In Reply to: Does anyone know why? posted by Brian on Thursday, 19. August 1999 at 17:16 Bali Time:
I have found there are huge fluctuations in hotel rates (for the same hotel) worldwide. Often hotels charge what the traffic will bear. When I was doing a lot of business travel in the U.S., I would call and inquire about rates, and then call a few hours later and another person would give me a different rate. With hotels you really have to check around, and try to get any discount you can, asking them if they discount for AAA, for the Friends of the Earth Association (made up) or anything that comes to mind. If they know you are looking for discuounts, even in the US, sometimes (but certainly not always) they'll give you one.