Comments on: Best Rate Guarantee Doesn’t Always Mean the Best Rate, or Every Day http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2008/07/25/best-rate-guarantee-doesnt-always-mean-the-best-rate-or-every-day/ Putting a little thought into a lot of travel Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:06:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2008/07/25/best-rate-guarantee-doesnt-always-mean-the-best-rate-or-every-day/comment-page-1/#comment-15950 David Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:42:34 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/?p=3542#comment-15950 I'm happy to announce that you may recieve 9 BRG free nights per month, due to a loophole in the T&C's that doesn't specify the chain. Thus, you may recieve one free Ramada BRG, one free Days Inn BRG, one free Wingate by Wyndham BRG and so forth - good news for us frugal travelers! I’m happy to announce that you may recieve 9 BRG free nights per month, due to a loophole in the T&C’s that doesn’t specify the chain. Thus, you may recieve one free Ramada BRG, one free Days Inn BRG, one free Wingate by Wyndham BRG and so forth – good news for us frugal travelers!

]]> By: David http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2008/07/25/best-rate-guarantee-doesnt-always-mean-the-best-rate-or-every-day/comment-page-1/#comment-14609 David Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:05:35 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/?p=3542#comment-14609 Really, what's done is done. There have been over 6,000 Best Rate Guarantee posts of some form or another on message boards, brg sites (like my own), and in general travel blog chatter, not to mention the numbers of people reading those posts (likely millions). I know that the Best Rate Guarantee Blog will be the likely scapegoat for a while, since it is arguably the largest brg niche site on the internet (and arguably, the most-read and frequented), and with that, carries the most responsibility - no one is denying that. It's an unfortunate situation, but I'd rather share information before keeping it greedily to myself, only to have the guarantee die out, as it would inevitably, eventually anyways. I'm truly glad to have helped people find BRGs where they need them, and I'll continue to endeavor to do so, along with my staff. Now that you only get 12 free rooms per year, having choices is something that will be absolutely necessary. If I wasn't a recent graduate (in my early 20's) who has been running this blog as my full-time job since leaving school, I'd likely take your stance - that these hotel chains are largely inhabitable anyways, even for free. But, I for one have appreciated how much money I've saved on travel expenses - money I was spending anyways. I've been able to save for the future, for the first time in my life, thanks to this guarantee. Really, what’s done is done. There have been over 6,000 Best Rate Guarantee posts of some form or another on message boards, brg sites (like my own), and in general travel blog chatter, not to mention the numbers of people reading those posts (likely millions). I know that the Best Rate Guarantee Blog will be the likely scapegoat for a while, since it is arguably the largest brg niche site on the internet (and arguably, the most-read and frequented), and with that, carries the most responsibility – no one is denying that. It’s an unfortunate situation, but I’d rather share information before keeping it greedily to myself, only to have the guarantee die out, as it would inevitably, eventually anyways.

I’m truly glad to have helped people find BRGs where they need them, and I’ll continue to endeavor to do so, along with my staff. Now that you only get 12 free rooms per year, having choices is something that will be absolutely necessary.

If I wasn’t a recent graduate (in my early 20′s) who has been running this blog as my full-time job since leaving school, I’d likely take your stance – that these hotel chains are largely inhabitable anyways, even for free. But, I for one have appreciated how much money I’ve saved on travel expenses – money I was spending anyways. I’ve been able to save for the future, for the first time in my life, thanks to this guarantee.

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