Society & Culture Things that Shit me part X- The Tenth edition!

[Morganashlee]

How often does "Hotel motel holiday innnn" get sung on a daily basis?

Daily ... and I dont work in a hotel

 

[kfc1]

Daily ... and I dont work in a hotel

You just have terrible taste in music?

 

[Morganashlee]

You just have terrible taste in music?

Guilty as charged, proven in the music contest thread.

 

[Chief]

I thought travel agents would have been a thing of the past by now but people still use them. I'm not sure why.

A good travel agent is great for a big OS holiday. Sorts out a lot of gotchas for you. Makes you ask what you really want out of the trip. Then you fill in the blanks and hunt up better deals on your own.

 

[Chief]

Wotif, Trivago, Expedia etc appear as though they give you a better rate but the conditions aren't comparable. E.g. you can book a night for a cheaper rate but you will be charged 100% for cancellation or changes etc.

We found only one place that had a 7 day cancellation in our Europe trip. The rest you could cancel on the day, no charge. I think we found most through Trip Advisor.

 

[Damon_3388]

So I guess this drizzle is the "0% chance of rain" that was predicted for the entirety of Tuesday and Wednesday in Adelaide then...

*Silently rages after putting the washing out to dry last night*

 

[MrNatural]

When you text a girl and get one word answers

 

[craigos]

When you text a girl and get one word answers

Yep

 

[Off The Couch]

When you text a girl and get one word answers

Think of it being a slight pulse

 

[peternorth]

There's two major companies that own the smaller third parties, so there's a duopoly.

You can say they're comparable all you like, I work for a major hotel company and I assure you that they're not. Third party websites are the reason hotel rates are going up, and up, and up...we've got to make back the commissions somehow.

where is you anger placed?

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

where is you anger placed?

What anger?

 

[peternorth]

What anger?

re-reading your post i got the impression you typed your post in an aggressive manner associated with the third party websites

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

re-reading your post i got the impression you typed your post in an aggressive manner associated with the third party websites

It does irritate me when people come to the hotel and complain when they've booked through a third party website and still expect to get their loyalty benefits. It annoys me when people say they'll book on wotif because it's cheaper. I apologise if you think it was aggressive, that was unintentional.

 

[peternorth]

It does irritate me when people come to the hotel and complain when they've booked through a third party website and still expect to get their loyalty benefits.

you've posted in the right place.

i once gave my loyalty card to this one hotel and they said i booked through hotels so i cant get points. i nodded with an understanding facade and moved on.

It annoys me when people say they'll book on wotif because it's cheaper.

why? people are always looking for a better deal, and if the deal means paying less while accepting perhaps no exorbitantly costed breakfast, then fair play.

I apologise if you think it was aggressive, that was unintentional.

no apology needed

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

you've posted in the right place.

i once gave my loyalty card to this one hotel and they said i booked through hotels so i cant get points. i nodded with an understanding facade and moved on.



why? people are always looking for a better deal, and if the deal means paying less while accepting perhaps no exorbitantly costed breakfast, then fair play.



no apology needed

Because most of the time it's not actually cheaper, and on the rare occasion that it is, if you call the hotel they'll price match.

 

[Catfish Alley]

I tend to look at 3rd party sites first and then I'll check the hotel site. I'll go with whoever is cheaper.

 

[peternorth]

Because most of the time it's not actually cheaper, and on the rare occasion that it is, if you call the hotel they'll price match.

ill try that in a few weeks when i book my accomm. if the hotel doesnt match the price can i quote you? hehe

 

[Stratton_Gun]

The voice on the Sportsbet ad

 

[JHF1870]

Its beterer fasterer

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[JHF1870]

Amateur filming techniques on modern family

 

[TheFreshBanana]

Amateur filming techniques on modern family

such as?

 

[kickazz]

Why is it that only about one percent of retailers realise that when giving change,it is easier to give coins first,then notes on top?
Notes given flat out with coins on top mean you can't easily put coins and then notes away nearly as easily as if you do it the other way around.

 

[kickazz]

The voice on the Sportsbet ad

Bookies ads in general. I am a customer of many of them but **** me their ads are shit

 

[kickazz]

On the hotels thing,use private browsing as they useyour browsing history to see how likely you are to actually want to make a booking. More likely to book = higher price

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

On the hotels thing,use private browsing as they useyour browsing history to see how likely you are to actually want to make a booking. More likely to book = higher price

Hmm, no.

Our rates do fluctuate on a daily basis but they're loaded into the websites. For example, our brand website may have a $190 rate loaded, Wotif may have $185, our property website may have $190 with carparking included. Those rates stay in the system until we program it to be changed.