5* Bluebay Sahara Palace Marrakech formerly Taj Palace-From £28 Suite with bft.
Jun 9, 2015, 10:17 am
#17
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personally I booked via **** and the normal rate was a strikethrough 55/night for a 48/night discounted price. So I would not be so sure it was a common EF. Consider also that for RAK, a 50€/night is quite normal, although for lower categories hotels.
Last edited by Paul4Travel; Jul 6, 2015 at 8:43 am
Jun 9, 2015, 10:38 am
#18
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Amsterdam
Programs: SkyTeam Gold, Hilton Gold, Club Carlson Gold
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Jun 9, 2015, 11:01 am
#19
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: FCO
Posts: 249
In my opinion there is only one major blog which is working in the way Chokdee has pointed out, they simply copy the airline or hotel deals without any credit to the OP. If you try to contact them asking to do that or if you send any comment on this matter on their blog they don't post it and if you insist they finally ban you...
At this stage I can open a blog and call it supersecretflying and just copy after 2 seconds all the original content of that blog. By doing this they should find it perfectly correct...
At this stage I can open a blog and call it supersecretflying and just copy after 2 seconds all the original content of that blog. By doing this they should find it perfectly correct...
Jun 9, 2015, 1:05 pm
#20
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LHR
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[QUOTE=BobKop;24943009y[/QUOTE]
A contract is a contract, and it's binding. This time the difference is not incredibly cheap (e.g the UA F.irst class where the normal price was >13.000$ and people ended up to pay 90€!).
The normal rate is +-302$ (now advertised on many OTAs) and the price of 50$ is credible as promo rate: at the end it's just a +-80% sale (which is often advertised on booking.com, lastminute.com,etc) so the hotel can't easily invoke the ""excusable mistake" - "Unilateral mistake" related to the bad faith concept.
A contract is a contract, and it's binding. This time the difference is not incredibly cheap (e.g the UA F.irst class where the normal price was >13.000$ and people ended up to pay 90€!).
The normal rate is +-302$ (now advertised on many OTAs) and the price of 50$ is credible as promo rate: at the end it's just a +-80% sale (which is often advertised on booking.com, lastminute.com,etc) so the hotel can't easily invoke the ""excusable mistake" - "Unilateral mistake" related to the bad faith concept.
Last edited by Paul4Travel; Jul 6, 2015 at 8:44 am
Jun 9, 2015, 1:10 pm
#21
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LHR
Programs: M&M,HH Gold,Accor Plat.,Priority Club Plat. Ambassador,Club Carlson Gold,Marriott Gold,GHA Plat.
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In my opinion there is only one major blog which is working in the way Chokdee has pointed out, they simply copy the airline or hotel deals without any credit to the OP. If you try to contact them asking to do that or if you send any comment on this matter on their blog they don't post it and if you insist they finally ban you...
At this stage I can open a blog and call it supersecretflying and just copy after 2 seconds all the original content of that blog. By doing this they should find it perfectly correct...
At this stage I can open a blog and call it supersecretflying and just copy after 2 seconds all the original content of that blog. By doing this they should find it perfectly correct...
this is the way it has always been...
(in any case, many thanks Chokdee!)
Jun 10, 2015, 6:31 am
#22
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: AA Plat
Posts: 133
Edit: Nevermind, I was able to locate my reservation through that link. I was using my confirmation number where it says confirmation code, instead of the Booking Reference Number.
For those that booked through getaroom.com - Are any of you able to lookup your reservation using the link below? My reservation does not display when I enter the information on this page.
https://www.getaroom.com/reservations
However, my reservation does show up when I click the 'View Reservation' button in the confirmation email.
For those that booked through getaroom.com - Are any of you able to lookup your reservation using the link below? My reservation does not display when I enter the information on this page.
https://www.getaroom.com/reservations
However, my reservation does show up when I click the 'View Reservation' button in the confirmation email.
Last edited by thadeusd3; Jun 10, 2015 at 8:48 am
Jun 11, 2015, 6:33 am
#23
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Berlin
Posts: 1,765
I just knew this one was going to be reposted on another ''para'' site .
As soon as decent independently found non commercial deals are posted here they swoop like hyenas and repost with no credit to their source.
When it is quiet here ...it is quiet there...period.
Sites such as this among other reasons make people less inclined to post here on a frequent basis...me included.
I would encourage all fair minded people on FT who are aware of the site in question which advertises under the laughable slogan ''the deals nobody else knows about'' to use that site for personal gain only and refuse to acknowledge their finds (well maybe their finds??) by avoiding any links contained within.
Treat like with like...it's only fair after all
^
As soon as decent independently found non commercial deals are posted here they swoop like hyenas and repost with no credit to their source.
When it is quiet here ...it is quiet there...period.
Sites such as this among other reasons make people less inclined to post here on a frequent basis...me included.
I would encourage all fair minded people on FT who are aware of the site in question which advertises under the laughable slogan ''the deals nobody else knows about'' to use that site for personal gain only and refuse to acknowledge their finds (well maybe their finds??) by avoiding any links contained within.
Treat like with like...it's only fair after all
^
Jun 11, 2015, 6:34 am
#24
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Berlin
Posts: 1,765
My issue with them is they post things that shouldn't be made public because the less experienced WILL run into problems or the offer isn't even bookable. They are leeches with no regard for who they steal from NOR the people who read their blog.
Jun 11, 2015, 6:42 am
#25
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But the problem is on FT, I mean when it's published, it's open to the general public, so there's no way to avoid a "go wide-spread" situation. Unfortunately it's a collateral effect.
Jun 12, 2015, 8:28 am
#30
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: AA Plat
Posts: 133
I think it was an error...at least on the suites. I've seen hotels heavily discount standard rooms, but I've never seen a $650+ a night suite that's over 1500 sq ft discounted to $60. I also haven't been in the game too long. Regardless, I'm still keeping a watchful eye on my reservations and crossing my fingers ^