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Re:Hotels turn to robots and room cleanings every 4 days to ... by Scoundreller on Thursday December 22, 2022 @12:42PM (#34096085)
It does mean when people/hotels say “you’ll get the lowest/best rates direct so don’t use an OTA”, that’s a lie/not exactly true.

They don’t like it when you book through a travel agent, but they really have a love/hate opinion when you book an express/mystery deal

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Re:Hotels turn to robots and room cleanings every 4 days to ... by lotsofpulp on Thursday December 22, 2022 @12:58PM (#34096273)
A reasonable context of “you’ll get the lowest/best rates direct so don’t use an OTA” is reserving a specific type of room at a specific hotel at a specific time.

It is unusual to be willing to gamble on which hotel one is reserving in exchange for an uncertain amount of savings.

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Re:Hotels turn to robots and room cleanings every 4 days to ... by Scoundreller on Thursday December 22, 2022 @02:37PM (#34097526)
They usually publish what the discount is, but yes, there is uncertainty in which hotel you’re getting.
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