Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Sometimes the best deals just arn't

There has been many circumstances recently where I have gone on small road trips and stayed in hotels. After hearing only good things about websites such as Hotels.com, Priceline.com and Expedia.com, I decided to use these resources in order to secure a cheaper room. I did so for stays in Savannah (for St.Patrick's Day, of course!) and Oxford, Mississippi. It wasn't until the last minute that I realized that it was not necessarily the cheaper deal.
I checked on the hotels websites and the price was actually cheaper there. I was also then able to use my AAA discount card and saved a little more.
The point of the story here is, don't always assume that by using these sites you are getting the best deal. You know what they say when you assume...

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