TIMESONLINE - Jan 24th about RoomAuction.com:
Bag a holiday bargain on an online auction!
Don’t tell anyone, but travel companies are selling off holidays online in last-minute auctions — at up to 50% off!
Want to go on holiday, but don’t have a lot of money? Don’t worry. Travel companies want you to go on holiday too, and they don’t have a lot of customers. Which means one thing: discounts. Increasingly, they’re resorting to under-the-radar methods such as online auctions to shift unsold packages.
The luxury specialist Abercrombie & Kent is the latest to reach for the hammer to tempt those on tight budgets to part with their cash. (...)
Roomauction.com
For UK hotels
RoomAuction.com has about 250 hotels and self-catering cottages in the UK, including the Adelphi, in Liverpool, which has a rack rate of £119, and the Fallen Angel, in Durham, a five-star restaurant with rooms, where the usual rate is £150; a handful of American properties; and a random assortment elsewhere, including that well-known tourist trap?... New Delhi. It acts as an interface, so your transaction is direct with the property, with no booking or registration fee. You can bid as low as 50% of the rack rate (although the site reckons most savings are between 25% and 35%) and you should hear whether your offer has been accepted within 48 hours.
Tip: bid at the last minute, when hoteliers are more anxious to fill rooms. You’ll increase your chances of a weekend room if you’re able to spend Sunday night too and offer to eat in house one night.
RoomAuction.com Ltd has been established in 2003 and since then it has generated booking offers of value over £2,000,000. With hundreds of hotels worlwide (but mainly UK) live on the site and it's unique business model, RoomAuction.com is a great alternative to regular booking sites.
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Don’t tell anyone, but travel companies are selling off holidays online in last-minute auctions — at up to 50% off.
Want to go on holiday, but don’t have a lot of money? Don’t worry. Travel companies want you to go on holiday too, and they don’t have a lot of customers. Which means one thing: discounts. Increasingly, they’re resorting to under-the-radar methods such as online auctions to shift unsold packages.
