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Calling directly is great

Submitted by Barbara on January 23, 2008 - 08:00.

I've used this technique a number of times with hotels too. One time I was in upstate New York and needed a place to crash, so I used Hotels.com and found what I thought was a great price. Then the concierge told me when I checked in she could have given me an additional $15 off if I had called directly. I have ever since and it's amazing the deals the hotels have that they don't publish.

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