you get some money off.
Yeah unless you matching the discount website rates, its a no for me.
Doesn't work like that here in Australia they're so greedy even if you sit outside and say I'm looking at the app and it's $30 cheaper than what you're asking they won't drop the price I think I've only ever had it once where they match the price of the app. One day I end up booking on the app because he just wouldn't listen walked inside to get my key and he went off his head at me.
Booking online at the hotel website has always been the worst option on price. Calling is very dependent on country and language barrier. Most countries you will never get anyone on the phone that has the authority to give any real discounts and if you add poor English skills in the nation you are traveling all your charm is useless if are lucky enough to speak to someone with the authority to discount. Mostly I have found that calling you get a front desk worker who can not discount, has not incentive to discount and is deathly afraid of disturbing their boss who can discount because they can be fired for anything. In my experience during the last 15 years after online booking became common, doing so will net your any thing from 15-65% lower price than the hotel website. Chain hotels are the worst priced on their own websites. Once with the Accor chain I had a room that was on their website for almost $9000 and on Expedia for $1500. The Expedia option included breakfast, the Accor option did not.
I never book third party anymore. Absolute nightmare.
People say this all the time, but every time I've tried it I've been told no. So I just go through discount sites every time. Calling the hotel to be told no is just a hassle.
As one who used to work for a hotel front desk. I HATED 3rd party apps. So many problems. People do not pay attention to what they are getting. No refund through the hotel and so much more. They are the worst.
thanks for sharing
I feel there are good rooms and bad rooms. I remember booking a hotel for 10 days, the price I paid was cheap. Someone was staying at my room, I got to stay at a good room for 7 days and had to move. The good room was so nice, the bad room was awful, same hotel.
People who do nothing and get a cut always suck. I'm a florist and have the same problem with online orders.
@@darwinatgcso why do you give them a cut?
I'm curious about that, too. @@Wonderlaust
I’ve done this for years without any extension. If you read the details that are listed in the “Express Deal”, they pull directly from the actual hotel listings on the details they do give. If the express deal has the star rating and the neighborhood listing, you can just open another window, & search that city’s eq star listing and area and go through the matching hotels looking for the one with the exact wording. - I’ve never pinpointed the express deal to the correct hotel everytime I’ve used it and can usually match them in just a few mins
Or just use the extension and use those minutes on something else
I was just going to write this! He’s making it so much more complicated 😂
@@DillerDallerDullerspendmaxxing 🤣
@@DillerDallerDullerit takes seconds to find out. for slow people yes, an extension could be helpful if they are ready to pay the price
Book direct. If there are any issues with your reservation or stay the property cannot compensate you in anyway. Ive worked in hospitality for over a decade.
The ultimate hack is to find someone that works at a hotel franchise like Marriott or Hilton, and trade them something in order to use their friends and family discount. Maybe you can let them use your discount for whatever company you work for or buy them dinner 😂 you can pretty easily find 200-400 dollar rooms for $50-80 depending on the hotel and time of year. I’ve booked $400 5 star hotels for my “extended family” for like 70 bucks.
I'm saving this lol
Only if they’re staying with you. They usually have to show their ID at the front desk.
I work at Hilton corporate…. And they let you use their employee discount too lol…they are better than me haha. we get 40 nights of employee discounts at those $40-$80 rates and 70 nights of friendly and family that gives 50% off the normal rate. I only use those employee discount rate for me and my wife and our parents if they are traveling with us.. and we let our friends use our friends and family rate when they need it.
If you have a preference for a good room, say with a view or end of the hall, don't bother with Priceline. Hotels have Priceline designated rooms.
And they can be worn out like an old pair of shoes
So now it’s fixed because of him, bravo
My favorite hotel hack is working 1 weekend a month at one. $40-$80 a night at any Hilton property.
How do you have a one weekend job
@@redbaskettprobably started out ordinary part-time and just kept negotiating it down, adjusting the schedule all that stuff
@@redbaskett He/She doesn't, they thought it was a smart comment but it doesn't exist lol
@@Woodentableclothright lol.. even part time wouldn’t be THAT part time lol.
We did this in Florida last month and we got a amazing hotel less then 10 minutes from the beach. Plus almost 1/2 price but with T-Mobile discounts
T-mobile has hotel discounts?
People who don’t realize this is a paid ad need to reevaluate their life.
One of those people who asks a question praying someone will ask him back lmao
Wish i still travelled to use this.
"Tell me George" soudned exactly like "SEND IT TO ME, RACHEEEEL" 😂
As someone who's worked in hotels for 15 years, 3rd party travelers are basically treated like employee discounts. You're getting the worst room we have (because someone has to get it, not just for the hell of it) and you're first to get walked when we oversell.
If you have solid customer base, or in one of the popular destinations then maybe, otherwise you can't afford to provide such a shitty service.
@hassanjrt.9475 someone has to get those rooms. Of course they're going to give them to the people who are paying less for them.
Until the customers call the “3rd party” and complain. Then the 3rd party calls you and say, listen: 30/40/50 or 80% of your revenue comes from me. Treat my customer as you have to or say bye bye to my customers and your revenue. It amazes me how someone can (allegedly…) remain in this business for 15 years without learning this…which is BASIC.
@@dannmm6745 something which doesn't happen because they don't care. 3rd parties don't care enough to do thst
@@Andrew-it7fb Actually it happens. Do you think the 3rd party is happy to lose a loyal customer who have spent thousands of dollars in the last 5 or 10 years because a random receptionist at a random hotel doesn’t know how to do its job? Every single complaint is reported and analysed. That kind of calls happens every single day. And if the issue escalates that’s why sometimes a hotel disappears temporarily or permanently on a platform…
THIS IS A PAID AD FOLKS
I used to work in the hotel industry and we have these really small rooms. I’m talking like a walk-in closet size the door barely opens to clear the bed and that’s what the Priceline rooms we would sell.😂😂😂😂😂
Most hotels are linked to the third party companies. If they are selling on the third party hidden it means they need the business and they do sometimes give a bigger discount. If it’s a big chain though you could probably find the same discount booking direct
I remember me and my wife did this while we were at Disneyland and decided to get a hotel literally at 9pm that same night lol we got a 4 star for 50 bucks and it was really nice
I do something similar but just compare stars, ratings, and location to figure it out. ☺️
They charge more in taxes when you buy through express though, so the final price is not that much different (cheaper but not as much as you think)
There used to be a sister site that would tell you all the hotels but it's been years
Forget the ad for the extension. Just look at number of people that rated the hotel, how many stars, and the price is very close. In the same area. You’ll be able to tell which hotel you’re saving 3 or 5 dollars on
My best hack when using booking sites is to always upgrade your room. Even if that means dropping down a star to afford an upgrade. The reason is that the worst rooms are what you if you just take the cheapest option for a hotel online on a site like booking, hotels or expedia. The cheapest option you are offered is the room the hotel would never be able to rent if a customer could see or smell it before booking. Hotels give the best cheap rooms to club members that booked with the chain, then the people who booked on the hotel website, then people that walk in off the street and the junk that is left are the rooms that are offered really cheap online.
I love how George has all these hacks 😂
Then when they don't give you a room and you're throwing a fit along with three other parties all with your sketchy website express discount reservations, unsophisticated me walks up with a reservation through the hotel directly or through Expedia and they give me a room. I've lived through this so many times and seen the pain and stress that comes from your paid reservation not being honored that I will never use the sketchy discount booking sites ever.
Plot Twist - Priceline sponsored this clip
I'd never book via third party app. No guarantee you'll have a room.
Has a hospitality leader, ALWAYS BOOK DIRECT! Call the front desk and they’ll price match just to get heads in beds
I’m in hospitality as well. Totally depends on the area and the hotel… in my area 99% of hotels won’t do this. They have no issues filling the hotels especially if they are close to the airport.
This must be an American thing. If you ask for a price match in Europe they’ll tell you to get lost.
Nope, no FD agent will take their time to manually alter the rates. This is for the most part a myth.
I can’t imagine a NYC hotel price matching 🥲 I try to book them through the main hotel site when I can but sometimes those third parties are just cheaper.
I travel for work 100%. I’m on the road 6-8 months of the year.
I would say that at least 75% of hotel employees won’t even try to price match anymore.
A good hack is to put in the notes that ur allergic to dust. The room will be way more clean than usual.
Sounds like a advert...smells like an advert...
Sign me up!!!trololol
This is how priceline worked many years go, there were all sorts of strategies to figure out which hotels they were offering but obscuring the names of.
You don't need a company just call sales at the hotel itself and ask if they need rooms filled.
The biggest hack is to have a credit card that gives you hotel status that gets you late check out, free breakfast, room upgrades etc. For all others you get the basic rooms and service unless you plan on spending crazy money out of pocket. 😂😂 But them credit cards are evil.... 😂
Did you notice that the fees are way higher in the express deals? It cancels out a lot of the savings.
This. For (very often) less than $20/night discount, you lose all flexibility and/or ability to add loyalty program number. Guy in the video acts like he discovered something no one knew about, what a joke.
Best hotel hack. Fill up your water bottle in the gym instead of buying or paying for the bottle in the room.
I love his tips on how to actually save money and still enjoy yourself
Ads are getting more sophisticated..
You can also just open two tabs and do the search with and without express shown. You 99 percent of the time can figure which it is.
I used that thing as I traveled across the USA. Only rejected a couple hotels for not having a bathtub. I mean what kind of hotel only has a stall shower!?!
Just how well do you think those tubs are cleaned? Even at 4-5 star hotels, I’ll take a shower-only room any day.
Blind booked a 5 star hotel in Lost Wages. Got the Vdara. What a dump. The bed was a hammock it was so far gone.
Have a cousin who works at Hilton. You're welcome 😂
Wow that actually is a good hack
For gov trips, if no rooms, book for a week, then reduce the length of the stay
oh cool an ad for priceline lol so funny
Yes please, I would love to hear other travel and flight hacks.
Rachel where did you get that Sweater? Beautiful.
My hotel hack is playing the Chase credit card game to stay at hotels for free.
Me realizing at 40 I've never booked my own hotel room. 😂
Or you can open the browser console and look at the JSON Response DATA too
Hotel people know that this is the worst hack ever to use. Lolol
This may be the best marketing scheme ever
Im just gonna call the hotel😂
That's a great idea!
Ask for handicap to get the first floor
The production is immaculate
Use an agent is the hack lol
Any hotel would do provided it's bathroom has bidet
I generally agree with calling the hotel direct, but l have had 3rd parties that had price nobody with the hotel would match. Also, Friends and family is good. Even better is the immediate family discount. Would get killer deals.
As a RM of 15 hotels I‘m laughing so hard. Useless short. Pardon for my French - you know shit.
I love all your content! Thank you
Everybody so interested in clout they forget once you say it, they will change it.
Can you imagine how great the world would be if you didn’t have to jump through hoops to get a decent rate?
When you book The hotel, just put a DR in front of your name..
Nope! Book very last minute in the parking lot of the IHG hotel you want. IHG gives more points for rooms as it gets closer to the next day. So if I drive until 11pm and book my hotel when I get there through the app I get more than double the IHG points
I ❤ Kimpton Hotels
Just book directly for the best price
Literally how Priceline was first built. Lol
Damn that’s good to know, I’m planning my vacation
Biggest hack I have is I pay everything with a credit card and I use the points for free hotel rooms i haven’t paid for a hotel in years
This is right on the money.. if it involves paying cash for a hotel it is not a good tip 😂
Unless you travel for a living, this doesn’t work
Yessss. This is the secret. Don't tell Dave, but it works!! Never carried a credit balance.
Best hack just ring them direct. It saves the hotel 3rd party transaction fees
If you call directly and say you will pay cash there's always a better price.
This has to be an ad
Don’t use third-party websites to book your hotel if the hotel is oversold, they will give the room to the person who booked it directly through the website third-party booking website websites are not the best way to do it
So how does this allow you to get the Kimpton Hotel?
TravelArrow browser extension
Call the hotel directly, best price guaranteed
This guy def looks like he'd stay at that hotel😂
Is Rachel expecting?
You know who the father is
I think it’s just a really unflattering shirt. It isn’t the first time she wore one.
Sounds like another Honey situation
Never book airline tickets or hotels with third party vendors like Priceline
I travel 365 days a year for work. Never use priceline or anything like that. Always book direct, call the hotel to see what discounts they have. If there is a problem, the hotel will make it right, priceline does not care. I get enough rewards points for free stays that makes paying a few dollars more worth it.
Do you not miss home?
I got a 4star hotel with fake windows once 😂
Call them directly to beat the price online.
Every time.
Rachel just calls her dad and he buys the hotel
Don’t give away the secrets!!! 🤫
I use my Hilton points and stay for free, but that’s not alloud here. 🤭
Apparently, neither is proper grammar and spelling. 😂🤣
@@jkhoover Now I have proper grammar, spelling and free Hilton stays. ☺️
@@lauren0007 You still don't!!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@@jkhoover I’m a responsible credit card user. I take advantage of them instead of letting them take advantage of me. I don’t recommend them for people with little self control though. I agree with Ramsay’s plan.
@@lauren0007 I don't care about any of that. I just want you to learn how to spell "allowed".
I don't know what it is, but these are the kind of Americans I like..what am I missing here ?
Thou shalt not steal. This is theft by a different name.
Or you can be a responsible adult and get a no AF hotel credit card or points offering card with a travel portal and book where you want, get free stats and discounts
Really great hack is to use a credit card responsibly and get free hotel stays
Third party booking has terrible consequences. Book directly and you can usually get a better deal.
Kimpton is a very expensive hotel chain. =not really interested in saving money when they travel.
The Ramsey show has gotten so bad. Now this show is way better than it used to be. Unironically I think this is the best show at RS
Here in Australia owners of hotels and motels are just stupid. You look at a booking app and they give you a low price so you think offering up the owner and offer them cash. I want 20 or 30 dollars more than the app. This has happened more than once. You explain that on the app you can get it for a certain price and they just won't match it. Anyway one day I was sitting outside the motel went through the rigmarole and he said that's the price I said okay. So I booked it on the app and went inside and the guy was so filthy at me. I thought he was going to reach over and punch me. Because all was $30 cheaper. They got to pay fees to the app which I think is about 20 bucks. In the end I said it your own fault for being greedy. I explained everything to him on the phone and he didn't want to do the deal.
This guy…exposing biiig secret, just shshshshsh
A fellow Harry Potter fan…
Shitty, sometimes they book you in such a shady place. Not worth it at all.
Yes, use a credit card for the extreme discounts. Oh wait...
Now I wanna know how much money did that browser extension company paid you 😂