Just an FYI, Expedia, in it's infinite stupidity took another bong hit recently and elected to no longer share telephone numbers with the hotels. They claim it's for "security".Unfortunately this means that if there's a problem with your reservation, the hotel has no means by which to contact you directly (Expedia has already made their commission - they don't care). We're not going to try to connect with you through Expedia - it never works.Use booking.com or the hotel website directly.
>>2892938Seems legit https://www.reddit.com/r/hotels/s/WEr8ShTQHdExpedia ded
>>2892950I don't buy that phishing noise for a goddamn minute. Hotels don't have room phones anymore. We're going to get your phone number eventually. Expedia wants people to go through THEIR communication apps so they can sell ads.
This was unironically because of Indian hotel staff harassing female travellers btw.
Hotels are run by underpaid migrants, who would illegaly resell guests data to scammers and try the old Morocco trick of sending fake cancellation notices by text. If Expedia doesn't handle the calls, well that's sort of an unrelated issue
>>2894276>Hotels are run by overpaid migrants,This is only true of western shitholes like Canada or France that you dont want to go to anyway because they are trashy, crime ridden and have no culture
>>2892938This happens with Agoda too. I don't understand why faggot retards HAVE to book third party to save two dollars when it makes any adjustments, folio edits, billing support virtually impossible on our end. Why the fuck would you sleep somewhere you don't even trust your phone number with?
What the fuck is a folio edit.
>>2894305>to book third party to save two dollars1. hotel websites are usually web 1.0 shit from the 90s that barely works, has few room pictures and no reviews2. wtf, why is it always significantly more expensive to book direct unlike any other business?There is no incentive to leave the easy to use AND cheaper booking sites to deal with that bullshit
>>2894308Hes a bitter hotel wagie>>2894305 who wants you to book direct at the hotel and pay 59% more and not be able to cancel for free
>>2892938booking.com is a scam, they don’t check hotel accuracy. They lied about booking a hotel through them, instead it’s some guy calling them. Lose money because support doesn’t exist and you have to deal with Credit Card issues in the bank.
>>2894308>>2894313Once you book they already made their commission and don't care about you. 90% of issues at my job are always browns who book third party and mess up the payment, date, etc. If you booked direct for the extra 2 dollars we could have it fixed in 2 minutes but there's always people sitting in the lobby on their phone for hours trying to resolve things with indian support people on the phone. You're also dead last in priority for room upgrades, preferences, and are the most likely to be overbooked. I don't even mean to be racist but it's just brown activity.
>>2894396So broke retards should book direct and pay $30 extra per night in case they book the wrong dates?
>>2894396>You're also dead last in prioritycompared to the other 90% of people that book third party?
>>2894402>$30I can't speak for other hotels but at my property booking direct is almost always significantly cheaper. When I travel direct is cheaper too. I feel like people just don't look and have the impression that third party is cheaper all the time because "the hotel is obviously trying to scam you" or something.>>2894406In a typical week 70-80% of our reservations are direct
>>2894410Ive booked over 300 times in the last 5 years and only once was booking direct cheaper
>>2894402the money saving strat is to book last minute. you can use google travel to see the price comparison between all the platforms and direct. i'm just a cheapest possible place guy so i don't care if i get fucked on my $4 hostel bunk, i just take what's cheapest
>>2894396>You're also dead last in priority for room upgradesThe fuck kind of nonsense is this.
>>2892938This sounds like third world booking issues where the listing is only up so the hosts can try to get around the cut Expedia enforces. They still have the ability to message via expedia which shows up as emails or texts on their end.Only had this issue once in SEA where I elected pay to at property and some retard was there
