RoomAuction is a unique database of hotels, where you can find a better deal on accommodation rather than booking direct. Each hotel has its complete info together with their standard rates. All you need to do is decide how much you are willing to pay for a room and bid today! Hotels are likely to accept any reasonable offers when they wouldn't be able to sell rooms at standard rate.
Collins: Travel & Tourism Textbook for A2 level students, July 2006
It's cheap, it's tawdry - and it works. Hotels are the obvious target here, but you have to play hardball. Ask for their best offer at 8pm and they'll know they've got you over a barrel. Try the same trick at 3pm, when you could still haul your brazen hide elsewhere, and the discounts can come rolling in. The more outrageous the rack rate, the more they'll be willing to discount. There are two obvious drawbacks: one, it's a stressful game on the actual day you need the room; two, frankly, it's embarrassing.
Step forward www.roomauction.com (Hotel Auctions), where you can post discreet offers direct to more than 160 hoteliers in the UK, with bids in the region of 30%-40% below the list price regularly successful.
The Sunday Times, 26th February 2006
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