Originally Posted by
DJ_FCF
For Marriott and Hilton hotels in mainland China, is it worth the hassle to go through Ctrip or Trip?
I'm pretty sure Marriott doesn't award points for third party bookings (Hilton seems a little more lenient but there is fine print), and I know that both Marriott and Hilton guarantee that their official channels will have the best rates. Ctrip does frequently undercut official channel rates though, so it might be worth checking their rates for due diligence purposes and possibly to use as ammo for a price match claim.