[EXPIRED] LastMinuteTravel.com - $10/night Hotel Stays
Jun 8, 2009, 6:16 am
#31
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Odd that you can "win" something that you paid for, but who wants the IRS headache?
Jun 8, 2009, 7:52 am
#32
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In the original LMT fiasco one did NOT pay the $1 they originally advertised.
They changed the rules to define it as a contest.
But the weeks that many "won" at spectacular properties was usually worth the tax.
This $10 deal is not likely going to $0, so no need to worry about taxes.
I just worry if I really want to stay in these low-end properties.
Jun 10, 2009, 10:10 am
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New zones added today:
1* New York City Midtown
3.5* Orlando I-Drive/Universal Area
3.5* Cancun Hotel Zone
4.5* Cancun Hotel Zone
4* Brussels Ixelles
1* New York City Midtown
3.5* Orlando I-Drive/Universal Area
3.5* Cancun Hotel Zone
4.5* Cancun Hotel Zone
4* Brussels Ixelles
Jun 10, 2009, 10:29 am
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Looks like the 4.5 star Cancun is the Hilton Golf and Spa Resort.
4* Brussels is probably Holiday Inn City Center.
Haven't yet found any $10 dates though.
Seems LMT advertises the deal before loading $10 inventory.
4* Brussels is probably Holiday Inn City Center.
Haven't yet found any $10 dates though.
Seems LMT advertises the deal before loading $10 inventory.
Last edited by MrHalliday; Jun 10, 2009 at 10:40 am
Jun 10, 2009, 10:49 am
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Sorry, MrHallliday, I should have put in my post that I already figured out all of the new hotels and put them in Post #1. Didn't mean to have you go through that duplicate effort. 
Jun 10, 2009, 11:06 am
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You are very good about updating that post #1. Thanks !
Now if we could actually see some $10 days.....
OK, even $-8.18 will do.
Jun 10, 2009, 11:12 am
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No need to Google, or to guess
You don't have to Google or to guess to determine what the mystery hotels are.
LastMinuteTravel is owned by a Florida company called Tourico Holidays. Tourico has their own site that exposes the hotel ID's, which are the same across sites.
So, for example, when you click on LMT for the 2* Kissamee deal, you go to a page with this URL:
Note the Hotel ID is 1739.
Now, plug it into this URL
replacing the underscores with the ID from above. In my example, that's:
It's exposed as the Howard Johnson of Kissamee. This should work for all the deals, and any other LMT "undercover" hotel.
LastMinuteTravel is owned by a Florida company called Tourico Holidays. Tourico has their own site that exposes the hotel ID's, which are the same across sites.
So, for example, when you click on LMT for the 2* Kissamee deal, you go to a page with this URL:
Code:
http://www.lastminutetravel.com/PageHotelDetail.aspx?hotelId=1739&provider=localTgsProvider
Now, plug it into this URL
Code:
http://www.touricoholidays.com/en/PageHotelDetail.aspx?hotelId=____&provider=localTgsProvider
Code:
http://www.touricoholidays.com/en/PageHotelDetail.aspx?hotelId=1739&provider=localTgsProvider
Last edited by swag; Jun 10, 2009 at 11:30 am
Jun 10, 2009, 12:40 pm
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I would take anything less than the $60+/night in Cancun they're showing right now, not that it's a bad price either...
Jun 11, 2009, 7:48 am
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Well, considering I couldn't find any $10 or below rates at any of the new places, I would assume they changed their mind. Doesn't surprise me...
Jun 11, 2009, 1:18 pm
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#1 on the list of Dirtiest Hotels in America. Ewwww!
Jun 11, 2009, 2:17 pm
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You don't have to Google or to guess to determine what the mystery hotels are.
LastMinuteTravel is owned by a Florida company called Tourico Holidays. Tourico has their own site that exposes the hotel ID's, which are the same across sites.
So, for example, when you click on LMT for the 2* Kissamee deal, you go to a page with this URL:
Note the Hotel ID is 1739.
Now, plug it into this URL
replacing the underscores with the ID from above. In my example, that's:
It's exposed as the Howard Johnson of Kissamee. This should work for all the deals, and any other LMT "undercover" hotel.
LastMinuteTravel is owned by a Florida company called Tourico Holidays. Tourico has their own site that exposes the hotel ID's, which are the same across sites.
So, for example, when you click on LMT for the 2* Kissamee deal, you go to a page with this URL:
Code:
http://www.lastminutetravel.com/PageHotelDetail.aspx?hotelId=1739&provider=localTgsProvider
Now, plug it into this URL
Code:
http://www.touricoholidays.com/en/PageHotelDetail.aspx?hotelId=____&provider=localTgsProvider
Code:
http://www.touricoholidays.com/en/PageHotelDetail.aspx?hotelId=1739&provider=localTgsProvider
Sadly, LMT is still screwing its users. Booked a Hotwire purchase for $39+ taxes and the same hotel shows here for $110.
Jun 11, 2009, 2:45 pm
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#1 on the list of Dirtiest Hotels in America. Ewwww!
- Feces smeared on the bathroom walls
- Semen stains on the lazy chair
- Half of a bedsheet (visibly cut with scissors)
- Three massive holes in the walls & bathroom door
- Carpet soiled with mud and other obscure substances
- Thermostat hanging off the wall by its wiring
- Black Mold covering every crevasse of the bathtub
To address my concerns, the hotel staff issued me a $15 credit against the room rate. Yay
Jun 12, 2009, 5:22 am
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Kissimmee and Houston have now bit the dust as well and I have updated post #1 as such. Again, I have a hard time believing they "sold out" of those cities since they made it so difficult to find applicable dates.