Originally Posted by
StartinSanDiego
A direct email/What'sApp feature would be a saving grace, but I think Expedia/the UR portal are too protective of profits to connect the guest and host in advance. I'd like to know how to do it if it's possible. We even find the same thing with Hotels.com, and find Booking.com to be superior in both transparency of pricing and ease of communication with the host.
I just want to point out that Hotels.com is still Expedia, so you wouldn't get a better experience in the same umbrella. Booking has really done a great job with smaller properties across the world, but I don't believe they have offered a portal product to companies like Chase and others like Expedia does.