| When you get off the bus in the Andean
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| | are in their system. I just did a search
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| Mountain resort town of Banos, Ecuador,
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| | for Tucson, Arizona, for example, on
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| you'll see several people quickly moving
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| | several sites. One or two of the sites
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| towards you. Some of them will be the
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| | found decent prices on certain hotels,
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| actual owners of the hotels in town, and
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| | but I know of several nice motels in
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| others are working on commission. They'll
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| | Tucson that are $15 cheaper than the
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| all claim to have the nicest and the
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| | cheapest rate they found. Use the
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| cheapest hotel.This onslaught of salesmen
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| | internet as a place to start, or when you
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| may annoy you at first, until you realize
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| | can't get any other information.Get
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| what it means. There are vacant rooms
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| | coupon books at gas stations along the
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| tonight, and there is real competition!
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| | highways. We've often found good deals
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| They have tipped their hands, and you are
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| | using these, and it's rare that a manager
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| in charge now. Let the contest begin!When
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| | won't honor them. Usually only if they're
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| my wife and I were in Banos recently, we
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| | absolutely full will they refuse. Read
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| let an older woman drag us off from the
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| | the fine print, however, because they
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| bus station. She showed us two hotels she
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| | often charge more for certain dates, or
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| owned, and we preferred the second. We
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| | for two people.There are promotions done
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| were told the room would be $12. It was
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| | where if you "mention this ad" or just
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| clean, with cable T.V. and lots of hot
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| | use the right words, you get up to 70%
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| water. We offered $6 per night, paying
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| | discount. Talk, talk, talk. Tell them if
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| for four nights in advance. She
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| | you're a member of the AARP, AAA or
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| agreed.The lesson is clear if you want
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| | whatever. Tell the person on the phone
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| the cheapest hotel room: Negotiate! The
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| | that you saw an ad in the "Times," or
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| owner knew we were ready to walk away,
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| | whatever big paper they might have
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| and that there were others waiting for
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| | advertised in.Get the receptionist to
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| our business. Unfortunately, most owners
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| | help you. Try asking what the magic words
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| here in the U.S. would rather let you
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| | are. Some receptionists will tell you.
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| drive away than knock five bucks off the
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| | You might also ask "What do I have to say
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| room rate. Even here, however, we have
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| | to get the cheapest rate?" They will
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| negotiated decent discounts by paying for
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| | sometimes tell you, or suggest other
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| several nights in advance. Of course we
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| | options. Ask about the hotel too, of
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| let them know that we'll be looking
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| | course. You don't want ANY room. You want
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| elsewhere if they say no.The Cheapest
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| | the cheapest hotel that has nice
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| Hotel Rooms - More TipsYou can use the
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| | rooms.Steve Gillman hit the road at
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| travel web sites to find cheap hotel
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| | sixteen, and traveled the U.S. and Mexico
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| rooms, but remember that they only give
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| | alone at 17. Now 42, he travels with his
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| you rates for the hotels and motels that
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| | wife Ana, whom he met in Ecuador.
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