Lots of saving by Bidding on Hotel Rooms

Shalabh Mishra sat down with Mr. Ian Gerald, the Marketing director of Bid2Travel.com, which provides bid2travel bidding advice.
SM: Why would anyone would use Bid2Travel.com?
IG: You'll save a lot of money.
SM: Sure, but I don't want to stay in some crummy place.
IG: No, no, no. Bid for three or four-star hotels AT Bid2Travel.com.
You pick the quality.
You'll end up at a Hyatt, Lalit, Holiday Inn Crown Plaza, Sheraton, Marriott, or Lemon tree-someplace like these.
And, over a few days, you'll save thousand of rupees.
In fact, I predict you'll save on average at least 4000 rupees a night over the prices you get on Makemytrip, Yatra.com, or similar discount hotel sites. Bid2Travel.com hotel savings average some 40 percent over these sites.
SM: What about location?
IG: You pick that, too.
We have the hotels at the best locations all over India.
SM: So you can't pick a specific hotel, just a general neighborhood?
IG: YES, you can pick the specific hotel of your choice.
That's why hotels use Bid2Travel.com to sell excess inventory at prices they don't want their regular customers to find out about.
SM: So would it be correct to assume that if there's a big event going on in the area and hotels are heavily booked, hotel rooms won't be available through Bid2Travel.com?
IG: ABSOLUTELY not.
Groups can book large blocks of rooms at hotels, then find out not as many are traveling, and release some rooms back to hotels. I once got a Bid2Travel.com discount at the headquarters hotel of a huge medical convention at the last minute hotels.
Bid2Travel.com tells you if rooms are available before you bid on hotel rooms.
SM: How do I know what to bid?
I have an entire site devoted to that! Go to Bid2Travel.com section of How bidding work.
SM: Just give me three main tips.
IG: Okay. First, bid on three or four-star hotels. That's where the real savings are.
Second, look up the best prices for the star quality and neighborhood you want on a site like Chaklo.com. Knowledge is power, and that way you won't overbid.
Third, find out what chaklo.com charges.
Therefore, bid 10 - 20 percent below chaklo.com's price.
See Bid2Travel.com, though, if you want to refine this process to maximize your savings.
SM: What if I still overpay?
IG: Bid2Travel.com has a best price guarantee.
SM: There must be some drawbacks to using Bid2travel.com for hotels.
IG: There are. Most importantly, you'll get no refund if you cancel. You won't be able to change dates.
SM: What about smoking or nonsmoking?
IG: This is never absolutely guaranteed regardless of where you book.
When using Bid2Travel.com or other online sites, I usually call the hotel directly to make sure it has me on its nonsmoking list. I also try not to show up too late, when the hotel may have run out of certain types of rooms.
SM: Thanks. I'll try bidding next time after reading the tips on your site.

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