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Old November 12th 06, 02:05 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jay Honeck
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Default Thrown out of an FBO...

so what has this to do with a website? some (hotels) are small enough to
exist because of word of mouth, they don't need no friggin website.


I don't believe that's going to be true much longer. EVERYONE in the
US either books on-line, or searches on-line, nowadays.

Personally, I use the internet to find a hotel, and then I call them.
(Don't EVER stay at a hotel/motel that doesn't list their *local*
telephone number, by the way. Those national reservation call centers
are a clue that you are dealing with McSuites.)

You can always, always, ALWAYS drive a better price by talking to the
manager or owner, than you can get on-line, because he (like me) would
much rather give YOU the 15% that we have to pay the on-line booking
agencies.

And if they act like they don't know what you're talking about when you
call, they're lying, stupid, or both. (Or you're speaking with a
part-time clerk. Ask for the manager/owner.)
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